5th Congress of ANECORM in Vitoria Gasteiz.

Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2011-OctoberAt 16: 00, was beginning the Palace of congresses and exhibitions Europe of Vitoria – Gasteiz, the 5th Congress of nurse coordinators of material resources, organized by Anecorm. Since Wednesday and until last Friday gathered in this city, 300 attendees from all Spain, 30 speakers and 35 houses commercial; charge to show the most innovative and effective healthcare products.

In the institutional Act have been present Fernando Aránguiz Mingueza, Deputy Mayor and Councillor for economic promotion of the Town Hall of Vitoria-Gasteiz, on behalf of the Mayor of the city; Olga Isabel Rivera Hernáez, Vice-Counsellor of quality, research and health innovation from the Basque Government; Mª. Jesus Ruiz de Ocenda García; Nursing Central Osakidetza organization Adviser; Iñaki Unzaga Basauri, Director of economic management of Osakidetza, along with Carmen Jiménez Zarco, President ANECORM and Mª Angeles Lopez Salsamendi, President of the 5th Congress ANECORM.

The Conference opening, entitled innovation in the Basque health health ” has been pronounced by Olga Isabel Rivera Hernáez, Vice-Counsellor of quality, research and health innovation from the Basque Government. During his speech has stressed that Osakidezta shares the same lines of action to defend themselves in the Congress: the search for innovation there is a fiscal crisis, but not of ideas ”, sustainability of material resources and the pursuit of efficiency, with limited resources. The economic crisis is a threat that opens up possibilities and in the Basque country we have maintained the same level of health care; that shows you can do more with less ”.

During his speech, Rivera Hernáez, assessed the work developed by Apex nurses of material resources of the Basque country, at the time, congratulated the Chairperson of the 5th Congress year on the initiative of organizing an event with this topic and also for being the headquarters in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Iñaki Unzaga Basauri, Director of economic management of Osakidetza, for its part, has stated that Osakidezta has firmly focused on sustainability, cost containment actions ”. In this way the work develop responsible for material resources in the Basque health centres, acquires greater responsibility and commitment to the public health system ”. In addition said that the purchase of products through centralized purchasing, the diffusion of the knowledge of material resources, as well as an adequate use and consumption of the same or the proper management of health care processes, are measures that we are obliged to promote ”.

The day continued with a round table entitled demonstrate the contribution of the process management applied to material resources ”, where participated Susana Alvarez Gomez, Deputy Director of economic management of the hospital clínico San Carlos of Madrid and Miguel Calleja Jorge, responsible for the Sector health DNV Spain project. This forum has been moderated by Miguel Angel de Mena, nurse in the service of Anestegiología of the healthcare University complex of León. To end the session, there have been two communications. Work choose to award for the best Oral communication, presented during the closing ceremony.

This Congress, chaired by Maria Angeles Lopez Salsamendi, nurse and head of administrative resource materials in Hospital Universitario Araba, led by motto innovation-sustainability: challenges and opportunities.

For three days, professionals have spoken as Rosa Rico Iturriz, medical and Chief of technology assessment health-Osteba of the Department of health and consumption, the Government Basque, Amélia Guilera Roche, Director of the school of nursing San Joan de Déu in Barcelona or Carmen Ferrer Arredonurse and Director Manager, Guadarrama, Madrid hospital, together with experts from hospitals and health centres in the Basque country, León, Navarre, La Rioja, Barcelona, Spain, Madrid and Ourense.

This Congress was presented with a format open to the participation, through the format Oral communication or Poster presentation; awarded with a prize of € 360 and 900€, respectively.

In the framework of the Congress, the National Association of nurse coordinators of material resources, delivered the third edition of the prize for research in nursing. An award given at 1,360€ which aims to stimulate research in nursing.

In addition to the presentations, the healthcare industry, had also belong in this forum where the most innovative products at the exhibition stands have been exposed and have been presented to professionals in a so-called space minute gold.

ANECORM

Anecorm is the National Association of nursing Coordinator in material resources. Its President, Carmen Jimenez, stressed that the nurse of material resources, in any health centre, offers a role of rapprochement between managers and medical staff, with the acquisition of products, at the appropriate time, in the right quantity and at least possible cost. This is the basis for an effective and efficient work ”.