2024-09-08 18:31:16
The second day of the 11th Annual World Summit on Patient Safety, Science and Technology, presented by Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) on the UC Irvine campus, highlighted the theme of collaboration as essential to creating a future in which no patient is harmed by preventable medical errors and technologies continue to evolve at a rapid pace to advance patient care.
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The Global Interprofessional Patient Safety Fellowship at the 2024 PSMF Summit. From left to right: Dr. Michael A.E. Ramsay, Chief Executive Officer of PSMF; Dr. Mike Durkin, Chair of PSMF and Senior Advisor on Patient Safety Policy and Leadership, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London; Luis Torres Torija Arguelles, MD, MBA, Ambassador of PSMF, Mexico; Natalia Camargo, RN and healthcare quality management specialist, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Afifa Munawar, BScN, MSPH, Technical Officer, Quality Patient Safety and Hospital Sector of WHO Country Office Pakistan; Angeli Merci Mejia Porto, MD, FPOGS, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Region II Trauma and Medical Center, Philippines; Dr. Peter Lachman, Lead Faculty Quality Improvement, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; Sanaz Massoumi, MS, PhD, Chief Operating Officer of PSMF; Joe Kiani, Founder of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. (Photo: Business Wire)
“The future of healthcare is changing rapidly around the world,” said Joe Kiani, founder of PSMF. “We need everyone on board, including patients and their families. I hope everyone leaves this year’s Summit with clarity on how they will contribute to achieving zero preventable medical harm. The most important lesson is that we don’t have to do this alone. We need a network where we can be there for each other and share both the challenges and the solutions. If you haven’t already, please join our Patient Safety Leadership Association.”
“Today’s presentations at the World Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit have shown that there is a real need for patients and their families to work together with doctors, nurses, pharmacists and therapists to challenge the current model and demand change so that healthcare systems consistently provide open and transparent access to preventable harm,” said Dr Mike Durkin, Chair of the PSMF Board of Directors and former National Director of Patient Safety for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). “They must also go further and challenge their politicians to deliver healthcare systems that provide equitable and inclusive care for every member of their population.”
Dr. Sanaz Massoumi, Chief Operating Officer at PSMF, then spoke about shaping the future of patient safety, stating: “Fostering a culture of safety is a holistic approach that involves the entire system in prioritizing patient safety at the center of every decision-making process, proactively assessing and mitigating risks.”
In a video message delivered during the morning session, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, warned participants about the challenges to patient safety posed by attacks on health workers in conflict areas, totaling more than 7,000 attacks in 21 different countries and territories, resulting in more than 2,200 deaths since 2018. He urged: “Health workers and health facilities must never be attacked and must be actively protected, even in the most difficult conditions. We must come together to protect and ensure the safety of patients, health workers and health facilities.”
Jeremy Hunt, MP, in another recorded message, told attendees how he became involved with Joe Kiani and the Patient Safety Movement Foundation and their efforts to persuade the World Health Organization to create World Patient Safety Day (which falls on 17 September). He commented: “I was actually led on this journey not by medical experts but by ordinary members of the public who had lost loved ones in the most tragic circumstances. That told me that something had to change.”
In the first keynote of the day, Dr. John Wyte, WebMD’s chief medical officer, discussed the impact of misinformation on patient safety at a time when more and more people rely on internet searches for health-related information (one billion searches per day!), mobile apps, wearables, and other emerging technologies.
Representing the host site of this year’s Summit, Dr. Michael Stamos, who serves as Dean of the UC Irvine School of Medicine, described how the UCI School of Medicine and health center leadership are structured to optimally support an enhanced culture of safety among physicians and staff and to promote better patient outcomes.
Updating attendees on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ efforts to improve patient safety, Amy Ashcraft, Deputy Regional Inspector General for the Office of Inspector General, emphasized the importance of tracking and reporting all incidents of harm and data transparency. She also outlined HHS’s initiatives to protect patients through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Dr. Daniel Cole, executive director of professional affairs for the American Board of Anesthesiology, explored the transformative impacts of emerging technologies, including remote monitoring devices, medical imaging and health data analytics, on perioperative care.
