The Euro-Mediterranean Institute for Quality and Safety in Health Services, as a member of the Global Patient Safety Network, participates in the initiatives of the World Health Organization to celebrate World Patient Safety Day.
World Patient Safety Day was established in 2019 by the 72nd World Health Assembly through the adoption of resolution WHA72.6, and its main objective is to promote, at a global level, actions to prevent and reduce risks for patients in the provision of healthcare care.
The theme chosen by the World Health Organization for 2023 is “Empowering patients for patient safety”, in recognition of the critical role that patients themselves and their families and carers play in the safety of health care.
With the message “Strengthen the voice of patients!”, P.O.Y. calls on all stakeholders in all Health Systems to take the necessary actions to ensure that patients participate in policy making, are represented in governance structures, participate in the design of safety strategies and are active partners in their own care.
To celebrate World Patient Safety Day 2023, on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 12-13, 2023, WHO will hold a two-day online conference on “Empowering Patients for Patient Safety.”
You can register (for free) at the relevant link you will find here.
To see the conference program, click here.
