Patient safety

In October 2004, WHO launched the World Alliance for Patient Safety in response to a World Health Assembly Resolution (2002) urging WHO and Member States to pay the closest possible attention to the problem of patient safety. The Alliance raises awareness and political commitment to improve the safety of care and facilitates the development of patient safety policy and practice in all WHO Member States. Each year, the Alliance delivers a number of programmes covering systemic and technical aspects to improve patient safety around the world.

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Patient Safety Interview of the month Professor Didier Pittet	Harm to patients caused by radiotherapy More information	Porto 2007: Patient Safety Research - shaping the European agenda More information Call for abstracts

PAST EVENTS Safe Surgery saves Lives First International Consultation on Improving the Safety of Surgical Care 11-12 January 2007 Geneva, Switzerland More information Inauguration of the Global Patient Safety Challenge "Clean Care is Safer Care" 4 December 2006 Muscat, Oman More information [pdf 222kb] View all past events

UPCOMING EVENTS Regional Global Patient Safety Challenge Workshop - PAHO 5-7 March 2007 San Jose, Costa Rica More information [pdf 76kb] Patients for Patient Safety Regional Workshop 26-28 March 2007 Cairo, Egypt View all upcoming events

Canada
February 2007
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Stories for Safety: Sharing the evidence about nursing and patient safety
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Singapore
22 January 2007
New Health Products Bill Presented to Parliament
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Scotland, UK
15 January 2007
National Hand Hygiene Campaign
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News archive

National Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 4 - March 10, 2007
Patient Safety - A Road Taken Together
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TeamSTEPPS
Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety (USA)
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Alliance Day website in Russian
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Highlights archive