COLLEGIO IPASVI DI ROMA
3rd International Conference
The Commitment of Nurses to Patient Safety: a Therapeutic Alliance
Congress venue:
Jolly Hotel Midas
Via Aurelia, 800 -00165- Roma (RM) ITALY
17-18 Aprile 2008
Objectives
Nowadays, patient safety is an important issue that involves various health sectors and has a
strong social impact especially within hospitals. The relevance of this subject, which is part of the
more comprehensive theme of “quality”, is proved and highlighted by a wide range of statistical
data that in the last few years have been the object of discussion on healthcare issues and caused
sensation for the great number of errors and adverse events.
In the United States, medical errors are the 8th main cause of death. The estimated direct and
indirect costs for avoidable adverse events range between 17 and 37 billion dollars a year.
Some of the most interesting strategies to enhance patient safety are:
- passing from a punitive and repressive system towards those who commit errors to a non-punitive
system that encourages spontaneous reporting of errors;
- creating a culture of safety based on prevention and prediction of probable errors;
- setting up a system that would systematically detect and correct risky situations that may lead to
an error or harm.
From this viewpoint, the 3rd International Conference: The Commitment of Nurses to
Patient Safety: a Therapeutic Alliance, represents an occasion to build a common pathway for the
safety of the public on a national an international level. This objective can be achieved only through
the exchange of experiences between the various interested parties working together and where
nurses are on the frontline in ensuring patient safety. In fact, only an integrated management of the
risks with the committed participation of all the interested parties will bring about change in critical
practise, in order to promote a culture of health that pays more attention to the patient and to the
health workers.
1st Day – 17th April 2008
Plenary Session
The Commitment of Nurses to Patient Safety: a Therapeutic Alliance,
Moderator: A. Pulimeno (Italy) – P. Romano (Italy)
08,30-9,00
Registration
Distribution of Congress Kits
9,00-9,20
G. Rocco (Italy)
D. Affonso (USA)
F. Fields (USA)
Welcome remarks
Nurses: a “Resource” for Patient Safety
G. Rocco (Italy)
Keynote Lecture
An Overview of the “Patient Safety” Phenomenon in Italy
L. Bevilacqua (Italy)
9,20-10,10
10,10-11,00
11,00-11,30
Coffee Break
Plenary Session
Clinical Governance
Moderators: M. Petrangeli (Italy), M. Montalbano (Italy)
11,30-12,00
12,00-12,30
12,30-13,00
13,00- 14,30
Organization Based on Healthcare Complexity: a tool for safety?
A. Silvestro (Italy)
Labour Organization based on Processes and Safety
M. Bozzi (Italy)
Debate with attendees
Lunch
POSTER SESSION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Safety Projects
14,30-17,00
Poster communications
Project leaders will make a brief presentation of their work
The Scientific Committee shall examine posters and communications received before 15/03/2008
and their approval will be immediately sent to the candidates.
Plenary Session
Safety: Education, Competences and Ethics
Moderators: D. Tartaglini (Italy) - M. Esposito (Italy)
14,30-14,50
16,00-16,30
NCSBN: Nursing Accreditation System for continued education in USA.
Kathy Apple (U.S.A.)
Education and Safety
A. Quagliata (Italy)
Competences and Safety: The Contribution of Nursing Research
L. Sasso (Italy)
Ethics and Safety
A.G. Spagnolo (Italy)
Keynote Lecture
Discussion with attendees
16,30-17,00
Coffee Break
14,50-15,10
15,10-15,30
15,30-16,00
Plenary Session
Safety management: nursing experiences
Moderators: M.G. Proietti (Italy) – L. Fabriani (Italy)
Ore 17,00-17,30
Presentation
Ore 17,30-18,00
Presentation
Ore 18,00-18,30
Gala Dinner
Nursing and risk management: The Spanish Experience
M. Jurado Gonzalez (Spain)
A scenario of re-engineering: The Empoli Experience
S. Chiappi (Italy)
Discussion with attendees
End of the first Day
2nd Day – 18th April 2008
Plenary Session
The Contribution of Nursing to Patient Safety: A Multi-Centred Qualitative Study on Near
Misses
Moderators: A. Pulimeno (Italy) – S. Casciato (Italy)
