- The Scientific Conference "New model for the prevention of Surgical Location Infection" can be followed via streaming or in person, prior registration at https://formacion.riberasalud.com/infeccionqx/
- Ribera health group launches a new model for the prevention of infection in the surgical site
The health group Ribera launches a new model for the prevention of infection in the surgical site. And it is that surgical site infection (SSI) is the main complication of surgery and responsible for thousands of deaths a year, but they are also widely preventable events (between 30 and 60%) if they are applied rigorously all preventive measures that are currently known.
The Ribera group, under its quality and safety policy, intends with this new prevention model to reduce the proportion of patients suffering from infections of this type, putting into practice the packages (bundles) of preventive measures best endorsed by current scientific evidence.
This initiative follows the line set by the national IQZ project, which since 2012 has been promoting and coordinating, at the Spanish state level, effective programs for the prevention and control of surgical infections, developing training and innovation in this area and fostering a culture of safety in surgical services.
All of this, with the solid documentation developed by the Surgery Infection Observatory, defining a group of preventive measures agreed upon by 17 Scientific Societies and applicable to all types of surgery, being the first time in Spain that a document with this degree of accuracy is issued. consensus.
These conferences, which will be held next Tuesday, June 28, will be attended by top-level speakers and are intended to be a space for reflection and participation that facilitates the exchange of knowledge and experience of professionals with a long history and recognition within the field. surgical. Among the speakers, Dr. Juan Francisco Navarro Gracia, President of the Valencian Society of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and Director of the IQZ project stands out; Dr. Josep M. Badía Pérez, Coordinator of the OIC and member of the VinCat technical committee; Dr. José Antonio Delgado, Head of the Preventive Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó; Vicente Roig Perez. Coordinator of the Grupo Ribera project and member of the OIC; Dr. Pilar Serrano Paz. Head of the General and Digestive Surgery Service, Hospital Universitario Vinalopó; Dr. Luis Sanz Ferrando. Head of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, and Dr. Sonsoles Leal Ruiloba. Care Director Hospital Ribera Povisa and member of the Intensive Care section at SEDAR
The meeting will be broadcast via streaming through a link that will be shared with all those registered once registered. In addition, it will be possible to attend in person by going to the auditorium of the hospitals of Vinalopó, Denia, Torrejón and Ribera Povisa, all of them from the Ribera group.
