The Patient Safety Movement Foundation marks 10 years with an in-person World Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit that brings together global experts to discuss today’s challenges in patient safety. It will be held in Newport Beach, California on June 1-2, 2023.
What can attendees expect from the 2023 summit?
The 2023 Summit will feature multiple keynote addresses including:
- Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, MD, DPH, former President of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists
- Dr. Anthony Staines, Ph.D., Patient Safety Program Director at the Fédération des hôpitaux vaudois, Switzerland
- Don Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from healthcare leaders including Sir Liam Donaldson, former Chief Medical Officer of the United Kingdom, and Neelam Dhingra who heads the WHO’s Transformative Flagship Initiative, “A Decade of Patient Safety 2021-2030.” The World Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit will include seven panel sessions covering various topics in patient safety led by esteemed healthcare leaders. These include:
- President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
- Preventing Patient Harm: Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
- The Journey to Zero Harm
- National Patient Safety Board
- Patient Safety in the News
- Opioid Safety
- Patient and Family Engagement
The 2023 Summit presents a one-of-a-kind opportunity to renew your organization’s commitment to a culture of safety and make global connections to like-minded individuals working to eliminate preventable patient and healthcare worker harm. Attendees include patient safety experts, clinicians, healthcare administrators, policymakers, representatives from MedTech and Biotech industries, as well as patients and patient advocates.
What does the summit mean for the healthcare sector?
“This is our first in-person Summit after the pandemic and we have created an unforgettable event with incredible speakers and panellists. The pandemic highlighted the safety gaps in our healthcare systems, and it not only affected our patients but also our healthcare workers,” said Dr. Michael Ramsay, Chief Executive Officer at Patient Safety Movement Foundation.
“Over the years, we have seen hospital systems that implement Actionable Evidence-Based Practices report zero deaths in areas such as hospital-acquired infections. ZERO patient harm is possible, but it won’t happen without your full commitment and participation.”
“In my over 15 years in systems engineering and patient safety, the World Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit is the first event that brings all stakeholders in healthcare under one roof,” said Dr. Sanaz Massoumi, COO at Patient Safety Movement Foundation.
“We develop solutions in collaboration with clinicians, patient safety advocates, policy makers and hospital administrators. Together, we can learn from the past, focus on implementing Actionable Evidence-Based Practices today, and ensure a future with zero preventable harm.”
The summit is open to anyone interested in actively planning solutions relating to the leading patient safety challenges that cause preventable patient harm and death in hospitals and healthcare institutions around the world. Visit the website to learn more about the summit.
