Supporting Families and Children in Healthcare: QCHP Role

Supporting Families and Children in Healthcare: QCHP Role

Samar Aboulsoud, MD. PhD A/chief executive officer- QCHP

CONTENTS

1 QCHP Overview

2

Registration & licensing Department

3

Fitness To Practice (FTP) Department

QCHP OVERVIEW

? QCHP was Established by Emiri Decree No. 7 for the Year 2013. ? A non-profit government body that regulates the healthcare

practice and medical education in State of Qatar. ? The Council functions through three departments in

collaboration in improving healthcare quality and ensure patient safety.

Registration & Licensing

Department

QCHP

Accreditation Department

Fitness to Practice Department

Role of QCHP

FAMILY CENTERED REGULATORY SERVICES

A UNIQUE REGULATORY AUTHORITY RESPONSIVE TO PATIENT / COMMUNITY NEED

? Address all the population group.

? Values & promotes the multidisciplinary approach of care.

? Emphasizes the psychosocial well-being, family involvement and therapeutic play during child illness .

? Regulating all healthcare practitioner's categories.

? Registration / licensing and accreditation body .

? Regulation of professional conduct of healthcare practitioners

? Evidence based regulation

? Comparable to international best regulatory practices,

? Culturally sensitive and responsive to the healthcare system's needs,

? Aligned with health statistics / indicators, national health strategies, the Qatar national vision 2030

Role of Registration department

Updating policies & procedures for healthcare professions to support families & Children

Recognizing the need for new scopes of practices and regulating professional categories

Consultation with expert and stakeholders to

prepare professional competency framework

Adding new scopes that address new technologies, advanced practices and therapeutic modalities

NEW SCOPES-REGISTERATION & LICENSING

Child Life Specialist

Clinical Psychologist

Clinical Social Worker

Occupational Therapist

Special Education Specialists

Speech language Pathologist

Neonatal/ Pediatric clinical nurse specialists

Nurse Practitioners

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Development specialist

This scope supports Psychological needs of children and families experiencing: Hospitalization Illness Injury Traumatic life events They promote effective

coping through play, age appropriate medical preparation, self-expression activities and education

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