NGO Healthcare Without Harm releases video promoting the CleanMed Europe sustainable healthcare conference
The CleanMed Europe sustainable healthcare conference will take place in Malmö/Sweden in September 2012
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Potilasturvallisuus
Joka vuosi miljoonilla potilailla on EU:ssa vastoinkäymisiä sairaanhoidon yhteydessä. Hoitoon liittyvät infektiot, diagnosointi- tai lääkitysvirheet voivat johtaa vakaviin terveyshaittoihin ja jopa kuolemaan. Ongelma on vakava paitsi potilaille ja heidän perheilleen myös terveydenhuollon ammattilaisille. Lisäksi tästä koituu terveydenhuoltojärjestelmille huomattavia kustannuksia.
Ongelmat ovat kuitenkin suurelta osin vältettävissä. EU on käynnistänyt potilasturvallisuuden parantamiseksi useita toimia, joissa pyritään esimerkiksi ehkäisemään ja hallitsemaan hoidon yhteydessä tarttuvia infektioita. Komissio tukee EU-maita niiden toimissa ja auttaa niitä jakamaan parhaita toimintamalleja potilasturvallisuuden ja terveydenhuollon laadun alalla.
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21 toukokuuta 2012
07 toukokuuta 2012
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control launched slogan contest to promote good hand hygiene practices
On the occasion of the WHO campaign ‘Save Lives: clean your hands’, ECDC is launching a slogan contest open to under- and postgraduate students to help promote ECDC surveillance module on compliance with good hand hygiene practices
07 toukokuuta 2012
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control supports WHO “Save Lives: clean your hands” campaign
As a way to contribute to this important initiative, ECDC launched the third and last wave of data collection for the ECDC point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals
30 huhtikuuta 2012
Health First Europe reports on "Open Forum Debate on Patient Safety" (27 April 2012)
The event was organised by Health First Europe and gathered experts as well as EU institutions' representatives.
27 huhtikuuta 2012
EuroparlTV: Tiukka asenne epäturvallisiin implantteihin
Europarlamentaarikot vaativat ankaria toimia suojelemaan yleisöä rintaimplanttien ja muiden lääkinnällisten laitteiden vilpillisiltä kaupustelijoilta.
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Past events
13-16 kesäkuuta 2012
HAI-Net - Annual meeting of healthcare-associated infections surveillance network (Stockholm, 13-15 June 2012)
The annual meeting of the healthcare-associated infections surveillance network (HAI-Net) and of the HAI-Net coordination group will take place in Stockholm on 13-15 June 2012. They are organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
24 huhtikuuta 2012
Open Forum Debate: Health First Europe’s Road Map for the future of patient safety in Europe (Brussels, 24 April 2012)
Health First Europe will hold an invitation-only roundtable event on 24 April in the European Parliament from 10.00-12.30 to debate the Future of Patient Safety in Europe.
05-08 huhtikuuta 2011
International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare, Amsterdam 5-8/04/2011
The Forum has as its mission to support the movement for health care improvement. It aims to improve outcomes for patients and communities, provide practical ideas that can be implemented in the workplace, promote research into quality and safety improvement, foster effective innovation, and connect health care leaders and practitioners worldwide.
26 lokakuuta 2010
Improving Healthcare Standards in Europe: Towards an Effective Framework on Patient Safety ( 26 October 2010)
This special International Symposium provides a timely opportunity for healthcare practitioners and stakeholders across Europe to explore solutions framed around the two priorities enshrined in the Council Recommendation on patient safety from 2009.
03-04 kesäkuuta 2010
V International Conference on Patient Safety (3-4 June 2010 )
The Fifth International Conference on Patient Safety has been organised within the programme of activities established by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union. The objective of this conference is to present international and national experiences in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
13-14 lokakuuta 2008
Konferenssi European Health at the service of patients – EU:n neuvoston puheenjohtajamaa Ranska (13.–14.10.2008)
Konferenssin tavoitteena on esitellä lisäarvoa, jota EU:n johtamat toimet tuovat terveysalan toimille turvallisuuden, hoidon laadun ja potilaiden oikeuksien edistämisen suhteen.
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Health First Europe reports on "Open Forum Debate on Patient Safety" (27 April 2012)
The event was organised by Health First Europe and gathered experts as well as EU institutions' representatives.
21 toukokuuta 2012
NGO Healthcare Without Harm releases video promoting the CleanMed Europe sustainable healthcare conference
The CleanMed Europe sustainable healthcare conference will take place in Malmö/Sweden in September 2012
07 toukokuuta 2012
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control launched slogan contest to promote good hand hygiene practices
On the occasion of the WHO campaign ‘Save Lives: clean your hands’, ECDC is launching a slogan contest open to under- and postgraduate students to help promote ECDC surveillance module on compliance with good hand hygiene practices
07 toukokuuta 2012
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control supports WHO “Save Lives: clean your hands” campaign
As a way to contribute to this important initiative, ECDC launched the third and last wave of data collection for the ECDC point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals
27 huhtikuuta 2012
EuroparlTV: Tiukka asenne epäturvallisiin implantteihin
Europarlamentaarikot vaativat ankaria toimia suojelemaan yleisöä rintaimplanttien ja muiden lääkinnällisten laitteiden vilpillisiltä kaupustelijoilta.
