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Parallel Session B - Implementation issues Policy perspectives Overview – Piotr Jablonski, National Bureau for Drug Prevention, PL – Albert Kern, Ministry of Health, DE – Questions and discussion Piotr Jablonski • “Standard implementation using accreditation” : basic principles – Quality improvement – Global approach: • • • • alcohol and drugs related problems built in in general accreditation system several types of centres process of care and organizational functions Piotr Jablonski • How standards are defined ? – Interdisciplinary working group – Work based on expert opinion, literature, practice and existing legislation Piotr Jablonski • Lessons learned – Be aware of resistance – Defining standards is time consuming – Increasing level of awareness of importance of having quality standards – Lack of experience in other countries slowed down the process – Rejection of centres with no accreditation – Helps funding application Albert Kern • Several actors involved in complex system • Experiences in standards • Questions tackled Questions and discussion • Main challenges for implementation on national level ? – Having a EU counterpart – Need to convince all stakeholders – Different languages – Financial resources Questions and discussion • How can the expected political and financial problems be met ? – Short summaries for all stakeholders – National conferences to be organised by focal points – To provide arguments to justify investments Questions and discussion • How can the expected professional concerns be met ? – Training programs and research through EU funding – conferences Questions and discussion • How are the views of service users taken into account ? – Germany : questionnaires Questions and discussion • Which legal conditions must be prepared for the implementation ? – Treaty change ? Questions and discussion • Is cooperation between EU MS useful for sharing experience and best practice and how can it be initiated or strengthened ? – Useful – Through EU funding Discussion • Do MQS save money ? – Objective is to improve better drug care system – Common goal is quality improvement and this helps to overcome professional resistance Discussion • EU funding programs for 2012 under discussion and possibility to include support for cross border projets on the subject of quality standards Discussion • How to integrate standards in existing standards used by professional associations ? – No problem if integrated, no new standards adding Discussion • What is the advantage of having common standards and monitor them ? – Useful to compare on national and EU level for authorities – Services are interested in local or regional data – EU MQS can be a benchmark and saves time and can help evaluation of national systems Discussion • Focus on DISSEMINATION and IMPLEMENTATION of standards. EMCDDA or other expert networks can play a key role in this regard.