Five Ways to Empower Patients and Improve Patient Engagement
In honor of World Health Organization World Patient Safety Day 2023, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation hosted a webinar dedicated to the theme of “Empowering Patients.” Chaired by Helen Haskell MS, president of the nonprofit patient organizations Mothers Against...
PCAST Report to U.S. President Outlines “A Transformational Effort on Patient Safety”
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has just released its findings and recommendations on patient safety in a report to U.S. President Joe Biden. Titled “A Transformational Effort on Patient Safety,” the report draws much-needed...
Newsletter, August 2023
Letter from CEO The last two months have seen some profound presentations, publications, and recommendations to improve patient safety in the US and globally. We have had a Summit meeting in Newport Beach with so many passionate world-renowned...
Four Proven Strategies for a Safer Healthcare System with Zero Harm
At June’s World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, our CEO Dr. Michael Ramsay shared an optimistic perspective about the progress which can be made in patient safety in the next five years through data transparency and evidence-based medicine. “I think...
Newsletter, July 2023
Letter from CEO As we in Texas sweat through a very hot July, I think back and reflect on the Summit meeting and the compelling remarks from our speakers. Don Berwick—one of the original giants in patient safety and a founding member of the...
Unleashing the Potential of Implementation Science to Prevent Harm in Healthcare
One of the great sources of frustration for everyone working within the field of patient safety is that many of the solutions we need to prevent harm are already available, they are just not being used. But a dedicated field known as implementation science has emerged...
PCAST Recommendations on Transformational Effort on Patient Safety
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) consists of distinguished individuals from sectors outside of the Federal Government who advise the President on policy matters where the understanding of science, technology, and innovation is key....
Newsletter, June 2023
Letter from CEO We are very pleased to report that our first in-person Summit meeting in three years was held in Newport Beach on June 1–2 and was very well attended. The talks and panels were excellent, and there is a YouTube link on our website...
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation Concludes Its 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit
President Clinton calls for a culture of conversion to promote patient safety in healthcare. Irvine, Calif., June 2, 2023 — President Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, headlined day two of the 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology...
10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit Begins
On the first day of the Summit, global patient safety leaders call for increased urgency in reducing preventable deaths. Irvine, Calif., June 1, 2023 — Day one of the 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit presented by the Patient Safety...
Newsletter, May 2023
The First Post-Covid In-Person World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit June 1-2, 2023 – Newport Beach, California Please join us at the 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit. We have designed an incredible program...
