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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 11th and 12th 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 .
Download Proceedings from the Seminar
Proceedings
from 1st Quarterly Meeting of members of the Society for Quality in
Healthcare in Nigeria which took place in November 2009.
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.
