[Quality improvement, training and clinical governance: the role of the chief medical officer and his staff].
OBJECTIVE
To allow chief medical officers and their staff to contribute to implemented quality and clinical governance programs and consequently give a more precise identity, in terms of prestige and professional value, to a Structure that can contribute significantly to the development of a high quality hospital.


METHODS
Terminology used was briefly described; tasks assigned to the chief medical officer and staff were then analysed and lastly, a hypothetical integrated training program was outlined for directors/managers.


CONCLUSIONS
Quality and professional training represent important tools for human resources management policy. In this context, chief medical officers could contribute specific and significant technical expertise if the development and implementation of training wand quality improvement is given high priority in its own culture and is well integrated within the organization.
Vastola
Pasquale
P
Direzione Medica di Presidio ASL Salerno 3. paskris@tiscali.it
Tosolini
Gino
G
D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*