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ICO participates in the X National Congress of the SEEO and the X AESMAS Congress

Some 50 professionals of the Institut Català d’Oncologia have participated, from May 17th. to the 20th., in the X National Congress of the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing in Sevilla, under the title “Cancer: new focuses, new perspectives”
There have been a total of 39 lectures, workshops, communications and posters made by representatives of the ICO, among which must be mentioned the communications in the final for a prize:
High- frecuency internal audits (rule ISO 9001) as a tool for continuous improvement, presented by J.L. Ribes.
Prevalence of the oncology patient’s use of complementary therapies (T.C), presenteda by P. Fernández


During three days of the congress there has been a major representation of all the ICO nursing (Hospitalet, Girona i Badalona), with a great number of de scientific presentations by ICO professionals of all the services and areas: research, radiation therapy, oncology, day-hospital, haematology, palliative cures, brachitherapy, prevention and sanitary education.
At the General Assembly of members of the SEEO, Tàrsila Ferro, nursing director of ICO, communicated that she is leaving her position of chairwoman of the Society, which she had been holding since 2003, and there was election to vote a new board.

Besides, ICO has also been present at the X A.E.S.M.A.S. Congress (after the letters for Spanish Association of Medical Secretaries and Administratives of Health), That took place in Donostia - San Sebastián, from the 1st. to the 3rd. of de June, where the following communications have been presented:


Communications in posters:
Telephone confirmation of the first visit to external consults to the palliative cures service. Rosa Artigas, Albert Tuca. Winner of the first prize for the best poster of the congress. Autora Rosa Artigas.
The administration role in satisfaction surveys. Ada Martos, Anna Blasco, Ángel Vidal.
Satisfaction surveys. Silvia Montells.
Internal audits as tool for continuous improvement. Marta Ballart, Juan Luis Ribes, Cristina Gutiérrez, David León, Montse Paretas.

Oral communications:
The administration secretary as a link between hospitals to find the clinic records. Ana Chacón, Ada Martos, Anna Blasco.
Comparison of the efectiveness of both methods for engaging non- participants in a program of premature detection of breast cancer. Soledad Plaza, Carmen Vidal, Mercè Peris, Natividad Valera, Nuria Quirós, Cristina Ordoño
New technology and knowledge management: proactive performance of the administration staff. Mercè Margalef , Mercè Peris

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