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HORIZONTAL PROGRAMMES

In this context of improvement, evaluation is necessary and CIBERSAM stresses the

evaluation of its structure, processes, and scientific production:

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Structure: the qualification, technological capacity, infrastructure, economic-
administrative organization, management of human and material resources are

taken into account.

• Processes: the accomplishment of CIBER’s mission, the relevance of its activity

on a national and international level and the coherence in planning, disclosing and
disseminating its results stand out.

• Scientific production: production is assessed with respect to the available funds,

the number of publications, projects, patents and the development over time.

CIBERSAM has a code of Good Research Practices adopted by all its investigators.

Complying with the code of Good Scientific Practice means maintaining ethical princi-
ples and legal requirements in accordance with international ethical standards in re-

search stated in the Helsinki Declaration (obtaining informed consent, comprehensive

assessment of the risk/benefit ratio of the study and impartiality in selecting study
participants and performing follow-up), as well as CIBERSAM Good Scientific Conduct

Committee (GSCC). These are the essential elements in any research work aiming to
expand scientific knowledge within a framework of credibility and respect from society.

Furthermore, CIBERSAM has added to its Quality Management System an operat-

ing protocol based on national and international ethical standards for managing and

transferring biological samples between CIBERSAM laboratories (from test animals or
experiments with cells and from patients or controls). This protocol assures the quality

and stability of the samples under its control and of the data relating to said samples

at all times.

CIBER de Salud Mental has a quality control system for research and management
activities. The Steering Committee, the Scientific Committee as well as the area, line

and/or project coordinators and managers make sure that the objectives are complied
with and that the scientific methods have the appropriate quality attributes.

In 2013, actions for evaluating and monitoring objectives, indicators and processes

defined in the Strategic Plan based on the ISO standard were conducted.

• Defining and monitoring areas of improvement and prevention detected in areas
of management and research activity.

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Defining and monitoring areas of improvement resulting from analyzing satisfac-

tion surveys.

• Analyzing results of the pharmaceutical laboratory external satisfaction survey.
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• Designing an internal satisfaction survey for CIBERSAM members.
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Determining areas of improvement and preventive actions relating to the CIBER O
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Increasing CIBERSAM scientific activity dissemination through social networks.
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