The European Pathway Association is a
Europe
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an
non-profit
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organisation which brings together researchers, managers and clinicians on the management concept of
clinical pathways. The organisation works on the establishment of
clinical care pathways in order to systematically plan and follow up a patient focused
care
Care may refer to:
Organizations and projects
* CARE (New Zealand), Citizens Association for Racial Equality, a former New Zealand organisation
* CARE (England) West Midlands, Central Accident Resuscitation Emergency team, a team of doctors & ...
program.
History
In 2003, at the conference of the ''International Society for Quality in Healthcare'' (ISQUA) in
Dallas
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(United States), the idea of a European Pathway Association was suggested by Kris Vanhaecht of the
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in Belgium and the oldest university in the Low Countries.
In addition to its main camp ...
(Belgium) and Massimiliano Panella of the
University of Eastern Piedmont
The University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro" (; shortened to UNIPMN or UPO) is a university located in Alessandria, Novara and Vercelli, in the region of Piedmont, Italy. It was founded in 1998 and is organized in seven faculties, which ...
(Italy). On 16 and 17 September 2004, the EPA was founded at a meeting in
Jesi
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It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river, before its mouth on the Adria ...
(Italy).
See also
*
European Institute for Health Records
The European Institute for Health Records or EuroRec Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 as part of the ProRec initiative. On 13 May 2003, the institute was established as a non-profit organization under French law. Current Pre ...
References
* Darer J, Pronovost P, Bass E. Use and evaluation of critical pathways in hospitals. Eff Clin Pract 2002; 5:114-119.
* De Luc K., ''Developing care pathways - the handbook'', Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2001.
* Vanhaecht K, Bollmann M, Bower K, Gallagher C, Gardini A, Guezo J et al., ''International survey on the use and dissemination of clinical pathways in 23 countries'', Journal of Integrated Care Pathways, 2006.
External links
European Pathway Association
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International medical associations of Europe
Health in Europe
Organizations established in 2004