26 huhtikuuta 2012
European Parliament: PIP breast implants - "learn the lessons of this fraud"
A breast implant register, more stringent checks and product traceability, and a pre-market authorisation system are among the measures proposed by the Environment and Public Health Committee on Wednesday to prevent a recurrence of the PIP defective breast implants case.
15 helmikuuta 2012
ECDC publishes reports on healthcare-associated infections in Europe
The reports include data from HAI-Net surveillance on healthcare-associated infections in Europe for 2007 and on surgical site infections in Europe for 2008–2009. ECDC also publishes the HAI-Net protocol for surveillance of surgical site infections in European hospitals.
07 syyskuuta 2011
Launched the Task Force on Patient Safety
Health First Europe together with Task Force Patron MEP Christofer Fjellner (EPP, Sweden), launched the Task Force on Patient Safety to demand more stringent recommendations for Member States with regards to the safety of patients.
05 toukokuuta 2011
ECDC releases new web pages on the Surveillance of Healthcare-associated Infections
On the occasion of World Hand Hygiene Day, 5th May, ECDC is releasing new web pages dedicated to the Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance Network (HAI-Net). HAI-Net is a European network for HAI surveillance, coordinated by ECDC.
05 toukokuuta 2011
Clean care is safer care
Proper hand hygiene is one of the most simple and effective ways to reduce health care-associated infections. For the third consecutive year, WHO is raising global awareness about hand hygiene in patient care to reduce the known burden of these infections.
13 huhtikuuta 2011
Doctors talk openly about their medical errors in ‘When Healthcare Hurts’
Doctors talk openly about their medical errors in ‘When Healthcare Hurts’
In the book, some well-established Dutch physicians talk about their medical errors, where they are not proud of, but that forms an inherent part of their professionalism. They talk openly about how they faced the consequences of theircontribute to a culture where it is normal to talk constructively with each other about the darker side of healthcare, about the vulnerability and fallibility of providers.
03 maaliskuuta 2011
Commissioner Dalli delivers speech on 'The potential of telehealth for patients in Europe'
Commissioner Dalli delivers speech on 'The potential of telehealth for patients in Europe'
John DALLI, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, attends the CeBIT 2011 Conference (digital industry) in Hannover, Germany, 01 March 2011.
29 marraskuuta 2010
Council acts against adverse effects of medicines
Council acts against adverse effects of medicines
The Council today adopted a regulation and a directive aimed at strengthening the EU system for the safety monitoring of medicinal products for human use ("pharmacoviligance"). This follows a first-reading agreement with the European Parliament.
25 marraskuuta 2010
Stricter information rules on prescription medicines
Patients must have better access to high-quality information on prescription medicines in the future, said MEPs voting on draft legislation on Wednesday. This means providing objective information on a drug's characteristics and the treated disease or condition, while preventing unsolicited information or disguised advertising.
23 marraskuuta 2010
Tietoa lääkkeistä internetistä?
Mepit haluavat lääkkeistä tarjottavalle tiedolle tiukemmat säännöt, sillä joskus tiedon ja mainosten välinen raja hämärtyy.
06 toukokuuta 2010
John Dalli European Commissioner for Health and Consumers - Opening speech at the 4th European Patients' Right Day 2010: "Putting citizens at the center of EU Health Policy"
at the European Parliament in Brussels, 6 May 2010
18 huhtikuuta 2010
4th European Patients' Rights Day
This day aims to put citizens at the centre of health policy and guarantee patients' rights are respected. Cooperation and commitment from all healthcare stakeholders in every EU country are needed.
16 huhtikuuta 2010
Commission publishes Eurobarometer on Patient Safety
Commission publishes Eurobarometer on Patient Safety
Almost 50% of all Europeans responding to a Eurobarometer survey on patient safety fear they could be harmed by healthcare.
12 kesäkuuta 2009
EFN Briefing Note on the Council Recommendations on Patient Safety
EFN Briefing Note on the Council Recommendations on Patient Safety
European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) Briefing Note
10 kesäkuuta 2009
Potilasturvallisuutta koskeva neuvoston suositus
Potilasturvallisuutta koskeva neuvoston suositus
Suosituksen tarkoituksena on luoda puitteet, joilla edistetään politiikan kehittämistä sekä jäsenmaiden omia ja niiden välisiä tulevia toimia tärkeimpien potilasturvallisuuskysymysten ratkaisemiseksi. Tämä kattaa myös hoitoon liittyvien infektioiden ehkäisemisen ja valvonnan.
17 joulukuuta 2008
Patient Safety and Healthcare Associated Infections
Patient Safety and Healthcare Associated Infections
Press Release - European Federation of Nurses Associations
15 joulukuuta 2008
Communication and proposal for a Council recommendation on patient safety
Communication and proposal for a Council recommendation on patient safety
The European Commission adopted a Communication and a proposal for a Council Recommendation on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections.
