TY - JOUR
T1 - The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) study
T2 - History, project management and approach
AU - Vanhaecht, K.
AU - Sermeus, W.
AU - Peers, J.
AU - Deneckere, S.
AU - Lodewijckx, C.
AU - Leigheb, F.
AU - Panella, M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Within each of the four participating countries (Belgium, Italy, Ireland and Portugal), a national coordinator was appointed and a partnership agreement between an institution and the E-P-A was signed. In Belgium the Catholic University Leuven is supported by the Flemish part of the Belgian Dutch Clinical Pathway Network. In Italy the University of Eastern Piedmont is supported by the AReSS Piemonte (Agenzia Regionale per i Servizi Sanitari). In Ireland the Health Service Executive is taking the lead as national coordinator and in Portugal the National School of Public Health in Lisbon is organizing the study. These national coordinators organize the study and are the main contact persons for the participating hospitals and multidisciplinary teams in their country.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) study is the first, international, cluster randomized controlled trial launched to study the effect of the implementation of care pathways and to study why and under what circumstances pathways work. The study will be performed in Belgium, Italy, Ireland and Portugal and will include individual studies: a trial including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, a trial including proximal femur fracture patients and a trial focusing on multidisciplinary teamwork within both populations. The study is managed by the European Pathway Association in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium), the University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy), the National School of Public Health Lisbon (Portugal) and the Health Services Executive in Dublin (Ireland). This paper will describe the history, project management and overall approach of this international study.
AB - The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) study is the first, international, cluster randomized controlled trial launched to study the effect of the implementation of care pathways and to study why and under what circumstances pathways work. The study will be performed in Belgium, Italy, Ireland and Portugal and will include individual studies: a trial including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, a trial including proximal femur fracture patients and a trial focusing on multidisciplinary teamwork within both populations. The study is managed by the European Pathway Association in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium), the University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy), the National School of Public Health Lisbon (Portugal) and the Health Services Executive in Dublin (Ireland). This paper will describe the history, project management and overall approach of this international study.
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U2 - 10.1258/jicp.2010.010015
DO - 10.1258/jicp.2010.010015
M3 - Article
SN - 2040-4026
VL - 14
SP - 52
EP - 56
JO - International Journal of Care Pathways
JF - International Journal of Care Pathways
IS - 2
ER -
