Tawam organizes range of activities to raise awareness amongst staff about JCI accreditation requirements
Al Ain, January 24th 2009: In preparation for Joint Commission international re-accreditation and to foster safe practice among the healthcare providers, Tawam Hospital in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine will host a series of JCIA Education fairs. The activities will run in January, March and April and are being planned by the Department of Performance Innovation (DPI).
The objectives of the fair include; encouraging 'best practice' in medication safety, infection control, incidents and sentinel events reporting, quality improvement, patient and family education and a glimpse of the importance of data and measurements. Other objectives include; reducing medication errors, promoting patient and family rights, increasing the awareness of the patient safety international goals and finally introducing new approaches in Healthcare Quality Management.
"We have selected the theme 'Knowledge and fun for everyone' as we want our employees to enjoy the process. The idea of the Fair is a new concept, not only for Tawam Hospital but also for the Healthcare field in the UAE. It brought together innovative ideas and turned them into everyday challenges and experiences that our employees can relate to," said Ahlam Al Sheiban, the department of performance Innovations Manager.
One of the unique ideas that Tawam has launched to create awareness about the JCI rules and regulations is the concept of a simulation room. Employees at Tawam will have the opportunity to learn about all the different things that could potentially go wrong in a patient's room
The simulation room will be a mock up of a patient's hospital room at Tawam. The room will be deliberately altered and there will be significant things that are wrong with the room that could be potentially harmful to the patient.. In addition, employees will be able to learn about the JCI accreditation process by reviewing case studies and self assessment.
The Joint Commission international accreditation JCIA, which is effective for three years, evaluated Tawam in 2006 and found it meeting health care quality standards for patient care and organization management. Tawam was the first government hospital accredited by JCI in May 2006. They will be re evaluated this coming spring.
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About Tawam Hospital
Tawam Hospital is a premier, 477-bed tertiary care facility located in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, and the largest of the United Arab Emirates. Tawam serves as a regional referral centre for specialized medical care and a national referral centre for oncology services. Though it offers services in all specialties, the hospital is best known for its neonatal care, emergency medicine, intensive care, oncology services and state-of-the-art cardiac care.
In 2006 Tawam Hospital entered a ten year affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine International demonstrating the hospital's commitment to providing the best services in the GCC region whilst minimizing patient referrals overseas.
Tawam Hospital will be launching new services in 2008 and will begin an entire revamping project resulting in state of the art facilities providing the hospitals' patients with the most recent technological facilities in the region meeting international standards.
About Johns Hopkins Medicine
When The Johns Hopkins Hospital and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine were established in Baltimore, USA, over a century ago, the founding physicians had a goal: to lead the world in treating diseases. Today, the name Johns Hopkins is synonymous with just that. Johns Hopkins Medicine continues to provide international leadership in the education of physicians and medical scientists, in biomedical research, and in the application of medical knowledge to sustain health.
About SEHA
SEHA is health in Arabic. The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company - whose corporate identity is SEHA - is an independent, public joint stock company created to manage and develop the curative activities of the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. SEHA is committed to providing quality, cost effective healthcare on par with international standards measured through accessibility, affordability, choice and satisfaction. SEHA manages eight hospital systems totaling 14 facilities, 2,472 licensed beds, more than 55 Primary Health Clinics and 14,350 employees.
For more information, please contact:
Sumaya Al Harrasi
Business Development Senior Officer
Tawam Hospital
Tel: +971-3-7072160
Fax: +971-3-7075192
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E-mail: sharrasi@tawam-hosp.gov.ae
Michelle Johns
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