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Removal Of Ban On Federal Funding For Needle Exchange Programs To Be Debated In Congress
An amendment to the fiscal year 2010 appropriations bill for health, labor and education programs that opposes the lifting of the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs will come to the House floor for debate today along with four others, CQ Today reports. Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) "will offer an amendment to strip language that would lift the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs," CQ writes. According to CQ Today, "Conservatives are concerned that eliminating the ban on federal funds for such programs, which are designed to reduce the transmission of HIV and other diseases, would be tantamount to helping fund addicts" drug habits. Democrats say science has shown that such programs, when coupled with comprehensive prevention strategies, can reduce the rate of [HIV] infections and do not promote drug use." House Appropriations Committee Chair David Obey (D-Wis.) "added compromise language in the committee this week that would prohibit funds from going to needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of facilities that serve children, such as schools and parks," the article states. The House is expected to vote on the amendment and the appropriations bill today (Wolfe, 7/23).
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American Optometric Association Approves Optometric Board Certification At Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting of the American Optometric Association (AOA), members voted Friday 1,126 to 887 in favor of establishing the American Board of Optometry (ABO) as the entity to develop and implement the framework for board certification and maintenance of certification.
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3 Million Euros EU Grant For Research Into Hospital Quality And Safety, Europe

King"s Patient Safety & Service Quality Research Centre (King"s PSSQ) is taking the lead on a major new international research project on quality and safety in European hospitals. A grant of 3 million Euros has been secured for the work (subject to contract), which will also involve the PSSQ Research Centre at Imperial College and partners from Sweden, the Netherlands, Portugal and Norway*. The King"s PSSQ Centre (also part of King"s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, a collaboration between King"s College London and Guy"s and St Thomas", King"s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts) aims to bring together NHS professionals with academic experts from a wide range of backgrounds, including management and the social sciences, to focus on investigating ways to improve the care of patients. This three-year study, starting in 2010, will explore the relationships between the organisational and cultural characteristics of hospitals and how these impact upon clinical effectiveness, patient safety and experience in European countries. Data will be collected in two hospitals in each of the five partner countries, with additional studies of two particular clinical areas in one hospital in each country. Whilst there is a good understanding of the types of quality improvement undertaken in healthcare, less is known of the organisational and cultural processes that determine the effectiveness of these methods. By examining the relationship between these processes and quality on different levels - from the national healthcare system through to the hospital, to the frontline clinical team - in each of the five partner countries, the study will unveil how the dynamics and interactions between these different levels impact on sustained quality of hospital care. Professor Naomi Fulop, Director of King"s PSSQ comments; "The project will provide invaluable information about which organisational systems in European hospitals work to improve patient safety and service quality, and which create barriers. It is the first time that partners across Europe have come together to investigate these issues in depth, and we share a commitment to use the research findings to improve the quality and safety of patient care on an ongoing basis." The research will enable the team to deliver effective solutions to hospital leaders, based on the realities of implementing quality improvement programmes. The findings will be used to design and disseminate an evidence-based Quality and Safety Guide for Hospitals to guide hospitals on implementing effective organisation-wide quality and safety improvement initiatives. In parallel, a Framework for Assessing Hospital Quality will also be compiled, enabling purchasers of hospital services and governments throughout the EU to monitor and assess the effectiveness, safety and patient experience of hospital care. Kate Moore King"s College London


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