Educational needs of medical service providers on issues of continuous improvement of the quality of integrated medical care and ways of providing them

Abstract

Aim: To determine modern strategies of quality assurance in medical care and to meet educational needs of health care professionals regarding the quality of medical care. Materials and Methods: The study programme included sociological surveys of healthcare professionals on their educational needs in terms of quality assurance of medical care. The study used bibliosemantic, sociological, medical and statistical methods, and content analysis. The study materials included scientific publications, the WHO program documents, national-level regulations and questionnaires on their educational needs in terms of quality of care and patient safety.