Projects 4
Conduct a desk study and qualitative survey on medical errors and adverse events in Vietnam
Province: Thai Binh, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Phu YenClient’s name: GIZ
Execution time: 10/2014 to 01/2015
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader):
- PhD. Doan Trong Trung
- PhD. Nguyen Duc Thanh
Project description (in brief):
The purpose of the study is to provide evidence for policy makers- the Ministry of Health in Vietnam to draft a guidance circular on how to deal with and tackle the problems of medical errors and adverse medical events. The specific objectives are to collect statistics on adverse events reported at health facilities in Vietnam since 2012 to present; describe the means of management and response to adverse events currently applied at health facilities in Vietnam; and; explore the perceptions of involved target groups in terms of management and coping with adverse events.
Practical work done by the institution’s staff:
- Desk review of relevant documents
- Design study proposal and tools
- Organize data collection in the field
- Process data and write report.

