American Accreditation Commission International

Shazia Aman‚MD, Vice President — Shazia Aman‚MD Vice President

Psychological well being of front line staff during a pandemic (May 13)

While the whole world is up fighting against the threat of an extremely dangerous and rapidly spreading virus, the COVID-19 pandemic, our front line staff is at great risk of severe physical and psychological compromise. Therefore, ensuring their well being is an important component of public health response.

Kresimir Antonio Paliska,Senior Vice President — Kresimir Antonio Paliska Senior Vice President

COVID-19 crisis and risk management…. what have we learned? (May 6)

During the COVID-19 crisis, AACI ceased all on-site accreditation and certification survey activities. We transitioned these processes to virtual platforms. By doing so, we enabled a smooth continuation of our accreditation and certification processes.

Carlos Hiran Goes de Souza‚MD, Vice President — Carlos Hiran Goes de Souza‚MD Vice President

Equipa de Gestão da Qualidade e Segurança de cuidados, com muito em que pensar… “fora da caixa” (Apr 22)

“De facto, a COVID-19 projectou-nos para um novo mundo, no qual a nossa vida pessoal e profissional está a mudar à mesma velocidade da sua transmissibilidade. Diria que estamos a viver um turbilhão de preocupações associadas às incertezas entre os riscos sociais que nunca foram poucos.

Healthcare Quality and Safety Management Team with a lot to think about… “out of the box” (Apr 21)

“In fact, the COVID-19 has projected us into a new world, in which our personal and professional lives are changing at the same speed of its transmissibility. I would say that we are experiencing a whirlwind of concerns associated with the uncertainties among the social risks that were never a few.

John Davis Bell‚MD, President — John Davis Bell‚MD President

What’s in YOUR Endoscope? (Feb 9)

The ECRI Institute has identified infection risks from sterile processing errors including cross-contamination from flexible endoscopes on its list of the top ten medical procedure hazards for the past 3 years; it’s a sign that cross-contamination from improperly reprocessed endoscopes remains a significant and serious concern.

Zeljko Ferencic‚MD,Vice President — Zeljko Ferencic‚MD Vice President

In praise of nurses (Apr 7)

“Lo! in that house of misery A lady with a lamp I see Pass through the glimmering gloom, And flit from room to room.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Santa Filomena, 1857.)

Andrej Robida, MD, PhD, FACC — Andrej Robida MD, PhD, FACC

Continuous Quality Improvement and Learning – part 2 (Dec 4)

This is the second part of Continuous Quality Improvement and Learning.

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