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The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published online on November 5, 2009
The European Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckp180
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.

Short Report

Professional quality improvement project in vaccination services: results of a 5-year survey

Silvio Brusaferro1, Carla Londero2, Mateo Panariti1, Federico Farneti1, Laura Calligaris1, Nora Coppola3, Tolinda Gallo4, Andrea Iob5, Ilva Osquino3 and the Regional Group for Vaccination Improvement

1 Department of Experimental and Clinical Pathology and Medicine, University of Udine, Italy
2 Medical Direction ‘Santa Maria della Misericordia’ Hospital, Udine, Italy
3 Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Healthcare Direction, Trieste, Italy
4 Prevention Department ASS4 Medio Friuli, Udine, Italy
5 Prevention Department ASS3 Alto Friuli, Gemona, Italy

Correspondence: Laura Calligaris, Department of Clinical and Experimental Pathology and Medicine (DPMSC), University of Udine, P.zzale S. Maria della Misericordia, 15, 33100 Udine, Italy, tel: +39-432-559163, fax: +39-432-559239, e-mail: calligaris.laura{at}aoud.sanita.fvg.it

Received July 30, 2009 , accepted October 5, 2009

A voluntary professional quality improvement project involving preventive departments and vaccination centres of an Italian region was carried out through two surveys (in 2001 and in 2006) performed using a quality assessment manual including 12 standards and 157 criteria. After the first survey, a feedback was sent to all participating centres. All six local health authorities participated, as well as all regional vaccination centres, 48 in 2001 and 41 in 2006. The overall adherence rate to the criteria was 56.0% (3258/5820) in 2001 and 74.4% (3784/5085) in 2006. The improvement was obtained without mandatory interventions from regional authorities.

Keywords: accreditation, quality improvement, vaccination


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