The Sant Joan de Déu Health Park organizes the 1st South Metropolitan Emergency Day in collaboration with hospitals, Primary Care and extra-hospital services
The increasing complexity of healthcare has given rise to an event that aims to improve coordination, optimise circuits and promote innovation in care models
The organizers want to consolidate the conference as a key annual event reflecting a collective commitment to providing quality care in the Emergency Services of the Southern Metropolitan Region
This face-to-face event will be held on 11 November in the Dr Antoni Pujadas Auditorium, at Parc Sanitari SJD
This year, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu is organising the First South Metropolitan Region Emergency Conference with the support of hospitals, primary care centres and extra-hospital services in the area (the Castelldefels Primary Care Emergency Centre, Bellvitge University Hospital, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, Moisès Broggi Hospital in Sant Joan Despí, Viladecans Hospital and the Medical Emergency System (SEM)) and representatives of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Martorell Foundation, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau and the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona.
The event will take place on 11 November and, in this first edition, it will focus on three thematic blocks: specialised Emergency professionals will present healthcare improvement projects, exchange knowledge and experiences first-hand and will discuss the future and the scope for improvement of Emergency services in the Southern Metropolitan Region.
The inaugural lecture, given by Dr Ernest Bragulat, head of the Emergency Service at the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona, will address the transformation of emergency services over the years. Dr Bragulat will explain how the changing profiles of patients treated call for a transformation in the care models, management and leadership of the healthcare system, focusing on strengthening institutional coordination.
In addition to healthcare speakers, the conference will also feature experts in legal issues related to urgent healthcare, and architects, who will present the keys to designing more efficient, people-centred emergency facilities in the future.
Keys to improving the future of Catalan Emergency Services
The scope of in-hospital and out-of-hospital emergencies in the Southern Metropolitan Region has changed constantly with a steady increase in the complexity of care involved. Current health challenges, such as increased fragility in elderly patients, chronic conditions, high demand for services and the importance of coordination between different levels of care, have highlighted the need to create a common space where healthcare professionals from different centres can share projects, exchange knowledge and discuss the current situation in order to improve circuits, introduce innovations in current care models and strengthen the network of professionals.
The conference also aims to provide a response for some current needs, such as coordination between healthcare systems and levels, especially in urgent and critical processes; the difficulty of standardising procedures, especially in geographically diverse multidisciplinary environments; limitations in direct communication between professionals from different services and areas; the detection of complex and fragile cases, which require a transversal approach; and the efficient management of hospital resources.
This first conference is accredited by the Catalan Council for Ongoing Training and has been endorsed by SoCMUE. It is hoped that it will become an annual event and will be held in rotation by the participating centres in the South Metropolitan area.
For more information, please see the full conference programme at the following link. To attend, please complete the in-person registration form on the Parc Sanitari SJD website.
