WELCOME TO OUR SPRING NEWSLETTER!

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Spring is in the air, and a new flow of energy is running through the Foundation. In recent months, more affiliates have joined us, bringing to our collective action more diversity and reach. At the same time, we have been following recent EU-level policy developments that could hold promise for the future of health and patient safety. And looking ahead, we’re pleased to share the first news about our next Patient Safety Conference, which will take place in Munich this autumn.

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WELCOME TO OUR WINTER NEWSLETTER!

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This year has shown us time and again that driving change in patient safety relies above all on one key resource: committed people. Whether it’s healthcare professionals developing innovative practices, patient advocates raising awareness of critical challenges, or teams working together to create safer systems, every action matters. At our annual conference in Madrid this November, we saw how these efforts and complementary perspectives come together to tackle the complexity of healthcare and overcome challenges. We also celebrated those leading the way in patient safety through practical, innovative approaches, recognised by our first Butterfly Impact Award in Patient Safety. As the year comes to a close, let’s take time to reflect on these achievements, care for ourselves and our loved ones, and step into 2025 with determination and renewed purpose.

We wish you and your families a joyful Festive Season! 

PRESS RELEASE: 2024 Butterfly Impact Award: Small Actions, Big Changes

Celebrating Innovative Projects that Make a Difference in Patient Safety

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In Madrid, Spain on November 8, 2024, the European Patient Safety Conference 2024 proudly announced the winners of the inaugural Butterfly Impact Award in Patient Safety.

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Healthcare professionals face growing challenges that impact their mental health and work environments. Recognising this, WHO/Europe has launched the largest-ever survey on the mental health and wellbeing of doctors and nurses across Europe. 

 

This initiative aims to collect critical data to shape policies that improve working conditions and protect healthcare professionals. 

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WELCOME TO OUR AUTUMN NEWSLETTER!

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Autumn is the season that reminds us how our year is shaped by familiar, recurring events. For the fourth consecutive year, we’re organizing our Patient Safety Conference, this time in Spain, where, as they say, the late season weather is pleasant. It’s become a tradition to meet with our affiliates the day after the conference to set priorities for the year ahead - a good habit we’ll continue this year. September also marked our second trip to the Gastein Forum in Austria, where we hosted a session for the first time. And, of course, as every year, we participated in World Patient Safety Day, this time in Romania, in the company of a new affiliate who is very special to us. In our eyes, these annual milestones, far from being mere routine, are moments that strengthen our sense of purpose and bring us closer to our community.

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WELCOME TO OUR SUMMER NEWSLETTER!

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Summer is here and we have been in full swing! After several months of intense preparation, we are thrilled to announce our third annual conference, taking place on 8 November 2024 in Madrid. Together with our Spanish partners, we have designed a rich programme focusing on the challenges of improving patient safety through digital innovation. Register soon to secure your place!  Before that, join us at the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) in September to discuss the links between digital innovation, patient safety and the well-being of healthcare professionals. All this while our network continues to grow and the Fighting Fatigue Together campaign reaches more and more countries. 

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WELCOME TO OUR SPRING NEWSLETTER!

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With the upcoming European Parliament elections scheduled for 6-9 June 2024, our focus turns to advocacy activities at European level to make patient safety a top priority. Collaborating with like-minded organisations and individuals, we seize every possible opportunity to make patient safety more visible. In this issue of our Newsletter, we shed light on this important aspect of our work while also sharing updates on our upcoming Patient Safety Conference which will explore the missing links between the potential of technological innovation and tangible improvements in patient safety.

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OPEN LETTER CALLING FOR EUROPEAN PATIENT SAFETY STRATEGY

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Together with 12 partner organisations from the European Alliance for the Digitalisation of Hospitals Medication Management Pathways (EPACT), we developed and signed an open letter calling for a European Patient Safety Strategy to be urgently developed and adopted.

 

This letter was sent in April by the European Health Management Association (EHMA), the coordinator of the EPACt Alliance, to all the members of the European Parliament, to the representatives of the European Council and to the European Health Commissioner, Mrs. Stella Kyriakides.

 

The call covers all types of adverse events, the most common cause being medication errors, and also refers to the impact of healthcare professional fatigue on patient safety. It urges the European institutions to take steps to develop such a strategy, building on the WHO's Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 and on existing European texts on patient safety.

 

You can find the full text of our open letter here. Please don’t hesitate to share it with your contacts and especially with candidates or newly elected members of the European Parliament to give it the greatest possible impact!

WELCOME TO OUR WINTER NEWSLETTER!

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Our annual conference has barely come to an end, and it's already time for end-of-year reviews and new resolutions for 2024. And, without a doubt, what we will remember most about this year is... you: our readers, followers and supporters! Never since the Foundation was launched have we had the opportunity to be surrounded by so many committed people who share our motivation to advance patient safety. From Montreux to Vienna, via Bratislava, Gastein, Barcelona, Brussels and Stockholm, there have been many opportunities to exchange views, ideas and practical tools for improving patient safety and the quality of care in the daily lives of healthcare professionals and patients. Links have been forged, and we hope that in 2024 this precious network will grow even stronger.

We wish you and your families a wonderful Festive Season.

Enjoy the read!

WELCOME TO OUR AUTUMN NEWSLETTER!

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It's autumn, and the good news is falling like leaves from the trees. Our Fighting Fatigue Together campaign won the European Health Leadership Award from the renowned European Health Forum Gastein (Austria). What recognition for everyone involved in the campaign and for the risks associated with fatigue among healthcare workers! Our call to join the campaign has been heard by new partners who share our concern, which multiplies our ability to make ourselves heard. We are also entering the final phase of organising our Patient Safety Conference, which will take place on 17 November in Vienna. With many events on the agenda over the coming weeks, we will have plenty of opportunities to meet enthusiastic people committed to patient safety. Autumn is definitely a colorful season!

Enjoy the read!

WELCOME TO OUR SUMMER NEWSLETTER!

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Summer is here, and the EUPSF is buzzing with excitement! After several months of intense work, our collaborative Fighting Fatigue Together campaign is now ready and already backed by more than twenty organisations concerned about the risks associated with fatigue among healthcare workers. As our annual Patient Safety Conference is getting closer, the programme is taking its final shape with confirmed participation of prominent experts and organisations. In this edition, you'll also find news about Behavioural and Cultural Insights, World Patient Safety Day and our new collaborations to promote networking and drive change around patient safety in Europe.
 
Enjoy the read!

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!

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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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