15 joulukuuta 2008
Commission takes steps to promote patient safety in Europe
Each year, in the EU, between 8% and 12% of patients admitted to hospitals suffer harm from the healthcare they receive, including from healthcare associated infections. Much of that harm is preventable. Today, the Commission adopts a Communication and proposal for a Council Recommendation with specific actions that Member States can take, either individually, collectively or with the Commission, to improve the safety of patients.
15 joulukuuta 2008
Video "Improving Patient Safety in the EU"
Video "Improving Patient Safety in the EU" 
The short film clip describes the patient safety challenges that all EU health systems face today. These includes one of the most common causes of harm - healthcare associated infections. It also explains that measures can be taken to improve patient safety and sets out a role for the EU in supporting Member States in this process.
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When the right hand doesn't know what the left one is doing, by Kasper Krogh and Bjarne Steensbeck
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winners 2011 for Denmark
During a stay in a care home Henry Hyrpel developed bed sores that were so bad that he had to be admitted to hospital – where he died. According to the experts his case shows that the elderly risk ending up in limbo between care home, GP and hospital where nobody takes responsibility.
Hospitals - are patients at risk of starving to death? by Eva Boburkova
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winner 2011 for Czech Republic
Starvation, malnutrition and associated diseases are the cause of death for up to five percent of patients in European hospitals. Inadequate feeding of patients is a cause for concern at Czech hospitals and healthcare facilities, although in reality little concern is shown.
Thalassaemia patients lodge a complaint against Cyprus with Europe, by Sophia Theodosiou
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winner 2010 for Cyprus
"The legislation on the quality and safety of blood has been adopted but never applied!"
Never again, by Matthijs Buikema
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winner 2010 for Netherlands
"The paediatric cardiologist was so busy I didn't dare call"
Dr. Hiller's cocktail, by Iskra Tsenkova and Vladimir Mitev
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winners 2010 for Bulgaria
Nine years on, the Israeli physician is here again, promising to cure addicts with his revolutionary method. His misleading advert guarantees swift deliverance from all vices. The method is expensive, not proven effective and even dangerous. Is there a place for Dr. Hiller on our health market?
The great failure, by Line Holm Nielsen, Morten Crone, Kasper Krogh and Jesper Woldenhof
EU Health Prize for Journalists, 3rd place, 2010 National winners for Denmark
When 16 year old Christian Dam Midtgaard died it was one of the most meaningless and welldocumented failures by the Danish health service in recent times. Christian’s parents have appealed strongly to the Minister for Health for all of the accident and emergency departments in the country to learn from the mistakes which cost their 16 year old son his life. But so far the system has failed in this task.
Test Tube Baby for 10m lev, by Slava Anachkova
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winner 2009 for Bulgaria
The top administration at home is getting a name for messing things up, especially when money is involved. The latest example is from early this month when the government "nobly" decided to give part of its surplus to childless families in the country.
A warning to patients: Pharmacists' advice not always reliable, by Lenka Petrasova, Ondrej Carnanskyv and Lucie Frydecka
EU Health Prize for Journalists, Winners, national winners 2009 for Czech Republic
Prague. Mistakes in the way prescription drugs are combined kill around 4 000 people every year in the Czech Republic. Although prescribed by doctors and sold by chemists - both of whom should know best, their intention being to help - a mismatch of prescription drugs is often lethal. Hard to believe? Then read on.
I will please, by Anita Kazai
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winner 2009 for Hungary
A medium-sized blue tablet and a small red capsule lie on a table. If both effectively alleviate anxiety, which one would you take? And which one would you choose if they were for reducing blood pressure? In the first case, patients get better with the blue one, whereas the red one will reduce blood pressure even if it contains no active substance but patients believe it will work. Some say placebos are the key issue in medicine.
Digital (r)evolution in public health, by Luc Smeesters
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winner 2009 for Belgium
Although doctors usually examine their patients using simple analogue devices (stethoscope, tensiometer, thermometer, etc), the health profession is also introducing state-of-the-art electronics and computing. Digital technologies are being showcased by the highest public authorities – with the European Commission leading the way. The EU's "e-Health" programme is being actively promoted, and there are frequent conferences on the subject.
Lifesaving checklist in the operating room: article by Agnese Codignola
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winner 2009 for Italy
The article focuses on patients needs and on the quality of health staff and the risks they run.
Fewer deaths, more fear, by Broer Scholtens
EU Health Prize for Journalists, National winner 2009 for Netherlands
The author explains very clearly the diversity in European approaches to the prevention and patient safety.
Saattohoito tarjoaa hoivaa ja turvaa: article by Ilpo Salponen, national nominee for Finland - EU Health prize for journalists 2009
Saattohoito tarjoaa hoivaa ja turvaa: article by Ilpo Salponen, national nominee for Finland - EU Health prize for journalists 2009
Saattohoidon tavoite on, että parantumattomasti sairas potilas voi kuolla luonnollisesti ja turvallisesti. Vaikka itse sairautta ei voida pysäyttää, kivun ja muiden oireiden helpottamiseen on tarjolla monia keinoja. Potilaan toiveiden ja tarpeiden kuuntelu on olennainen osa hyvää saattohoitoa.
