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EWMA ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES UPDATE THE PATIENT SAFETY AND PRESSURE ULCERS PREVENTION AGENDA Salla Seppänen, EWMA President and Chair of the EWMA Advocacy Group ewma@ewma.org www.ewma.org EWMA plays an important role in the continuous effort to raise awareness about wound prevention and effective wound care within relevant EU institutions such as the European Parliament and the European Commission. Since the latest update in October 2013 about EWMA’s advocacy activities, I am happy to announce an important achievement regarding the Patient Safety and Pressure Ulcers prevention agenda, which EWMA has been pursuing in collaboration with the Eucomed Advanced Wound Care Sector (AWCS) group. Furthermore, EWMA has now joined the newly initiated Joint Action on Chronic Disease (CHRODIS-JA) programme of the European Commission. Multidisciplinary wound care and pressure ulcer prevention mentioned in the European Parliament report 1 In October 2013, the European Parliament (EP) adopted the own-initiative report by MEP Oreste Rossi on “Patient Safety including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections” 1 . The report specifically mentions multidisciplinary wound care and prevention of pressure ulcers, and urges member states to implement or increase measures to support multidisciplinary wound care and pressure ulcer prevention. EWMA has actively contributed to the work process that has led to the adoption of MEP Rossi’s own-initiative report. Earlier in 2013, a EWMA policy paper on Patient Safety and Pressure Ulcers (which is available for download at www.ewma. org) was elaborated by previous EWMA President Prof. Zena Moore, who also presented on the Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections in a May 2013 workshop hosted by the EP and MEP Rossi. Materials from this meeting are available at www.europarl.europa.eu/document/... T66710EN.pdf 1. This report is a reaction to the 2009 European Commission recommendation on “Patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections” and how this recommendation has been implemented by the Member States. The full text of the repor is available at www.europarl.europa.eu/...=EN&ring=A7-2013-0320 EWMA recognises that the adoption of the report by the EP sends a strong signal of support and increased awareness of these matters to the Member States. European Chronic Disease Collaboration launched in January 2014 The Joint Action on Chronic Disease (CHRO- DIS-JA) programme of the European Commission (EC) was initiated at a kick-off meeting in Madrid 29-30 January 2014. EWMA has been invited to join the programme as a Collaborating Partner Organisation, and has accepted this invitation with the objective to advocate for increased focus on diabetes complications, in particular diabetic foot ulcers. The CHRODIS-JA integrates a large number of European health care partners, including national authorities, European associations, and research institutions. EWMA expects to join forces with these other associations to advocate for actions to improve the prevention and treatment of the major complications of diabetes. Continued participation in the Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing EWMA continues to participate in the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA). EWMA has been a partner of the action group on Integrated Care since the beginning of 2012. Interest in the EIP-AHA has grown tremendously, and the partnership now includes several hundred representatives from regional development organisations, health care authorities, research institutions, and non-governmental associations. Activities are divided into several working groups, of which EWMA continues to follow those of the Workforce Development and Care Pathways. During the spring of 2014, EWMA will continue its networking activities within the EIP- AHA. Amongst other activities, the final versions of the two documents on “Home Care Wound Care” and “Managing Wounds as a Team” will be shared with the working groups. m 84 EWMA Journal 2014 vol 14 no 1
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