What is World Patient Safety Day?
Recognizing patient safety as a global health priority, all 194 WHO Member States at the 72nd World Health Assembly, in May 2019, endorsed the establishment of World Patient Safety Day (Resolution WHA72.6), to be marked annually on 17 September.
The objectives of World Patient Safety Day are to increase public awareness and engagement, enhance global understanding, and spur global solidarity and action to promote patient safety. Each year, a new theme is selected to highlight a priority patient safety area where action is needed to reduce avoidable harm in health care and achieve universal health coverage.
Evidence shows that when patients are treated as partners in their care, significant gains are made in safety, patient satisfaction and health outcomes. By becoming active members of the healthcare team, patients can contribute to the safety of their care and that of the healthcare system as a whole.
This is why World Patient Safety Day 2023 will be observed under the theme "Engaging patients for patient safety" in recognition of the crucial role patients, families and caregivers play in the safety of health care.
Theme:
Engaging patients for patient safety
Call for action:
Elevate the voice of patients!
WHO OFFICIAL WEBPAGE - https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-patient-safety-day/2023
ISQua has joined forces with four leading healthcare organisations for WPSD2023
Continuing our collaboration from 2022, we have joined forces with other international organisations, GS1 Healthcare, the International Hospital Federation (IHF), the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), and the International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO), to help spread the word on World Patient Safety Day.
Together, we created five short videos, with representatives from each organisation sharing their thoughts on key challenges and issues patients face, and providing best practices, guidelines, and recommendations that patients and healthcare providers can follow to improve patient safety.
On September 17, we will release the concluding video that combines all our messages
ISQua's Specialist Certificate - Introduction to Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
About the course
This course provides essential insights and overviews on all aspects of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.
Who is it for?
This course is specifically designed for those who want to improve quality and patient safety across all aspects of healthcare.
Course information
- Duration: 12 months (from date of enrolment)
- Fully online course
- Continuous assessment (no final exam)
- Certificate awarded upon completion
- Discounted registration fee for ISQua Members
Regular cost: €350 (non-Members) / €250 (Members).
From 13th - 22nd September, we will be offering this course for the discounted rate of €250 (non-Members) / €150 (Members).
Participants from lower-middle countries can access the course for €150 (non-members) / €100 (Members).
Participants from low-income countries can access the course for free by signing up as an ISQua Friend.
WPSD Activities from Around the World
19th September - Webinar: Can we have a better healthcare system by 2030?
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
11.00am – 12.00pm (AEDT)
How might healthcare unfold around the world to 2030? What are the demands on the system and the challenges and where are the opportunities for health systems to improve care for communities under increasing pressure?
Join Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite to explore what healthcare will look like in 2030. Professor Yvonne Zurynski will host this webinar.
26th September - ASQua Webinar & Call for e-Posters
Patients for Patient Safety Ireland
Marking World Patient Safety Day 2023, Patients for Patient Safety Ireland is engaging in the following activities:
1. Launching a major new initiative calling for a joined-up approach to health literacy across healthcare (organisational and personal health literacy), education (include health literacy in curriculums from an early age) and in our communities.
2. Co-produced resources for World Patient Safety Day 2023 - leaflets, posters and animated videos - with the health service and the Department of Health: https://www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/nqpsd/featured-articles/wpsd-2023 with clear calls to action on health professionals to Engage Patients for Patient Safety and Elevate the Voice of Patients with health literacy.
3. Reinforcing our messages through a series of webinars with health service organisations across the country throughout weeks commencing 11th Sept and 18th Sept 2023.
