Boletín de Diciembre 2007 (Vol. 1, nº. 10) 
Newsletter December 2007 (Vol. 1, nº. 10) 
Newsletter \ Newsletter Vol. 1, nº. 10 (Friday, 21 de December, 2007)Highlights:
Spanish NHS Quality Programme honoured by Spanish Quality Association (see picture).
"Spanish NHS Quality Awards" to be presented Thursday, 20 December.
Spanish NHS Quality Agency Women’s Health Observatory participates in supplement to December issue of prestigious Epidemiology & Community Health BMJ Journal entitled "Engendering epidemiology".
Spanish Cardiology Society (SEC) publishes report entitled "Cardiovascular Disease in Women", commissioned by Spanish NHS Quality Agency Women’s Health Observatory.
Carlos III Health Institute publishes provisional results of Health Technology Assessment Projects competition (ETES).
"IIIrd International Conference on Patient Safety: Patients for Patient Safety" held on 13 & 14 December, attended by more than 1,000 persons.
Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs presents Spanish NHS Clinical Practice Guide Online Library, which will have 21 volumes in 2008, at "Scientific Conference on Quality and Scientific Evidence in Decision-Making" held on 4 & 5 December.
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"Spanish NHS Quality Awards" to be presented Thursday, 20 December.
Spanish NHS Quality Agency Women’s Health Observatory participates in supplement to December issue of prestigious Epidemiology & Community Health BMJ Journal entitled "Engendering epidemiology".
Spanish Cardiology Society (SEC) publishes report entitled "Cardiovascular Disease in Women", commissioned by Spanish NHS Quality Agency Women’s Health Observatory.
Carlos III Health Institute publishes provisional results of Health Technology Assessment Projects competition (ETES).
"IIIrd International Conference on Patient Safety: Patients for Patient Safety" held on 13 & 14 December, attended by more than 1,000 persons.
Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs presents Spanish NHS Clinical Practice Guide Online Library, which will have 21 volumes in 2008, at "Scientific Conference on Quality and Scientific Evidence in Decision-Making" held on 4 & 5 December.
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News:
Spain and Portugal to reinforce coordination in policies on training and migration of specialists (MSC, 21/11/2007).
Public consultation on draft legislative proposals to strengthen and rationalise the EU system of pharmacovigilance (EU, 5/12/2007).
Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs creates Online Biomedical Research Centres (CIBERs) in Mental Health and Diabetes. (MSC, 10/12/2007).
World Health Organization awards prizes to two key Spanish Prison Health projects (MIR, 12/12/2007).
Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs allocates Euros 4 million for implementation of Normal Birth Strategy. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Spanish regional authorities incorporate 61 innovative experiences in NHS management in 2006. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Most victims of male violence are women between 21 and 50 years of age and foreign women, according to 2006 Annual Report on Gender Violence. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Latest data on surgical waiting lists announced by Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs confirm downward trend. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Spanish NHS to establish specialist services for corneal transplants in children and health care for transsexuals. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
One year on, almost 3,300 researchers are now working in the nine Online Biomedical Research Centres (CIBERs). (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Health Minister Bernat Soria believes patients play a vital role in risk identification and prevention and in the search for solutions (La Moncloa, 13/12/2007).
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Public consultation on draft legislative proposals to strengthen and rationalise the EU system of pharmacovigilance (EU, 5/12/2007).
Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs creates Online Biomedical Research Centres (CIBERs) in Mental Health and Diabetes. (MSC, 10/12/2007).
World Health Organization awards prizes to two key Spanish Prison Health projects (MIR, 12/12/2007).
Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs allocates Euros 4 million for implementation of Normal Birth Strategy. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Spanish regional authorities incorporate 61 innovative experiences in NHS management in 2006. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Most victims of male violence are women between 21 and 50 years of age and foreign women, according to 2006 Annual Report on Gender Violence. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Latest data on surgical waiting lists announced by Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs confirm downward trend. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Spanish NHS to establish specialist services for corneal transplants in children and health care for transsexuals. (MSC, 12/12/2007).
One year on, almost 3,300 researchers are now working in the nine Online Biomedical Research Centres (CIBERs). (MSC, 12/12/2007).
Health Minister Bernat Soria believes patients play a vital role in risk identification and prevention and in the search for solutions (La Moncloa, 13/12/2007).
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Events:
- "Ángeles Durán Prize for Scientific Innovation in Women’s and Gender Studies" (University Institute for Women’s Studies. Deadline for presentation of projects: 31 January 2008).
- 2nd International Patient Safety Congress (Turkey, March 2008).
- Photo competition, Tallin European Ministerial Conference (Estonia), "Health Systems, Health and Wealth" (Estonia, June 2008).
- International Society for Quality in Health Care 25th International Conference (Copenhagen, October 2008).
- Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety 2008 (Strasbourg, June 2008).
- Events in Spain and abroad in 2007
(Last updated: 21 May 2007).
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Recommended reading:
- "Spanish Patients for Patient Safety Declaration". At: IIIrd International Conference on Patient Safety (Madrid, 13-14 December 2007).
- "Compilation of Clinical Practice Guides (CPG) in Spanish NHS. Methodological manual". By: Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs and Health Sciences Institute of Aragon (I+CS).
- "Clinical Excellence and Spanish NHS Quality Programme". At: Scientific Conference on Quality and Scientific Evidence in Decision-Making" (Madrid, 5 December 2007).
- "Spanish NHS Palliative Care Strategy". At: IInd Conference of Valencia Society of Palliative Medicine (Valencia, 29 November 2007).
- Programme of Community action in the field of health, 2008-13.
- "Engendering epidemiology, eHealth for Safety, Impact of ICT on Patient Safety and Risk Management".
- Studies on Mental Health in the Prison Environment (Ministry of Home Affairs, December 2006).
- Adverse events in general surgery and digestive tract surgery in Spanish hospitals. Cir. Esp. 2007; 82(5):268-77.
- Access to full text of material from XIth International Tuberculosis Workshop, UITB, November 2007.
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