Innovation Qualité: Award-winning pioneering projects

At the award ceremony held on May 24, the Swiss Academy for Quality in Medicine SAQM presented the FMH Quality Award Innovation Qualité to three pioneering quality projects: the SERO self-management app for suicide prevention, the Multiple Sclerosis Cockpit for the digital early detection of patients at risk and the "Quality through Reflection" project, which improves inpatient medical care.

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Innovation Qualité 2024: All the winning teams. (Image: www.innovationqualité.ch)

The FMH quality organization recognizes innovative and tried-and-tested quality work that advances healthcare in Switzerland.

56 Qualitätsprojekte aus der ganzen Schweiz hatten sich für die vierte Ausgabe der Innovation Qualité beworben. Dieses überwältigende Echo zeigt, wie viele Fachpersonen sich höchst erfolgreich für die Entwicklung des Schweizer Gesundheitswesens engagieren. Der Qualitätspreis ist in den Kategorien «Digitale Innovation» und «Patientensicherheit» mit je 15’000 Franken dotiert, für den «Sonderpreis der Jury» werden 10 000 Franken vergeben. Auch Projekte, die in der engeren Auswahl der Jurorinnen und Juroren standen, werden auf der Preiswebsite publiziert. Die Schweizerische Akademie für Qualität in der Medizin (SAQM) und die FMH gratulieren den Gewinnerteams herzlich.

Suicide prevention with the SERO app - First place in the "Digital Innovation" category

In Switzerland, around 1000 people commit suicide every year. Luzerner Psychiatrie AG has developed a suicide prevention app together with Health Promotion Switzerland as part of the SERO (Suizidprävention Einheitlich Regional Organisiert) project. Cooperation with suicidal patients, their relatives and specialists was central to this. The app can support those affected and their caregivers before, during and after suicidal crises: It strengthens them in their personal skills and promotes their self-management. It does this through a visual tool for self-assessment of suicidal tendencies, coping strategies, professional and personal emergency contacts and a safety plan that can be shared in real time with the personal network. This first suicide prevention app for German-speaking countries can significantly reduce the burden on the healthcare system. It is free of charge and also available in French, Italian and English.

Early detection thanks to Multiple Sclerosis Cockpit - First place in the "Patient Safety" category

The Multiple Sclerosis Cockpit (MS Cockpit) was launched at Inselspital Bern in 2018 to monitor the safety of treatment for the approximately 2,000 MS patients under its care. To this end, large volumes of data from various separate source systems are combined using a data warehouse. Relevant findings from the laboratory are processed on a daily basis in the MS cockpit in combination with epidemiological basic parameters and information on therapies, so that patients with safety-relevant events can be identified promptly and treated immediately. Effects can also be determined at cohort level.

The safety benefits of the MS cockpit were also evident in 2020, the year of COVID-19: A timely risk assessment could be carried out for the patients in the consultation and particularly vulnerable people could be contacted. This had a direct effect on the COVID progression of the cohort and led to positive feedback from those affected.

Quality through reflection - First place in the "Special Jury Prize" category

The Waid Internal Medicine Clinic at Zurich City Hospital has established two reflection forums to improve medical care. As part of the "Quality through reflection" project, senior doctors meet and reflect on their work: Patient situations are analyzed and the team culture and the relationship with the patient are discussed. In senior physician coaching, senior physicians meet regularly under the guidance of a coach and discuss their own topics in a confidential setting. Both reflection forums contribute to a constructive clinic culture and high-quality patient care.

In order to identify the potential for improvement in care, the Waid Internal Medicine Clinic relies on feedback from patients. Since the start of the "Quality through reflection" project, this feedback has been increasing. The senior medical staff also give the new reflection areas high marks, for example with regard to the quality of care and personal safety in challenging situations. The project is therefore having a positive impact on both doctors and patients.

Source: www.innovationqualité.ch

This article originally appeared on m-q.ch - https://www.m-q.ch/de/innovation-qualite-ausgezeichnete-pionierprojekte/

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