Quality Standards for Palliative Care is the starting point in achieving the quality assessment methodologies of the palliative care services It was initiated by Hospice Casa Sperantei in 2002 and revised  through an extensive consultative process with experts from public and non-governmental field in 2010. The standardization process was completed with Assessment of the costs of the palliative care services in Romania and through Clinical Protocols for palliative care in 2011 (revised in 2014).  

30 – 31 July 2015, Brasov:  first meeting of the project team

Agenda:  presentation of the project and principles; reviewing the assessment grids for home care services and in-patient units; establishing the list of mandatory and additional assessment tools, procedure for the appointment the evaluation committees; set up the next steps in the project.

Participants: representatives of Hospice Casa Sperantei Brasov and Bucharest, together with representatives of the Regional Institute of Oncology Iasi, the Municipal Hospital Campia Turzii and other providers of palliative care services from Oradea (Hospice Emanuel) and Constanta (Hospice Casa Soarelui) – members of the National Association of Palliative Care.

7 – 8 October 2015, Tg Mures: working meeting „Drawing up the methodologies for assessing the palliative care providers”

The assessment grids for palliative care in in-patient units and home care services were re-analyzed, their completion being a hard and a long standing process. The assessment tools were analyzed and adjusted. It was also re-assessed the procedure for the appointment of the evaluation committee and the stages of the evaluation process.

8- 10 October 2015, Tg Mures: presentation of the project within the National Conference of Palliative Care (press conference and workshop)

During the press conference and the workshop the project was presented to 18 specialists in palliative care (representatives of public and private authorities at national level) and to 10 members of the project implementation team; the result of the seminar – recommendations regarding the assessment process.

November 2015 – February 2016: pre-testing the assessment tools within Hospice Casa Sperantei Brasov

After the preliminary tests of the Patient’s File used for palliative care in in-patient units and home care units, a meeting of the project team with the clinicians of the hospice took place in 18 February 2016. Following this meeting, the Patient’s File used for palliative care was adjusted according to the clinicians requests, appeared from the practice. 

Training of the assessors:  19-20 February 2016, Brasov

During the two days of training, were established: the strategy of palliative care services provided in in-patient units and at home care; the evaluation committees; the calendar of the evaluation visits to be conducted in Brasov, Bucharest, Oradea, Iasi, Campia Turzii and Constanta.

Training of the representatives of the 5 palliative care providers to be evaluated: 4-5 march 2016, Brasov 

Agenda of the two-days training:  introduction of participants and project presentation; activities to be carried out during the preparation period, activities during evaluation visit, post-visit; the evaluation report.

Planning the evaluation visits: 28 March – 14 April 2016

28-29 March – Casa Soarelui Constanta; assessors: Camelia Nedelcu, Nicoleta Mitrea

28-29 March – Oncological Institute Iasi; assessors: Marinela Murg, Sorina Pop

04-05 April – Municipal Hospital Campia Turzii; assessors: Elena Moldoveanu –, Cristina Ghiran

04-06 April – Emanuel Foundation Oradea; assessors: Anton Diaconu, Dan Malciolu

11-14 April – Hospice Casa Sperantei Foundation Brasov; assessors Angelica Lascu, Cristina Anastasiu, Florentina Curpas

11-14 April – Hospice Casa Sperantei Foundation Bucharest; assessors Vladimir Poroch, Anca Silvestean