September 17, 2020 is World Patient Safety Day
Established by the World Health Organization in 2019, World Patient Safety Day brings together health workers, patients, families, care-givers, communities, health care leaders and policy-makers, all showing commitment to health worker safety and patient safety. Explore this page to learn more about how "provider safety = patient safety," and what you can do to spread the message.
Safe health workers,
Safe patients
Leading Practices
Find inspiration from health providers and/or social service organizations who have created practices that have demonstrated a positive change, are people-centred, safe and efficient:
Daily Safety Check at Michael Garron Hospital (2018)
Behaviour Safety Risk Communication and Care Plan (2019)
Embedding a Culture of Safety Via a Workplace Violence Prevention Program (2019)
Get engaged:
Explore #WorldPatientSafetyDay and #PatientSafety on Twitter
Download and use World Health Organization campaign material
Watch the Canadian Patient Safety Institute premiere of #BuildingaSaferSystem to learn how we can make our system safer for health workers/patients. Complimentary registration here
@patients4safety Tweet Chat: connect with @anetto and @AngieHamson at 11:00 am EDT for a conversation on #BuildingASaferSystem
Watch two ISQua webinars about the importance of using your voice and human factors in preventing harm and protecting workers