CLAUD-IT is a 36-month project (September 2024 – August 2027) co-funded by the European Union under the EU4Health programme 2021–2027, EU4H-2023-PJ-05 Action grants for a project on implementation of the agenda for medical ionising radiation applications (SAMIRA action plan) – organisation of clinical audit campaigns as a tool to improve quality and safety of medical applications of ionising.
The objectives of the CLAUD-IT are to improve clinical audit practice in EU Member States, foster implementation of clinical audit in radiology and nuclear medicine, and thus improve the quality and safety of patients.
There is strong scientific evidence that clinical audit is a key component to improve the quality and safety of medical imaging. Therefore, the official recommendation is to implement them widely into clinical practice. In addition, according to the European Basic Safety Standards Directive, 2013/59/Euratom, all Member States are required to carry out clinical audits “in accordance with national procedures” by law. Nevertheless, clinical audits are still not sufficiently implemented in most EU member states.
The project will support Member States with the implementation of clinical audit. CLAUD-IT will pilot audit campaigns in radiology and nuclear medicine in 9 EU Member States (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, and Spain) to foster implementation into clinical routine. Dr. Núria Bargalló and Dr. David Fuster from the Diagnostic Imaging Center of the Hospital Clínic, participate in this project and will lead one of the WPs.
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Objectives
- Assess the current state of the art in all 9 participating Member States to identify new developments since the completion of the QuADRANT project as well as existing infrastructures and stakeholders
- Prepare practical, concise and evidence-based audit material and related training material for radiology and nuclear medicine and to make these available in a central repository in order to provide a “one-stop-shop” for stakeholders
- Hold practical stakeholder training to conduct clinical audits under external guidance
- Raise awareness for the importance of clinical audit by communicating its mandatory character as laid down in the BSSD and explaining the great impact it can have on daily professional practice as well as ts contribution to higher quality care and patient safety. Convene the stakeholders in an effort to develop clinical audit strategies and campaign.
CLAUD-IT is co-funded under the EU4Health Programme 2021–2027 under grant agreement no. 101160903. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
