MORPH PROJECT OPENING PRESS RELEASE At a time of much thought and discussion of reform in healthcare across Europe, MORPH (Management of Risks and Practices in Healthcare) aims to take such thought and discussion further by providing data on current medico-legal and risk management practices in healthcare provider organisations in Ireland, Scotland & UK, Bulgaria and Poland. To Read further, Click here. MORPH Project Launch The Official launch of the MORPH (Management of Risks and Practices in Healthcare) project took place on Thursday 4th April, 2002. Project consortium partners from across Europe were in attendance at the launch. Also attending were members of the legal profession, members of indemnity organisations, medical practitioners, hospital risk managers and Dr. Caroline Hussey, Registrar, UCD. The project launch took place at the Hibernian United Services Club in Dublin and was well received by all in attendance, including members of the medical, legal and insurance bodies. Photographed at the MORPH Project launch (from left to right): Professor Denis Cusack, Consortium Partner, Division of Legal Medicine, University College Dublin, Dr. Darina Georgieva Zhelyazkova & Mr. Zhelyazko Zhelyazakov, Consortium Partner, Association of Health Care, Burgas (Bulgaria), Ms. Angela Forbes & Mr. Simon Pateman, Consortium Partner, Pateman Training & Consultancy Sp. Z.o.o. (Poland), Ms. Finola Sisk, Project Manager, Interesource Group, Limited (Project Leaders & Originators), Dr. Ian Chapman, Consortium Partner, Department of Medical Physics, University of Dundee (UK), Mr. Asim A. Sheikh, Consortium Partner, Division of Legal Medicine, University College Dublin, Mr. Haaris Sheikh, Managing Director, Interesource Group, Limited (Project Leaders & Originators), at front in blue, Ms. Avril Burgess, National Agency for Leonardo da Vinci. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE The second MORPH Project consortium meeting was hosted by the University of Dundee, Scotland on 4 th -6 th September. The two-day meeting was attended by all of MORPH partners The Lord Provost, Mr John Letford hosted an evening reception to welcome the MORPH consortium to Dundee and commented on the importance of such a project for the healthcare sector in Scotland and throughout the UK. Photographed here are (from left to right back row) Mr. Asim A. Sheikh, Consortium Partner, Division of Legal Medicine, University College Dublin, Mr. Zhelyazko Zhelyazakov, Consortium Partner, Association of Health Care, Burgas (Bulgaria), Mr. Simon Pateman, Consortium Partner, Pateman Training & Consultancy Sp. Z.o.o. (Poland), Mr. Haaris Sheikh, Managing Director, Interesource Group, Limited (Project Leaders & Originators), Dr Ewa Sadowska-Kowalska, Pateman Training & Consultancy Sp. Z.o.o. (Poland), Lord Provost John Letford, Dr. Ian Chapman, Consortium Partner, Department of Medical Physics, University of Dundee, Ms. Finola Sisk, Project Manager, Interesource Group, Limited (Project Leaders & Originators) The third MORPH project meeting was hosted by the Healthcare Association in Bansko, Bulgaria and the consortium were honoured to have the presence of Dr Petko Salchev Bulgaria's Deputy Health Minister for comments. The fourth consortium was hosted by the Foundation for Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Lodz, Poland. The two day event incorporated a seminar and workshop that was attended by over 70 medical practitioners. Presenters included Dr Ewa Sadowska-Kowalska, President of the Board, Foundation for Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Senior Lecturer at the University of Lodz, who spoke about the MORPH partnership and about how MORPH aims to provide the healthcare sector in Poland many benefits. RISK 2003, LONDON – Keynote Address Haaris Sheikh, Managing Director Interesource Group (Ireland) Limited and Asim Sheikh, Division of Legal Medicine were invited to deliver the Keynote Address at Risk 2003 in November 2003 in London. This annual event is attended by delegates from the medical and legal profession in the UK and this year’s event attracted as many as 280 delegates. The paper was entitled Clinical Risk Management in Ireland & UK: A Glimpse of the Status Quo and discussed the aims and objectives of the MORPH project followed by a presentation of the preliminary findings of the Irish and UK survey results. MORPH Final Newsletter download newsletter here MORPH Products A Glimpse of European Practices and Perspectives This title, available in English in paperback and hardback comprises of reviews of healthcare systems, report in the results from the surveys, and collection of effective practice case studies is packaged in two versions. The paperback version available for general reading, and the hardback version packaged with the Interactive Training Tool. Paperback: ISBN 0-9547357-0-6 Hardback: ISBN 0-9547357-1-4 A Glimpse of European Practices and Perspectives - DVD Documentary 47 minute documentary, features over 40 interview segments from Irish, UK, Polish and Bulgarian leading healthcare professionals and practitioners. MORPH - Risk Management: A Best Practice Guide This CD-Rom, with multiple language aspects, is intended to act as a guide to increase awareness of the basic clinical risk management and medico-legal issues. It provides the user with clear-cut language, easy to access sections (with over 100 sections/sub-sections), international and multilingual video clips and downloadable materials. To ensure access to further specialist reading and study, it provides a comprehensive bibliography and a page of international web links MORPH - Summary of Results Outlines the key findings of the survey conducted in each country.