DOHA: To promote the knowledge and expertise of professionals involved in healthcare risk management, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has opened the inaugural 'Qatar Healthcare Risk Management Week.'
The Risk Management Week is expected to see participation from over 250 medical professionals from Qatar and the larger GCC area. The event has leading speakers from UAE, Turkey, Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Medical experts from University of Calgary, Weil Cornell Medical College-Qatar, Supreme Council of Health and Qatar University will also participate during the scientific programme.
The event which will continue until May 12 was inaugurated recently in the presence of Gary Needle, Assistant Managing Director, Dr Badriya Al Ali, Executive Director of Quality Management Department, Dr Yousef Al Maslamani, Chief of Staff HGH, Dr Moza Alishaq, Chairperson of the event and Assistant Executive Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety at HMC, among many other senior staff and officials.
"Risk Management Week is first-of-its-kind international meet being held in the GCC. We have invited a host of eminent speakers from the region, who will share their experience and also conduct workshop for participants from HMC and other medical professionals from Qatar," said Dr Moza Alishaq, Chairperson of the event and Assistant Executive Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety at HMC.
Dr Moza further stated that the idea for organising such an event arose from the need for risk management in healthcare organizations to reduce risk and increase the quality of care and assure culture of safety.
"As part of the activities during the Risk Management Week, there was a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) workshop on May 8 and 9. It was conducted by Professor Seval Akjun, Chief Quality officer and Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Basknet University in Turkey. Until May12, we will have different speakers from GCC area and medical professionals from HMC give lectures on various topics of interest," she said.
Some of the key topics which will be covered during the Risk Management Week will include Managing Clinical Risk, Risk Management and Its Importance in Organisations, Integrating Patient Safety into Microsystems, Controlling "Salmonella' Outbreak at HMC, Discharge Against Medical Advice in Paediatric Emergency (DAMA), among many other relevant issues.
Along with the week long scientific programme, a lot of social activities have been organised by Fatima Al Saleh, Chairperson of the Organising Committee, for the visiting medical experts from GCC and other countries.
© The Peninsula 2011
