Patient Safety Awareness Week March 11-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Patient Safety Awareness Week March 11-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Patient Safety Awareness Week March 11-19

Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual health observance sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)/National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). As the Nation's patient safety agency, AHRQ supports this event to increase awareness about patient safety among health professionals, patients, and families.

Join us from March 11–17, 2018, as we help to bring together and engage health care professionals and patients to help make care safer. Ways you can get involved:

• Listen to a complimentary webcast featuring Jeff Brady, M.D., director of AHRQ's Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety:

Engaging Patients and Providers: Speaking Up for Patient Safety
Monday, March 12, 2018 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Register 

• Participate in the IHI/NPSF Twitter Chat:

Building a Culture of Safety in Health Care
Friday, March 16, 2018 | 12 Noon–1:00 PM ET
Use the hashtag #PSAW18 to join the conversation!

Subscribe to AHRQ's Patient Safety Listserv or AHRQ News Now to get the latest information on patient safety.

Follow Dr. Brady  on LinkedIn

Find out more about Patient Safety Awareness Week .

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Page last reviewed March 2018
Page originally created February 2018

Internet Citation: Patient Safety Awareness Week March 11-19. Content last reviewed March 2018. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/patient-safety-awareness.html