[Breakfasting with experts: quality and innovation].
The 26th Congress of the Spanish Society for Healthcare Quality was held in the city of Saragossa, Spain, in October 2008. The Scientific Committee introduced a new session format, called "breakfasting with experts". The aim was to create a relaxed atmosphere, in which participants and experts could debate several matters. In this case, population involvement in Health care services planning and innovation, were examined. Firstly the Puertollano Health District (Ciudad Real) talked about their very interesting and practical experience with patient involvement. Then the Primary Health Care District of Ekialde (Gipuzkoa) discussed the effort of continuous improvement in achieving innovative changes. Both experts, and some other input from the participants, led to the discussion of interesting ideas and assured the success of this session. These experiences can lead to substantial improvement in health care services.
Fernández-Martín
Juan
J
Servicio de Investigación, Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, España. jfernandezm@jccm.es
González-Lombide
Eduardo
E
Santos-Gómez
Alvaro
A
Saratxaga
Arantxa Retes
AR
D003256:Community Participation; D003255:Consumer Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005104:Expert Testimony; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013030:Spain