The International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) is pleased to endorse the statement released by the International Hospital Federation (IHF). IHF have released a statement entitled 'Supporting Hospitals in a Time of Crisis'. 

From theory to practice: national approaches adopted in Namibia and Mozambique to improve the quality of health services 

Date and Time: Wednesday, 9th December, 12:00 – 13:30 CET

ISQua is very pleased to present the introduction to the use of Shewhart charts to understand variation in COVID mortality to our membership and wider community. We believe this is very important as  decisions are made on how to respond to the current and potentially future wavers of the pandemic.

Learn about how Cambodia adopted a health systems approach for improving the supply of viral transport media (VTM), distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) through a community-based response system and distance learning through a learning hub for health staff stationed in provincial and referral hospitals.

The COVID 19 pandemic has been testing the resilience of healthcare workers around the globe. With increased patient loads, the constant threat of getting infected, and ordeal of treating the critically ill, there have been increased burnouts and mental health issues. The safety of Healthcare workers is, therefore, a real concern...

Previous studies across the globe have highlighted the importance of communication with children and families, and the impact that telling, or not telling, has on both the patient and their family. Effective communication has been associated with better psychological outcomes, as well as improved treatment adherence and disease progression. Watch this important webinar from the Dept of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. 

Au cours de ce webinaire, vous découvrirez quelles sont les principales compétences “qualité/sécurité” qui peuvent être mobilisées durant une crise telle que celle liée à la Covid-19. Une évaluation de l’utilisation de celles-ci dans différents contextes sera présentée. 

NAHQ/ISQua Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality® (CPHQ) Exam Prep. ISQua is pleased to announce our collaboration with the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)!

September 2020 - Report on the joint surveys from ISQua and IHF on national safety plans and incident reporting. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing the COVID-19: Health Services Learning Hub (HLH) in response to the urgent demand from member states for technical support in maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic response.