The SMAD (Soins à domicile et aides communautaires) of the Réseau des infirmières indépendantes du canton de Fribourg is a service that brings together independent nurses offering home care to residents of the canton. This network makes it possible to coordinate care, ensure personalized care and offer quality support to patients in their home environment.

Here are SMAD's main missions:

1. Home care: The network's independent nurses offer a full range of home nursing care, such as post-operative care, chronic disease management, palliative care, and monitoring of medical treatments.

2. Patient support and accompaniment: The network focuses on the well-being of patients, ensuring their comfort and day-to-day health management. This includes preventive advice and training for family caregivers.

3. Collaboration with other healthcare professionals : Nurses work closely with doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare services to ensure comprehensive, coordinated patient care.

4. Flexibility and proximity : One of SMAD's strengths is its ability to offer personalized care tailored to each patient's specific needs. Thanks to a network of independent nurses, it guarantees great flexibility in the organization of care, and proximity to beneficiaries.

5. Quality and safety of care: The network ensures that high standards of quality and safety are maintained in the delivery of care. Independent nurses are experienced professionals, regularly trained in new medical and technological practices.

In summary, the SMAD of the Réseau des infirmières indépendantes du canton de Fribourg plays a crucial role in maintaining patients' health at home, by offering personalized, accessible, quality care. The service enables patients to remain at home while benefiting from appropriate medical follow-up, while also facilitating coordination between the various players in the healthcare system.