44th IHF World Hospital Congress
8-11 November 2021, Barcelona, Spain

Health professionals as the turning point of the COVID-19 pandemic

This session was hosted by the Portuguese Association for Hospital Development.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has imposed the need for a rapid adaptation and was an opportunity for health institutions and their human capital to accelerate and improve many areas in the care delivery model, which otherwise would not have evolved so rapidly.
In this context, using the results of a survey to health professionals and by presenting three experiences developed in Portuguese hospitals, which demonstrated resilience, singularity and determination, the aim was to find out which motivations and transformations have emerged and which remained, as a response to the new needs.
This session highlighted the importance of patients’ and health professionals’ safety, as an essential requirement for safe health systems; Analyzed good practices and improvement areas, in health services, as a result of the pandemic; Identified new forms of management and organization and new healthcare practices and recognize the adaptation or creation of new functions within the teams.

Chaired by: Prof Carlos Pereira Alves, President, Portuguese Association for Hospital Development (APDH)

Speakers:
• Dr. Rita Coelho, Clinical Pathology Residency, Médio Tejo Hospital Centre (CHMT), Portugal
• Dr. Carlos Cortes, Head of Clinical Pathology, Médio Tejo Hospital Centre (CHMT), Portugal
• Prof. Margarida Eiras, Board Member, Portuguese Association for Hospital Development (APDH), Portugal
• Dr. Patrícia Pacheco, Head of Infectious Diseases Unit, Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca Hospital (HFF), Portugal
• Miguel Paiva, Chief Executive Officer, Entre Douro e Vouga Hospital Centre (CHEDV), Portugal
• Vanessa Ribeiro, Head of Planning and Innovation, Portuguese Administration of the Health System, Portugal

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