title: [Update of the Italian Society of Nephrology Project No. 1 of the 2004-2006 SIN programme].
abstract: In the last few years the Italian Society of Nephrology has addressed many technical-scientific and management aspects to better patient satisfaction. Project No. 1 of the 2004-2006 programme on 'Quality and Accreditation of National Renal Units' focuses on four essential points. The first is the questionnaire mailed to all the Presidents and Regional Delegates on the relationship between Nephrology units, Local Government Health-System and the Regional Healthcare Agency. The results evidence that the 'political' decision-making power of nephrologists decreases in the absence of a national strategy. The second point, in collaboration with the National Census Group, includes the quality analysis and the standardization of resources (human and structural) and management of the Renal Units. The third point is based on 'Educational Courses for Quality and Accreditation' held in Rome (3-5 October 2005: L'Accreditamento all'Eccellenza dell'Unita' Operativa di Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto; 17-19 October 2005: Il Manuale di Accreditamento della Specialità di Nefrologia). The courses aim at training members responsible for each region to hold courses in their specific region to create a network including each single Renal Unit to create an acceptable homogenous language on the models of analysis and on the correct use of 'The Guide for Excellence Accreditation'. The fourth point concerns both the on-line Guide for Excellence Accreditation and 'Peer Review Accreditation' and the NEQUASY (Nephrology Quality System) project. The manual must be 'user friendly' allowing each Centre to self-evaluate using national and regional standards.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento dell'Emergenza e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Università degli Studi di Bari-Policlinico, Bari. c.manno@nephro.uniba.it
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mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D009398:Nephrology / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires