Plans for Patient Safety Awareness Week

For 11 years, the National Patient Safety Foundation (NSPF) has led hospitals and health care organizations around the world in demonstrating their commitment to patient safety by recognizing the first week in March as Patient Safety Awareness Week. This is the perfect time to re-energize staff, educate and engage patients, and demonstrate your organization’s commitment to patient safety.

This year’s theme is Patient Safety 7/365: 7 days of recognition, 365 days of commitment to safe care. This is a week to recognize the advancements that have been made in the patient safety arena, while acknowledging the challenges that remain—and committing to working on them, every day.

Visit the NPSF website to learn more.

15th Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress

The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Patient Safety Congress will be held May 8-12, 2013 in New Orleans, LA and registration is now available. Keynote Speaker Noted journalist and author Suzanne Gordon, one of the most influential writers on the topic of improving the culture and safety of health care, will speak at a plenary session and lead a breakout session. Read more and watch a short video. Breakout Sessions The 2013 Congress will feature breakout sessions in five tracks: Health Information Technology: Building Solutions for Patient Safety Risk Prevention: A Patient Safety Imperative  Employee Engagement: Bringing the Joy & Meaning Back to Work Transformational Models for Safe Health Care Delivery Patient and Family Engagement: The Essence of Patient Safety Click here for more information and to register.

National Patient Safety Foundation's 2011 Patient Safety Congress

How will your organization cultivate patient safety this year?

At the 13th Annual National Patient Safety Foundation's Patient Safety Congress, you will learn from and exchange ideas with patient safety experts and practitioners from around the globe at the only conference with a singular focus on patient safety.

The Congress Preliminary Program is now available.

Click here to register... save $100 if you register by March 25.

National Patient Safety Foundation: Patient Safety Congress 2011 Call for Posters

On May 25-27, 2011 the National Patient Safety Foundation will be hosting a Patient Safety Congress at the Gaylord National Hotel in Washington, DC.

In 2011, the extraordinarily popular Learning and Simulation Center returns, plus a special plenary session on healthcare simulations led by Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Medical Simulation.

The call for Congress 2011 Posters is now open and can be submitted here.

Click here to register as an attendee.

Upcoming Event from the NPSF Professional Learning Series

The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) hosts a Professional Learning Series, which offers today’s healthcare professional the convenience of continuing education and peer-to-peer collaboration in an online learning environment. Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of the NPSF, programs offer best practices, cutting-edge perspectives, and unmatched resources to address current and emerging issues in patient safety. Through this online learning series, healthcare professionals can achieve both personal and professional milestones, while also meeting national and organization-specific patient safety goals.

The next event will be held next Thursday, October 21:

Improving Safety and Quality: Lessons from Health Literacy Research

Thursday, October 21, 2010, 2:00 – 3:00pm Eastern

Featured Speaker: David W. Baker, MD MPH, Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Director of the REACH Practice-Based Research Network, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Learn more and register for this webcast!

National Patient Safety Foundation Offers Educational Opportunities

The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) hosts a Professional Learning Series, which offers today’s healthcare professional the convenience of continuing education and peer-to-peer collaboration in an online learning environment. Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of the NPSF, programs offer best practices, cutting-edge perspectives, and unmatched resources to address current and emerging issues in patient safety. Through this online learning series, healthcare professionals can achieve both personal and professional milestones, while also meeting national and organization-specific patient safety goals.


The next event will be held next Thursday, September 30:

A New Day, A New Dialogue: Disclosure Policies for Serious Adverse Events

Thursday, September 30, 2010, 4:00pm Eastern

Featured Speaker: Richard Boothman, AB, JD, Chief Risk Officer, University of Michigan Health System

Learn more and register for this webcast!