The Society for Quality in Healthcare in Nigeria hosted its 2nd Annual Conference with the theme "improving Quality Standards in the Nigeria Health System" on July 6th 2010 at the Muson Center's Agip Hall in Lagos. This Conference was well attended by over 180 old and new members of the Society. Speakers at the Conference included subject matter experts as well as individuals involved in Quality improvement efforts in their specific institutions.

Presentations and Scientific Papers from the Conference are now avilable for download. Please select the presentation of your choice below by clicking on the topics.

To view the profile of each Speaker click on the name.

Key Note Speakers include:

1.       Incorporating patient safety practice in the Nigerian Healthcare System by Mr. Christopher  Ente, Imperial College London.

2.        Infecton Control- An Overview by Professor Folashade Ogunshola, College of Medicine University of Lagos.

3.       Infection control and prevention in public hospitals, An integrated approach by Dr. Christoph Hammelman, Country Director, FHI/GHAIN.

4.       Quality management of medical care by Dr. Hasheem  Saidu, Medical Director NNPC.

5.       Role of evidenced based medicine in clinical quality assurance by Dr.  Bosede Afolabi, Dept of OB/GYN, LUTH.

6.       Challenges of neonatal care in Nigeria by Dr. Elizabeth Disu, Dept of Neonatology, LASUTH.

Short Paper Presenters:

1.       The use of SBMR approach to improve quality of care and malaria control in Akwa Ibom by  Professor Emmanuel Otolorin, JHPIEGO Nigeria.

2.       Patient safety in assisted conception by Dr. Richard Ajayi, Bridge Clinic Lagos.

3.       Patient Safety: Crossing the Quality Chasm the Technology Way by Dr. Segun Adeniji, Ampersand Logistics UK.

4.        Ensuring quality systems and standards in laboratory services by  Dr. Taiwo Sonoiki, Pathcare Nigeria.

5.       Integrating clinical audit in daily clinical practice by Dr. Nnamdi Nwogwugwu, BPS Healthcare (UK) Ltd.

6.       Measuring health system performance in delivering quality care by  Dr. Shola Adeyemi, Statsxperts International Consulting Ltd

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Over the years, it has been identified that a gap exists in quality of care and services provided by both private and public healthcare institutions as well as individual healthcare practitioners in Nigeria.  A few attempts have been made to address this quality gap nationally but not much progress has been made.  In 1990, Late Professor Ransome-Kuti, then Minister for Health set up a committee on Quality Assurance in Private Health sector but not much progress had been made to address the issue of quality in healthcare service provided in Nigeria.


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SQHN First Quarter 2010 Seminars

The Society for Quality in Healthcare in Nigeria held its first 2010 Quarterly seminar on the 11^th and 12^th of February. It was a two day seminar that was meant to educate the members of the society. The first day of the seminar focused on the Human Factor and Patient safety. This was facilitated by Mr. Christopher Ente, who is a consultant in Patient Safety and the Science of Healthcare Improvement at Imperial College London with several years of experience in patient safety improvement initiatives.  He is also the Director of Patient Safety and Quality Care for Africa (PASQUA).

The second Day of the Seminar Introduced the WHO Good Governance for Medicines Programme and  was facilitated by Mr. Gbenga Olatunji, the Market Development Manager at Johnson & Johnson Professional Export UK, one of the world's leading healthcare and medical products manufacturer.

The Seminar was well attended by members of the Society, representatives from private hospitals and health care givers and members of the public .

Proceedings from the Seminar

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Proceedings from 1st Quarterly Meeting of members of the Society for Quality in Healthcare in Nigeria which took place in November 2009.

The Society for Quality in Healthcare in Nigeria successfully held its 1st Quarterly seminar for members on Wednesday November 25th 2009 at Lagos Resource Center in Lagos. The first seminar topic focused on the important topic of Patient Safety with attention given to the 9 WHO checklist of common errors in Hospitals. 

The second seminar educated the audience on the not so popular topic of Medical Waste Management also highlighting the fact that improper management of medical waste in the hospital can also put patients at risk from infection different from what they presented with.

These seminars will help build capacity and create awareness for the society members, while encouraging adoption of best practices and raising awareness to prevent common medical pitfalls.  All this is in an effort to improve healthcare quality in Nigeria. 

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Patient Safety - Road map to healthcare improvement
Medical Waste Management