Dear Reader,
Active participation and contribution by the ICHA fraternity has ensured the success of ICHA patient safety initiative. Thanks for your wholehearted support. We look forward to your continued support with even greater vigor.
The “ICHA Convention for Patient Safety” scheduled for November 27 – 29, 09 at PARKLAND EXOTICA, New Delhi. The earlier venue had to be changed due to unavoidable reasons.
The convention website is ready (being updated constantly). Please visit www.ichapatientsafetycon.com for viewing brochures (delegates and sponsors). Register ASAP to avail the least costs and accommodation.
Please forward the link to all your contacts / association members to ensure widest possible dissemination.
Convention promises to be a veritable feast of learning, sharing and discovering new avenues, a landmark opportunity to contribute to what we stand for. ICHA: SAFE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL.
1. Commonwealth Fellowship Programme: We have successfully secured the maximum possible scholarships. Dr. Nikhil Datar and Ms. Nanthini Subbiah from ICHA and P. Srinivas and Dr. Venkateshwar Rao Ojha from IIPH. Congrats to them and we hope to have many more from now on.
2. Multi – location events: We have had hugely successful programs at Mumbai, Bhopal, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ranchi. The following venues and dates are confirmed:
- Bangalore: API Bhavan, – July 26th 09.
- Lucknow: SGPGI – August 18th 09.
- Chennai: SRMC – August 29th 09
These programs have been organized by our dedicated regional coordinators as you have been seeing from the invitations.
3. Association of Surgeons of India: ICHA’s founder and esteemed constituent has taken a leadership role: Dr. Arvind Kumar and his team has produced a concise and easy to use booklet for the “Clean care is safer care” and “Safe surgery saves lives”. They shall make it available to all associations on request. This is a collaborative initiative with WHO and ICHA. Please see the website www.asiindia.org. You are requested to provide links / upload material on your wbsites on similar lines.
YOUR ATTENTION & IMMEDIATE and ONGOING ACTION
1. Disseminate the above to your associations / Organization, contacts and groups to participate and enroll in the GPSCs. Your help for Commonwealth Scholarships was very helpful.
2. Participation in the multi-location events nearest to you. Nominate/ request your key functionaries to participate.
3. Convey your interest to organize one in your area.
4. Your commitments on how you can contribute in taking forward this initiative.
5. Partnerships with your Health systems / Associations / Organizations. Please suggest way forward through personal meetings / presentations.
6. Look out for and act immediately on very frequent updates.
ICHA Affiliate Contributions
The affiliates are forming core groups at various locations to organize as many events as possible before the convention and also thereafter continue to organize sequential projects. Several other developments are in progress as well.
NEW ENROLMENTS
All Institute of local self government has applied to be member. This will be huge boost bring large fraternity in the fold.
Individual Affiliates: Now 363.
Organisational Affiliates: 29
Friends of ICHA: 20
These shall be posted on the website enrolment register.
The new website www.ichaindia.org is functional now but has to be taken forward.
Your comments / suggestions and News are important. Let us share with the fraternity. More news on the convention and ICHA websites from now on. Please visit regularly.
Warm regards.
Dr. Akhil K. Sangal
CEO – Indian Confederation for Healthcare Accreditation
D II / A – 2496, Netaji Nagar,
New Delhi – 110 023 INDIA.
Phone: 91-11-26884335, 24679272 Mobile: 9811061853
E-mail: ceo_icha@bol.net.in; (Personal) akhil.sangal@gmail.com;
Please Visit Web Page: www.indmedica.com/icha ; www.ichaindia.org
Dear Reader,
Board of ICHA decided in the meeting on 21st March 09 to prioritize patient safety. Board adopted the WAPS initiatives for rapid implementation in India with the support from global and Indian partners.
ICHA Patient Safety Initiative with WHO – WAPS, NPSA and other partners
Patient centered healthcare is the ICHA model of excellence. ICHA fraternity believes, safety of patient is the hallmark of excellent care and our raison d’ etre.
