Enhancing hospital quality management and patient safety in Vietnam: a technical assistance project utilizing online solutions during COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract Since 2015, the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Japan has been conducting a technical assistance project for improving patient safety in Vietnamese hospitals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the project conducted a patient safety training program utilizing online solutions f...
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author | Jun Moriyama Tomoo Ito Masahiko Doi Kaori Seino Duong Huy Luong Azusa Iwamoto Hitoshi Murakami |
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description | Abstract Since 2015, the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Japan has been conducting a technical assistance project for improving patient safety in Vietnamese hospitals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the project conducted a patient safety training program utilizing online solutions for participants from Vietnam. This resulted in an increase in the number of participants, and ensured access from remote locations. The convenience of easy access from smartphones encouraged further participation. In addition to online training, the utilization of platforms such as Facebook, a common social networking service in Vietnam, contributed to the dissemination of good practices. |
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spelling | doaj.art-1a2db4b0204a43e6b2df5a0e9bad33582022-12-22T03:01:19ZengBMCTropical Medicine and Health1349-41472022-07-015011510.1186/s41182-022-00435-2Enhancing hospital quality management and patient safety in Vietnam: a technical assistance project utilizing online solutions during COVID-19 pandemicJun Moriyama0Tomoo Ito1Masahiko Doi2Kaori Seino3Duong Huy Luong4Azusa Iwamoto5Hitoshi Murakami6Bureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and MedicineBureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and MedicineBureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and MedicineBureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and MedicineQuality Management Division, Medical Service Administration, Ministry of HealthBureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and MedicineBureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and MedicineAbstract Since 2015, the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Japan has been conducting a technical assistance project for improving patient safety in Vietnamese hospitals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the project conducted a patient safety training program utilizing online solutions for participants from Vietnam. This resulted in an increase in the number of participants, and ensured access from remote locations. The convenience of easy access from smartphones encouraged further participation. In addition to online training, the utilization of platforms such as Facebook, a common social networking service in Vietnam, contributed to the dissemination of good practices.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00435-2COVID-19 pandemicHospitalsOnline systemTechnologySmartphoneVietnam |
spellingShingle | Jun Moriyama Tomoo Ito Masahiko Doi Kaori Seino Duong Huy Luong Azusa Iwamoto Hitoshi Murakami Enhancing hospital quality management and patient safety in Vietnam: a technical assistance project utilizing online solutions during COVID-19 pandemic Tropical Medicine and Health COVID-19 pandemic Hospitals Online system Technology Smartphone Vietnam |
title | Enhancing hospital quality management and patient safety in Vietnam: a technical assistance project utilizing online solutions during COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full | Enhancing hospital quality management and patient safety in Vietnam: a technical assistance project utilizing online solutions during COVID-19 pandemic |
title_fullStr | Enhancing hospital quality management and patient safety in Vietnam: a technical assistance project utilizing online solutions during COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing hospital quality management and patient safety in Vietnam: a technical assistance project utilizing online solutions during COVID-19 pandemic |
title_short | Enhancing hospital quality management and patient safety in Vietnam: a technical assistance project utilizing online solutions during COVID-19 pandemic |
title_sort | enhancing hospital quality management and patient safety in vietnam a technical assistance project utilizing online solutions during covid 19 pandemic |
topic | COVID-19 pandemic Hospitals Online system Technology Smartphone Vietnam |
url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00435-2 |
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