18 September 2023, 13:00 -14:30 (CEST)

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Co-organizers: ICRP, IOMP, ISR, ISRRT, RAD-AID, WFNMB, WHO

Audience: professionals

WPSD 2023 Theme: “Engaging patients for patient safety”

Format: Panel discussions (no presentations in the sessions)

Chair: WHO representative

Panelists:

• Bibb ALLEN (ISR)
• Kimberley APPLEGATE (ICRP)
• John DAMILAKIS (IOMP)
• Guy FRIJA (ISR)
• Donald FRUSH (ISR)
• MAC GINTY (ISR)
• Irena PAPIEVA (WHO)
• Suz SCHRANDT (Patient representative)
• Chek-Wee TAN (ISRRT)
• Jean-Pierre TASU (ISR)
• Mary WEATHERALL (RAD-AID)
• TBC (WFNMB)

Objectives of World Patient Safety Day 2023

• Raise global awareness of the need for active engagement of patients and their families and caregivers in all settings and at all levels of health care to improve patient safety.
• Engage policy-makers, health care leaders, health and care workers, patients’ organizations, civil society and other stakeholders in efforts to engage patients and families in the policies and practices for safe health care.
• Empower patients and families to be actively involved in their own health care and in the improvement of safety of health care.
• Advocate urgent action on patient and family engagement, aligned with the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030, to be taken by all partners.

References:

• Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030: Towards eliminating avoidable harm in health care
• World Patient Safety Day 2023
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  • Canto: Library of logos, Zoom backdrops, etc

Technical support, promotion, recording: Prof. M. Stoeva