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Classification of the PSP |
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Type of Patient Safety Practice
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Safe
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Clinical Practice (CP)
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Related practices from PaSQ database
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| "Best fit" category of the reported practice |
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Communication
Infection control / Prevention of surgical site infections
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| Topic of the reported practice |
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Clinical guidelines or pathways
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Aim and the benefit of the Patient Safety Practice
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Healthcare associated infections and the spread of pathogenic microorganisms (alert organisms) in hospital and local healthcare organizations, at the National and Local level, are important and increasing risk factors with high clinical, economic and human impact. Thus, the Local Health Autority of Pescara, with a view to improving strategies for infection prevention and control, promoted implementation of a procedure for reporting infection/colonization by sentinel microorganisms and a protocol for continuous epidemiological surveillance on infections, sentinel microorganisms and antibiotic resistance.
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Description of the Patient Safety Practice
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The procedure implemented concerns reporting of Alert microorganisms by both, the laboratory of microbiology and the operative units, through filling in a specific form with the aim of informing the epidemiological group about the microbiological data. This is followed by an inspection by the Epidemiological Group in the operative unit concerned to verify the conditions of the patient and the prevention measures implemented. Once the data are collected the Epidemiological Group carries out a series of "safety and Infection control walkaround" to assess:
- availability of materials and devices required to manage cases of inferction;
- implementation of precautionary measures to be adopted by the healthcare staff.
The specify objectives achieved through the practice are:
1. to promptly identify cases of infection that require timely and targeted intervention to limit its spread;
2. early detection of sentinel pathogens to prevent their spread in Local Health Authority of Pescara;
3 to ensure a rapid response of the Epidemiological Operations Group (GOE), in UO / Departments concerned for the implementation of revention and control measures
4. to unify and standardize the procedures for reporting known or suspected nosocomial infection
5. to store and process data related to infection
The novelty of the practice is the integrated approach to infection control activities
promote awareness of risk factors potentially hazardous to public health.
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| Attachment of relevant written information and/or photos, as appropriate |
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Effectiveness of the Patient Safety Practice
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| Degree of implementation of reported practice |
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Yes, fully
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| Level of implementation of reported practice |
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Institution level
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| Specific and measurable outcome for the reported practice were defined |
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Yes
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| A baseline measurement before implementation of the reported practice was obtained |
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Yes
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| A measurement after full implementation of the reported practice was obtained |
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Yes
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| Evaluation of a "positive" effect of the reported practice on Patient Safety |
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The evaluation showed improvements in Patient Safety outcomes
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| Type of before-and after evaluation |
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Both/mixed (qualitative and quantitative)
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| Enclosure of a reference or attachment in case of published evaluation's results |
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Health care context where the Patient Safety Practices was implemented
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Hospital
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Transferability
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| Successful implementation of this Patient Safety Practice in other health care settings than above stated |
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Yes
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| Specification of implementation in another health care setting(s) |
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Disability service
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| Successful implementation's level of this Patient Safety Practice across settings |
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No, not known or not relevant
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Involved health care staff
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Physicians
Nurses
Health care assistants
Pharmacists
Therapists
Dieticians/ Nutritionists
Clinical support
Scientific staff / researchers
Technical support / technician
Environmental support (Housekeeping)
Clinical manager
Risk manager
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Patient Involvement
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| Direct service user's involvement as integral part of this Patient Safety Practice |
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No
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| Specification of the service users or their representatives' involvement in the implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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| Point of time in which service user or their reprasentatives' involvement takes place |
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| Active seeking of service users' opinion, feedback, experience, etc. as integral part of this Patient Safety Practice |
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| Short description of the service users' level of involvement |
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| Public accessibility of information regarding this Patient Safety Practice to patients and citizens/service users |
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Yes
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| List of sources where public information is accessible |
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http://buonepratiche.agenas.it/practicesedit.aspx?id=4509
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Implementation of the Patient Safety Practice
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| Existing collaboration with other countries or international organisations related to implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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No
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| Problems encountering in the implememntation course of this Patient Safety Practice like lack of motivation, no management support, etc. |
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No
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| List of the most prevelent difficulties encuntered during implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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| List of the most prevalent drivers for a successful implemetation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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Staff and management recognised the need for change
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| Use of any specific incentives to enhance motivation while implementing this Patient Safety Practice |
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No
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| Description of used incentives, if any. |
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| Existence of support or approval by the clinical or hospital management or any other hihg level authority in the implementation process of this Patient Safety Practice |
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Yes
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Costs of the Patient Safety Practices
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| Completion of cost calculation related to this Patient Safety Practice |
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No
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| Total number of person days required to implement this Patient Safety Practice |
Clinical staff: There is no specified text here
External consultants: There is no specified text here
Support staff: There is no specified text here
Managerial staff: There is no specified text here
Others: There is no specified text here
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| Total number of person days required for training as preparation for implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
Clinical staff: There is no specified text here
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| Total cost in Euro of specific equipment (machines, software, communications supplies, etc.) needed to support implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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| Associated cost with a work reduction or foregoing in order to deliver this Patient Safety Practice |
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Contact information
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Name: Dalia Palmieri
Country: ITALY
Organisation: ASL Pescara
E-mail: dalia.palmieri@ausl.pe.it
Phone: 0039-085-4252359
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