What: Quality Assurance Summit
When: 9 to 10 December 2010
Where: Seventh Day Adventist Church, Fairview Street, Bloemfontein
Who: Free State Department of Health. The event will be attended by the Top Management of the Department of Health, District Managers, Heads of Nursing, Quality Assurance Officers, Infection Control Officers and the relevant managers from the Districts. MECs and HODs of all Provincial Government Departments, Members of the Legislature, Private hospitals and other Health Stakeholders were also invited.
The purpose is to view progress and chart a way forward in enhancing service delivery as well as recognising and reward excellence in health services.
Theme: Strengthening health services for better health outcomes
Programme
Day 1: 9 December 2010
Programme director: Ms NC Sondiyazi, General Manager, Hospital Services Chief Directorate
08h30: Tea and registration
09h30: Opening and welcome: Ms SRO Khokho, Executive Manager, Strategic Health Programs and Medical Support
09h45: State of Health Services in the Free State, Successes and Tackling the Challenges through Service Transformation Plan (STP): Mr RPG Maarohanyane, Chairperson, STP Task Team
10h45: Overhauling the health system and re-engineering PHC Services: Dr Peter Barron, NDoH Consultant
11h30: Tea break
11h45: National Core Standards Presentation: Dr C Marshall, Cluster Manager, NDoH
12h45: Discussions
13h30: Lunch
14h30: Measuring and acting on Waiting Times in Public Health Sector: Dr Reagon, University of Western Cape (UWC)
15h15: Discussions
16h00: Practical Session on Core Standards
Day 2: 10 December 2010
Programme director: Mr SC Polelo,
Acting Executive Manager, Clinical Health Services
08h00: Tea and Registration
09h00: Health Finance - Strategies to improve Conditional Grant Performance: Mr S Jikwana, Director, NDoH
09h30: Patient Safety through Infection Prevention and Control Practices: Dr Elliot; Acting HOD, Microbiology & Virology National Health Laboratory Service UFS
10h00: National Infection Prevention and Control Programme: Dr Louis Claassens, Director, NDoH
11h00: Discussion
11h30: Summary and Closure: Mr Polelo, Acting Executive Manager, Clinical Health Services
12h00: Lunch and departure
RSVP, enquiries and interviews:
Jabu Mbalula
Tel: 051 408 1824
Cell: 082 461 3112
E-mail: mbalulajni@fshealth.gov.za
Gela Van Heerden
Tel: 051 4081278
Cell: 082 381 9483
E-mail vheerdenep@fshealth.gov.za