The total congruence of tenets of ICHA & WHO – WAPS (World Alliance on Patient Safety) has brought together prominent global partners from UK, USA and Europe e.g. NPSA and Manchester NHS Trust. More confirmations shall be progressively updated.
Our ICHA has embarked on Patient Safety implementation through the WAPS Action Areas and Global Patient Safety Challenges (GPSC I, II & III) as below:
1. Commonwealth Fellowship Programme: Overwhelming response from the fraternity through dissemination, applications and nominations was the first step of this pilot project. Many more such opportunities will be available continually.
2. Multi – location events: One day events are being planned all over the country. Positive responses have been received from several locations. The first event is at KEM Hospital Auditorium, Parel, Mumbai on April 19th 09. More dates and locations shall be communicated as finalized. A core committee is working full steam. During these events we shall:
- “Clean Care is Safer Care”: The first GPSC challenge is being launched by WHO on May 5, 09. Details on WHO web site http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/en/index.html. ICHA shall coordinate to collect, collate and compute the data to present Status report at the November Convention. As also GPSC II “Safe Surgery Saves Lives”.
- Sensitize participants to all WAPS Action Areas and participation as appropriate.
- Consultation and Interaction for participation in the above and Grand Convention in November 09. To identify Patient Safety Champions and Action Area teams.
3. Develop partnerships with Healthcare Systems.
4. Consolidation and Pre-convention event at Delhi in September.
5. ICHA Convention on Patient Safety: 27 – 29 November 09 at New Delhi. H. E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest and bestowed the status of a mega event. We have also invited Sir Liam Donaldson Chair WAPS. Many other dignitaries and Partners shall collaborate.
The convention proposes detailed deliberations on various aspects of Patient Safety and focus on all WAPS Action Areas. The focus shall be on India centric priorities and contributions. The outcome aimed is that ICHA fraternity with Global partners:
• Form Action Area Groups to sustain and carry forward the Patient Safety mission continually.
• Committed pledges and implementation of GPSCs and other areas shall be compiled.
• Expand avenues like research projects, Scholarships / Fellowships, Safety Prizes etc.
Thus reinforce ICHA’s core mission “Patient Safety as the core of Healthcare Excellence.
YOUR ATTENTION & IMMEDIATE and ONGOING ACTION
1. Disseminate the above to your associations / Organization, contacts and groups to participate and enroll in the GPSCs. Your help for Commonwealth Scholarships was very helpful.
2. Participation in the multi-location events nearest to you. Nominate/ request your key functionaries to participate.
3. Convey your interest to organize one in your area. We have received interest from Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangaluru, Bhopal, Lucknow, Jaipur, Calicut so far. Be a part of the core group.
4. Your commitments on how you can contribute in taking forward this initiative.
5. Partnerships with your Health systems / Associations / Organizations. Please suggest way forward through personal meetings / presentations.
6. Look out for and act immediately on very frequent updates.
ICHA Affiliate Contributions
The affiliates are forming core groups at various locations to organize as many events as possible before the convention and also thereafter continue to organize sequential projects. Several other developments are in progress as well.
NEW ENROLMENTS
Individual Affiliates: 23. Now 305. These shall be posted on the website enrolment register.
The new website www.ichaindia.org is functional now but has to be taken forward.
Your comments / suggestions and News are important. Let us share with the fraternity.
Warm regards.
Dr. Akhil K. Sangal
CEO – Indian Confederation for Healthcare Accreditation
D II / A – 2496, Netaji Nagar,
New Delhi – 110 023 INDIA.
Phone: 91-11-26884335, 24679272 Mobile: 9811061853
E-mail: ceo_icha@bol.net.in; (Personal) akhil.sangal@gmail.com;
Please Visit Web Page: www.indmedica.com/icha ; www.ichaindia.org
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News update: 11 April, 2009
Dear Reader,
Board of ICHA decided in the meeting on 21st March 09 to prioritize patient safety. Board adopted the WAPS initiatives for rapid implementation in India with the support from global and Indian partners.
