Our country hosted zones are an opportunity to gain a fresh perspective on national developments and share experiences of transforming healthcare. In this interactive session you will hear about the challenges and opportunities at national level in Portugal and Ireland:

Portugal

In this session, Paulo Sousa will present:

• an overview of the Portuguese healthcare system
• an example of a Quality Improvement initiative at national level to reduce HAI
• main challenges and opportunities for education and research on QI and PS in Portugal

Paulo Sousa, Professor at the National School of Public Health, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NSPH-UNL)

Ireland

In this session Philip Crowley will cover key themes in Quality Improvement from Ireland including:

• An overview of Irish health system


• Challenges and achievements


• The struggle to support sustained quality improvement


• Development of a framework and strategy for QI

Phiilp Crowley National Director Quality Improvement Division, Health Services Executive, Ireland