9,00-9,30
9,30-10,00
A Research Programme on Patient Safety: Near Misses
D. Affonso (U.S.A.)
Keynote Lecture
The Near Misses Research Method in Italy: A Qualitative Study
M. Piredda (Italy) – G. Finocchi (Italy)
10,00-10,30
A Research Report on the Multi-Centred Qualitative Study on Near Misses
M.G. De Marinis (Italy)
10,30-10,45
Discussion with Attendees
10,45-11,15
Coffee break
Session: Safety and Efficiency
Moderators: G. Rocco (Italy) – C. Turci (Italy)
11,30-12,15
12,15-13,00
Errors and Quality of Care: Economical Spin-offs
F. Spandonaro (Italy)
The Recommendations of the Ministry of Health on Safety
A. Ghirardini (Italy)
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session: Safety and Clinical Nursing: National and International Experiences
Moderators: A. Stievano (Italy) – N. Barbato (Italy)
12,00-12,30
Near Misses: The Canadian Study
L. Jeffs (Canada)
12,30-13,00
13,30-13,45
The Nursing and Midwifery Council and Patient Safety: An Experience of
Excellence
N. Kirkland (United Kingdom)
Risk Assessment and Risk Management Tools. The Experience of the Laboratory
of Nursing Research of the University of Rome Tor Vergata
R. Alvaro (Italy)
Discussion with attendees
13,45- 15,00
Lunch
13,00-13,30
Session: Highly Reliable Healthcare Organizations
Moderators: C. Galletti (Italy) – F. Vallicella (Italy)
12,00-12,30
12,30-13,00
13,00-13,30
A Proactive Analysis of Clinical Risks Applied to Nursing Practice: The Experience of the
Policlinic S. Matteo in Pavia
B. Mangiacavalli (Italy)
A Proposal for an Integrated System of Risk Management: The Experience of the Istituti
Ortopedici Rizzoli in Bologna
P. Di Denia (Italy)
Safety and Nursing in the U.S.A.
F. Fields (USA)
13,30-13,45
Discussion with attendees
13,45- 15,00
Lunch
Session: Safety and Nursing in Conditions of Vulnerability and Marginalization
Moderators: L. Lancia (Italy) – D. Massai (Italy)
12,00-12,30
Safety Related to Patients with Mental Disorders
C. Turci (Italy) – G. Carbut (Italy)
12,30-13,00
Safety in Maternal-Children’s Care
M. Melone (Italy)
13,00-13,30
Safety in Geriatric Care
M. Matarese (Italy)
13,15-13,45
13,45- 15,00
Discussion with attendees
Lunch
Session: Researches Promoted by the Collegio Ipasvi of Rome 2006-2007
15,00-16,00
Presentations
Awarding of prizes by Collegio Ipasvi of Rome to the best researches
2006-2007
President of the Collegio Ipasvi of Rome
Gennaro Rocco (Italy)
Panel Debate: The National Health System: the Commitment to Ensure Patient Safety
Ore 16,00-17,30
Chairman: E. Martellotti (Italy)
Discussants: A. Battaglia, P. Binetti, C. Cursi, D. Di Virgilio, T. Petrangolini, G. Rocco, L. Turco
17,30 – 18,00
Debate with attendees on the topics dealt with during the conference
18,30 - 19,00
Final Test
Filling in form on the quality of the conference
Distribution of the Certificates of Participation
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Gennaro Rocco (Italy) – Dyanne Affonso (U.S.A.)
Giuseppe Aleo (Italy)
Rosaria Alvaro (Italy)
Maria Grazia De Marinis (Italy)
Mario Esposito (Italy)
Faith Fields (Usa)
Giovanna Finocchi (Italy)
Caterina Galletti (Italy)
Lianne Jeffs (Canada)
Maximo Jurado Gonzalez (Spain)
Nancy Kirkland (United Kingdom)
Loreto Lancia (Italy)
Emma Martellotti (Italy)
Maria Grazia Montalbano (Italy)
Mauro Petrangeli (Italy)
Maria Grazia Proietti (Italy)
Ausilia Pulimeno (Italy)
Laura Sabatino (Italy)
Loredana Sasso (Italy)
Alessandro Stievano (Italy)
Fabrizio Tallarita (Italy)
Daniela Tartaglini (Italy)
Daniela Trinca (Italy)
Carlo Turci (Italy)
ORGANIZERS COMMITTEE
Rodolfo Cotichini (Italy)
Nicola Barbato (Italy)
Sister Bertilla Cipolloni (Italy)
Stefano Casciato (Italy)
Maurizio Fiorda (Italy)
Matilde Napolano (Italy)
Maria Vittoria Pepe (Italy)
Francesca Premoselli (Italy)
Emanuela Tiozzo (Italy)
Marco Tosini (Italy)
TRAVEL AGENT AND ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT
PERIGEO CONGRESSI
P.zza Crati 1 00199- ROMA
TEL: 0685301301
Speakers and Moderators
Gennaro Rocco (Italy)
President of the Ipasvi Council of Rome
Director of the Degree Course of Nursing, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” – IDI
Dyanne Affonso (U.S.A.)
Nursing Professor (University of Hawaii – Hilo, USA)
Rosaria Alvaro (Italy)
Associate Professor of General and Paediatric Nursing, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Kathy Apple (U.S.A.)
