PIQAT: Program for International Quality Assurance in Treatment
PIQAT, a Quality Assurance (QA) initiative funded by INL, linked to ICQ, which provides technical support to countries seeking to improve their care systems for individuals with substance use disorders. The technical assistance is based on the application of system and treatment service quality standards, following international treatment norms. PIQAT is implementing through three international organizations: Colombo Plan, OAS/CICAD, and UNODC.
Purpose
The goal is to enhance the network of services for individuals with substance use disorders by adhering to international treatment standards, based on scientific and ethical principles. The initiative aids countries in developing and sustaining their quality improvement endeavors. The quality assurance assessment approach is standardized yet tailored to fit a country's specific needs. It involves a structured implementation process comprising 13 agreed-upon steps to evaluate the country's system and services.
PIQAT‘s Technical Assistance and Implementation Steps:
Agree and Create Team
1. Gain Country Interest
2. Obtain Letter of Interest
3. Create QA Team in the Country
System Assessment and System and Services Action Plan
4. System Assessment
5. Action Plan for System
6. Action Plan for Services
7. Training of Network Managers and Quality Control Inspectors
Develop, Test, Integrate and Maintain QA
8. Technical Assistance: Implementation Cycle 1
9. Technical Assistance: Revision & Adjustment Cycle 2
10. First Evaluation
11. Technical Assistance: Monitoring Cycles 3 and 4
12. Second Evaluation
13. Sustainability
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