Using advanced technologies, including AI, to help protect patients and improve their care was a major theme throughout this year’s Summit. Dr. Michael Ramsay, CEO of PSMF, noted, “We are at a critical juncture in the evolution of patient safety. New technologies allow us to monitor patient vital signs remotely, AI can be used as a check against misdiagnosis and to predict harm events, and telehealth expands access and equity to healthcare. Through our ongoing collaborative efforts and data sharing, healthcare providers partnering with MedTech, government agencies, patients and other stakeholders can protect patients in ways that were unimaginable a decade ago.”
Similar to the keynotes, the panels on the second day of the Summit continued to build on the insights and momentum of the previous day. In one panel, leading patient advocates addressed the critical issue of engaging patients and their families, and Dr. Mike Durkin led another panel to discuss the state of patient safety around the world.
PATIENT SAFETY MOVEMENT FOUNDATION
In 2012, Joe Kiani founded the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, a nonprofit organization to eliminate preventable medical errors in hospitals. His team worked with patient safety experts from around the world to create Evidence-Based Actionable Practices that address key challenges. Hospitals can make a formal commitment to ZERO preventable deaths, and healthcare technology companies are asked to sign the Open Data Pledge to share their data so that predictive algorithms can be developed to identify errors before they become fatal. The PSMF was created with support from the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation, and Competition in Healthcare.
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Patient Safety Movement Foundation: Collaborating for a Future of Zero Preventable Harm
The 11th Annual World Summit on Patient Safety, Science, and Technology, presented by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) on the UC Irvine campus, has highlighted the importance of collaboration in creating a future where no patient is harmed by preventable medical errors. The summit emphasized the need for a network where healthcare professionals, patients, and their families can work together to share challenges and solutions, ultimately achieving zero preventable medical harm.
“The future of healthcare is changing rapidly around the world,” said Joe Kiani, founder of PSMF. ”We need everyone on board, including patients and their families. I hope everyone leaves this year’s Summit with clarity on how they will contribute to achieving zero preventable medical harm. The most important lesson is that we don’t have to do this alone. We need a network where we can be there for each other and share both the challenges and the solutions.” [[1]]
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation has a core vision for its contribution toward patient safety: healthcare that is free from preventable patient harm [[2]]. To achieve this vision, PSMF has launched the Patient Safety Leadership Association, a global association aimed at inspiring change and promoting patient safety [[3]].
Dr. Mike Durkin, Chair of the PSMF Board of Directors and former National Director of Patient Safety for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), emphasized the need for patients and their families to work together with healthcare professionals to challenge the current model and demand change. “They must also go further and challenge their politicians to deliver healthcare systems that provide equitable and inclusive care for every member of their population,” he said.
Dr. Sanaz Massoumi, Chief Operating Officer at PSMF, spoke about shaping the future of patient safety, stating: ”Fostering a culture of safety is a holistic approach that involves the entire system in prioritizing patient safety at the center of every decision-making process, proactively assessing and mitigating risks.”
The summit also featured a video message from Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), who emphasized the importance of patient safety and the need for global collaboration to achieve it.
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation is dedicated to educating, spreading awareness, and inspiring change to achieve zero preventable medical harm. Through its global network of healthcare professionals, patients, and families, PSMF aims to create a future where every patient receives safe and reliable care.
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11th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit
Patient Safety Movement Foundation: Collaborating for a Safer Future in Healthcare
The 11th Annual World Patient Safety, Science, and Technology Summit, organized by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), has concluded with a resounding call to action for collaboration and innovation in patient safety. The two-day event, held in Newport Beach, California, brought together healthcare professionals, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in patient safety.
The Importance of Collaboration
The summit’s theme, “Collaboration,” was emphasized throughout the event as essential to creating a future where no patient is harmed by preventable medical errors. Joe Kiani, founder of PSMF, stressed the need for everyone to work together, including patients and their families, to achieve zero preventable medical harm. He encouraged attendees to join the Patient Safety Leadership Association, a network that shares challenges and solutions to promote patient safety.
Global Ministerial Summits on Patient Safety
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also been actively promoting patient safety through its Global Ministerial Summits on Patient Safety. The third summit, held in Tokyo in 2018, focused on universal health coverage and patient safety [[1]]. The 6th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety, which took place in Montreux in 2023, emphasized the implementation of known measures and interventions to overcome the challenges