Executive Director. National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Nicola Barbato (Italy)
Board Member of the Ipasvi Council of Rome
Manager of Tosinvest Sanità
Augusto Battaglia (Italy)
Health Councillor at the Lazio Regional Government
Luciana Bevilacqua (Italy)
Siquas Vice-president – Complex Centre Director at the Niguarda Cà Granda Hospital in Milano
Paola Binetti (Italy)
Member of 12th Permanent Committee on Health and Hygiene at the Senate
Marcello Bozzi (Italy)
Board member of the Federazione Nazionale Collegi Ipasvi
Director of the Department of Health Professions, at the Hospital of Ancona
Giuseppe Carbut (Italy)
Nursing Coordinator of the Psychiatric Unit at the S. Andrea Hospital in Rome
Stefano Casciato (Italy)
Board Member of the Ipasvi Council of Rome
Chief Nurse at the Ophthalmology Department ASL RM”E”, Rome
Simonetta Chiappi (Italy)
In charge of U.O.C. Management, Organization and Evaluation of Nursing, Midwifery and Support
workers Activities – Azienda USL 11 Hospital, Empoli Cesare Cursi (Italy)
Vice-President of the Hygiene and Healthcare Commission at the Italian Senate
Maria Grazia De Marinis (Italy)
Associate Professor of General and Paediatric Nursing at the Campus Biomedico University,
Rome
Patrizio Di Denia (Italy)
Chief Nursing Officer of the Healthcare Agency at the Regional Government of Emilia-Romagna
Domenico Di Virgilio (Italy)
Parliamentary Group Leader at the Social Affairs Committee – Forza Italia Party- Rome
Mario Esposito (Italy)
Board Member of the Ipasvi Council of Rome
Nursing Director at the IDI Dermatological Hospital and Research Centre – Rome
Loredana Fabriani (Italy)
Director of Nursing & Midwifery Degree Courses at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”,
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery II, Rome
Faith Fields (USA)
President Board of Directors 2007-2008 -National Council of State Boards of Nursing - USA
Giovanna Finocchi (Italy)
Director of the Nursing Degree Courses, University of Rome Tor Vergata – Fatebenefratelli, Rome
Caterina Galletti (Italy)
Lecturer at the Masters Degree in Nursing and Midwifery, “Sacro Cuore” Catholic University,
Rome
Alessandro Ghirardini (Italy)
Director of 3rd Department, Ministry of Health, Coordinator of the Patient Safety Working Group
Màximo Jurado Gonzalez (Spain)
President of the Consejo General de Enfermeria, Madrid
Lianne Jeffs (Canada)
Director of Nursing/Clinical Research St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Nancy Kirkland (United Kingdom)
President Nursing and Midwifery Council, London, United Kingdom
Loreto Lancia (Italy)
Associate Professor of General and Paediatric Clinical Nursing, L’Aquila University
Barbara Mangiacavalli (Italy)
Secretary General of the Federazione Nazionale Collegi Ipasvi
Emma Martellotti (Italy)
Head of the Press Office of the Federazione Nazionale Collegi Ipasvi, Rome
Danilo Massai (Italy)
Board Member of the Federazione Nazionale Collegi Ipasvi
Director of the ASL 11 Empoli Education Centre, Florence
Maria Matarese (Italy)
Nursing Researcher, Campus Biomedico University, Rome
Michela Melone (Italy)
Nursing Coordinator – Department of Paediatrics – Umberto I Polyclinic - Rome
Maria Grazia Montalbano (Italy)
Lusan Healthcare Director
Treasurer of the Committee of Nursing Directors
Mauro Petrangeli (Italy)
President of the Committee of Nursing Directors
Teresa Petrangolini (Italy)
President of Cittadinaza Attiva
Michela Piredda (Italy)
Lecturer of Nursing at the Campus Biomedico University, Rome
Maria Grazia Proietti (Italy)
Secretary of the Ipasvi Council of Rome
Lecturer of Research Methodology at the Masters Degree in Nursing and Midwifery, University of
Rome “Tor Vergata”
Ausilia Pulimeno (Italy)
Vice-President of the Ipasvi Council of Rome
Coordinator of Degree in Nursing at the Umberto I Polyclinic - Rome
Alberto Quagliata (Italy)
Associate Professor of Specialized pedagogy and general didactics, “Roma Tre” University, Rome
Paolo Romano (Italy)
Medical-Scientific Journalist
Loredana Sasso (Italy)
Associate Professor of General and Paediatric Clinical Nursing, University of Genoa
Annalisa Silvestro (Italy)
President of the Federazione Nazionale Collegi Ipasvi
Director of the Healthcare, Health Technician and Rehabilitation Services at the Hospital of
Bologna
Antonio G. Spagnolo (Italy)
Professor of Bioethics, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Macerata
Federico Spandonaro (Italy)
Head of CEIS Sanità (Centre of Healthcare Business Administration and Management ) Faculty of
Business Administration at the University of Rome, "Tor Vergata"
Alessandro Stievano (Italy)
Auditor at the IPASVI Council of Rome
PhD Researcher in Nursing Sciences, University of Rome, “Tor Vergata”
Daniela Tartaglini (Italy)
Nursing Researcher, Campus Biomedico University, Rome
Carlo Turci (Italy)
Board Member of the Ipasvi Council of Rome
Nursing Director, S. Andrea Hospital, Rome
Livia Turco (Italy)
Minister of Health
Franco Vallicella (Italy)
Treasurer of the Federazione Nazionale Collegi Ipasvi
Director of Nursing and of Technical, Rehabilitation and Midwifery Services at the USL 22
Hospital of Bussolengo, Verona