WELCOME TO OUR SPRING NEWSLETTER!

 
We started 2023 with two high-level events in Montreux and London aimed at bridging the gap between experts, clinicians and patient across Europe. Together with very committed patient safety stakeholders, we were able to confirm that networking, exchange of good practice and knowledge are key to accelerating change across Europe, breaking down barriers to implementation.
 
This is a development path that the EUPSF continues to follow and is reflected in our work. We are pleased to invite you to our next conference in Vienna, to promote patient safety collaborations at the European level and to introduce our new Affiliates and Advisory Board members.

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WE CAN ACHIEVE SO MUCH MORE WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER.  

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The Swiss Patient Safety Foundation (SPS) and European Patient Safety Foundation (EUPSF) hosted an exclusive Side-Event at the 5th Global Ministerial Patient Safety Summit 2023 in Montreux, Switzerland. In a World Café Workshop, 42 international experts came together to share national experiences and knowledge on the topics of Just Culture, Critical-Incident-Reporting Systems as well as National Patient Safety Programs.

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WELCOME TO OUR WINTER NEWSLETTER!

What a busy year 2022 has been.  We’ve welcomed new Affiliates, we’ve co-organised our first Patients Safety Conference and we have a new President!  As we look back on 2022, let us remind ourselves of all we have achieved, let us set in motion the routines we need for the priorities and actions we have to take and let us look forward to the rewards we will reap from our actions in 2023. We wish you and your families a wonderful Festive Season.

 

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WELCOME TO OUR AUTUMN NEWSLETTER!

The Spring and Summer months have been busy. We’ve been preparing for our upcoming Autumn conference, supporting our affiliates in transforming their vision into reality, prioritising activities, and strengthening our network and team.  We have also been working on raising our media presence and sharing our vision of what we need to do to improve patient safety. We’re happy to share links to two interviews with our representatives in conversation with our media partner, Health Europa.

 

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THE EUPSF BOARD HAS THREE NEW MEMBERS!

We are excited to welcome our new Board members, elected during the Council of Affiliates Meeting that took place on 24th May 2022. The Foundation is managed by a Board consisting of a maximum of ten members with candidates proposed by Non-profit Organisation Affiliates and Industry Affiliates , who are willing to dedicate their time, energy and expertise to the EUPSF.

 

Our newly elected Board Members are:

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• Dr. Adriano Friganovic representing the European Specialist Nurses Organisation
   

• Dr. Michael Wagner representing Medical University of Vienna
   

• Mr. Andrea Rappagliosi representing Edwards Lifesciences

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TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS, WE NEED A STRONG TEAM!

We are therefore we are very happy to welcome two new Board members, elected during the Council of Affiliates Meeting, who are willing to dedicate their time, energy and expertise to the EUPSF. The Foundation is managed by a Board consisting of a maximum of ten members with candidates proposed by Non-profit Organisation Affiliates and Industry Affiliates. Our newly elected Board Members are:

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• Dr. Peter H.M.P. Roelofsma representing the Center for Safety in Healthcare at Delft University of Technology
   

• Mr. Pedro Vieira dos Santos representing Medtronic

NEWSLETTER - We are delighted to share with you our very first newsletter of the European Patient Safety Foundation (EUPSF). A lot has been done behind the scenes, and in this first newsletter we're happy to share with you our new strategy, interesting articles about patient and healthcare workers' safety, and the decisions of our recent Council of Affiliates Meeting. We're also happy to introduce our newly elected Board Members as well as the Affiliates that joined the Foundation at the beginning of 2021. Enjoy the read and don't hesitate to get in touch!

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EUPSF BOARD HAS THREE NEW MEMBERS. The Foundation is managed by a Board consisting of a maximum of ten members with candidates proposed by Non-profit Organisation Affiliates and Industry Affiliates. Our newly elected Board Members are:

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Mrs. Penilla Gunther representing FOKUS Patient,

Mr. Denis Herbaux representing PAQS and

Prof. Dr. Martin Westphal representing Fresenius Kabi

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GREAT NEWS FOR ALL PATIENTS! The delegates of the 74th World Health Assembly (24-31 May 2021) agreed to take concrete action to eliminate avoidable harm in health care by adopting the first ever “Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030”.

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The action plan outlines priority actions to be taken by governments, civil society, international organizations, intergovernmental organizations, WHO and, most importantly, by health care facilities across the world. 

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PRESS RELEASE: Association of Anaesthetists, UK - The European Patient Safety Foundation is backing the national Fight Fatigue campaign, a joint initiative of the Association of Anaesthetists, the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the impact of fatigue and shift work on our NHS workforce.

 

The Fight Fatigue campaign was launched in 2018 in response to the tragic death of a trainee anaesthetist who died whilst driving home tired after a night shift. 

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