The Hellenic Organization for Quality Assurance in Health S.A. (ODIPY S.A.), continuing its series of conferences across all Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) with the aim of disseminating the National Action Plan for Quality Assurance and ensuring the active participation and engagement of stakeholders and healthcare professionals in the implementation of the objectives of the National Strategy for Quality in Healthcare, organized the final conference of the project in the Region of Crete.
IQVIA HELLAS and the EuroMediterranean Institute of Quality & Safety in Healthcare Services, Avedis Donabedian, have the honour of delivering these conferences as part of a public dialogue process for the consultation on the priorities of the National Action Plan for Quality in Healthcare, which forms part of the Organization’s strategic actions implemented under the framework of “Organizational Reforms in the Healthcare System.”
At the conference held at the 7th Regional Health Authority of Crete on 27 November 2024, opening remarks were delivered by:
Ms Lilian Vildiridi, Secretary General for Health Services, Ministry of Health; Ms Daphne Kaitelidou, President of ODIPY S.A.; Mr Christos Nestoras, Chief Executive Officer of ODIPY S.A.; Mr Nektarios Papavasileiou, Governor of the 7th Regional Health Authority; Ms Eleni Papadaki, Dean of the Medical School, University of Crete; Mr Konstantinos Giakoumidakis, Vice President of the Department of Nursing, Hellenic Mediterranean University; Mr Alexandros Patrianakos, President of the Medical Association of Heraklion, Crete; Mr Evangelos Papadakis, Vice President of the 5th Regional Department of the Hellenic Union of Nurses and Head of Nursing Services, Venizeleio-Pananeio General Hospital of Heraklion; Ms Aikaterini Koutsogianni, 1st Vice President of the Hellenic Patients’ Association; Mr Pavlos Simantirakis, Member of the General Council of the National Confederation of Disabled People of Greece and President of the Parents and Friends Association of People with Disabilities “DIKAIOMA STI ZOI”; Mr Nikos Kostaras, IQVIA HELLAS; and Ms Angeliki Katsapi, EuroMediterranean Institute of Quality & Safety in Healthcare Services.
The initiative “Empowering the Healthcare Workforce for the Successful Implementation of the National Strategy for Quality Assurance in Healthcare” is part of the operation “Improving the Quality of Healthcare Services” (MIS Code: 5180919), which has been submitted under the “Organizational Reforms in the Healthcare System” measure funded through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
