Feb132025

The General Hospital of Valencia and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency strengthen integrity in public health procurement

València, February, 13, 2025. The General Hospital of Valencia and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF) have joined forces to strengthen public health procurement from a perspective of integrity and prevention of conflicts of interest.

 

Within this framework, a total of 39 professionals from the technical field participated in a five-hour training day, designed to delve into the principles of public procurement and the risks associated with its management.

 

The session was inaugurated by Ana Cerdán, Deputy Director of Economic and Logistics Management of the General Hospital of Valencia, who highlighted the importance of transparency and ethics in public procurement.

 

Throughout the day, several AVAF experts took part:

  1. Anselm Bodoque, acting coordinator of the Area of Training, Participation, Communication and Relations with other entities, presented the institutional integrity system of the Valencian Community and the role of the AVAF.
  2. Pilar Moreno, training technician, analysed the risks to integrity in public procurement, illustrating them with cases extracted from complaints received by the Agency since 2017.
  3. Marita Oliver, training technician, explained the mandatory information systems according to Law 2/2023 and shared the experience of the AVAF in their implementation.

 

The day concluded with a participatory workshop on the management of conflicts of interest in public procurement, facilitated by the AVAF speakers, in the Lecture Hall of the General Hospital.

 

From the AVAF Training Area, the Economic and Logistics Management of the General Hospital of Valencia has been thanked for its commitment to updating regulations and promoting integrity in healthcare management.

 

Interested in specialized training in public integrity and fraud prevention? Contact us at: formación@antifraucv.es

 

Feb122025

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency and the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board collaborate within the EPAC experience exchange programme

Valencia, 12 February 2025.- The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency and the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board have collaborated within the experience exchange programme promoted by the European Partners Against Corruption (EPAC) working group.

Two teams from both institutions have exchanged visits to share experiences and working methods on:

– Analytical capacity in the fight against corruption

– Use of Artificial Intelligence as a support for citizens and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.

– Optimization of resources based on Big Data analysis.

Feb112025

First training experience of the AVAF for healthcare personnel. The Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de València, the first health centre in the Valencian Community to collaborate with the AVAF to promote the culture of public integrity.

València, February, 11, 2025. On Tuesday, February 11, the Lecture Hall of the General University Hospital of Valencia Consortium hosted the training session “The promotion of the culture of integrity in the health field”, the first given by the Training Area of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF) aimed at healthcare personnel of this hospital, including heads of medical service directorates and supervisors from all over the Valencian Community.

 

This initiative marks the beginning of the collaboration between the AVAF and the General University Hospital Consortium of Valencia, the result of the commitment of both institutions to the promotion of integrity and the proper management of conflicts of interest in the healthcare field.

 

The conference was inaugurated by Eduardo Piqueras Sanchiz, economic-financial director of the General University Hospital Consortium of Valencia, and Anselm Bodoque Arribas, acting coordinator of the Area of Training, Participation, Communication and Relations with other entities of the AVAF.

 

A total of 34 medical professionals participated in this first learning experience, which lasted two hours. Pilar Moreno García, training technician at the AVAF, presented the cycle of prevention, detection and response to fraud and corruption in the health field.

 

In addition, a participatory workshop was held focused on the risks of inadequate management of conflicts of interest, facilitated by Anselm Bodoque, Pilar Moreno and Marita Oliver.

 

The AVAF Training Area thanks the Economic and Logistics Management of the General University Hospital of Valencia Consortium for its commitment to integrity training, as well as all the participants for their interest and valuable contributions.

 

If you would like to organise specialised training in public integrity and fraud prevention at your institution, you can contact us at: formación@antifraucv.es