ICHA Patient Safety Initiative with WHO – WAPS, NPSA and other partners
Patient centered healthcare is the ICHA model of excellence. ICHA fraternity believes, safety of patient is the hallmark of excellent care and our raison d’ etre.
The total congruence of tenets of ICHA & WHO – WAPS (World Alliance on Patient Safety) has brought together prominent global partners from UK, USA and Europe e.g. NPSA and Manchester NHS Trust. More confirmations shall be progressively updated.
Our ICHA has embarked on Patient Safety implementation through the WAPS Action Areas and Global Patient Safety Challenges (GPSC I, II & III) as below:
- Commonwealth Fellowship Programme: Overwhelming response from the fraternity through dissemination, applications and nominations was the first step of this pilot project. Many more such opportunities will be available continually.
- Multi – location events: One day events are being planned all over the country. Positive responses have been received from several locations. The first event is at KEM Hospital Auditorium, Parel, Mumbai on April 19th 09. More dates and locations shall be communicated as finalized. A core committee is working full steam. During these events we shall:
- “Clean Care is Safer Care”: The first GPSC challenge is being launched by WHO on May 5, 09. Details on WHO web site http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/en/index.html. ICHA shall coordinate to collect, collate and compute the data to present Status report at the November Convention. As also GPSC II “Safe Surgery Saves Lives”.
- Sensitize participants to all WAPS Action Areas and participation as appropriate.
- Consultation and Interaction for participation in the above and Grand Convention in November 09. To identify Patient Safety Champions and Action Area teams.
- Develop partnerships with Healthcare Systems.
- Consolidation and Pre-convention event at Delhi in September.
- ICHA Convention on Patient Safety: 27 – 29 November 09 at New Delhi. H. E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest and bestowed the status of a mega event. We have also invited Sir Liam Donaldson Chair WAPS. Many other dignitaries and Partners shall collaborate.
The convention proposes detailed deliberations on various aspects of Patient Safety and focus on all WAPS Action Areas. The focus shall be on India centric priorities and contributions. The outcome aimed is that ICHA fraternity with Global partners:
- Form Action Area Groups to sustain and carry forward the Patient Safety mission continually.
- Committed pledges and implementation of GPSCs and other areas shall be compiled.
- Expand avenues like research projects, Scholarships / Fellowships, Safety Prizes etc.
Thus reinforce ICHA’s core mission “Patient Safety” as the core of Healthcare Excellence.
YOUR ATTENTION & IMMEDIATE and ONGOING ACTION
1. Disseminate the above to your associations / Organization, contacts and groups to participate and enroll in the GPSCs. Your help for Commonwealth Scholarships was very helpful.
2. Participation in the multi-location events nearest to you. Nominate/ request your key functionaries to participate.
3. Convey your interest to organize one in your area. We have received interest from Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangaluru, Bhopal, Lucknow, Jaipur, Calicut so far. Be a part of the core group.
4. Your commitments on how you can contribute in taking forward this initiative.
5. Partnerships with your Health systems / Associations / Organizations. Please suggest way forward through personal meetings / presentations.
6. Look out for and act immediately on very frequent updates.
ICHA Affiliate Contributions
The affiliates are forming core groups at various locations to organize as many events as possible before the convention and also thereafter continue to organize sequential projects. Several other developments are in progress as well.
NEW ENROLMENTS
Individual Affiliates: 23. Now 305. These shall be posted on the website enrolment register.
The new website www.ichaindia.org is functional now but has to be taken forward.
Your comments / suggestions and News are important. Let us share with the fraternity.
Warm regards.
Dr. Akhil K. Sangal
CEO – Indian Confederation for Healthcare Accreditation
D II / A – 2496, Netaji Nagar,
New Delhi – 110 023 INDIA.
Phone: 91-11-26884335, 24679272 Mobile: 9811061853
E-mail: ceo_icha (at) bol.net.in; (Personal) akhil.sangal (at) gmail.com;
Please Visit Web Page: www.indmedica.com/icha; www.ichaindia.org
