Watch the recording of our joint webinar with the WHO:  Quality of Care in Health Partnerships: Inspiration and ambition through collaboration.

The 5^th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety took place in Montreux on 23 and 24 February 2023, with the slogan of “Less Harm, Better Care – From Resolution to Implementation”.

ISQua is very proud that Professors Jeffrey Braithwaite (President of ISQua) and Ezequiel Garcia-Elorrio (President-Elect of ISQua) were invited to present at the 5^th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety 2023.

Watch the recording of our joint webinar with the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.

Switzerland is honoured to host the next Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety, on 23 / 24th February 2023 in Montreux.

When I was in my first week of training as a paediatrician in the role of paediatric registrar, a young doctor, a house officer, was in the assessment area for children with gastroenteritis. He assessed a baby who was 10% dehydrated and acidotic. He asked a nurse for 5mls of Sodium Chloride (NCl). The nurse drew up the NCl and handed to the doctor who injected the medication into the intravenous line. The baby had a cardiac arrest and died a few hours later.

As I approach my first anniversary as CEO, I have taken some time to reflect on my past year with ISQua.

On Monday 22 November, the UK under its G7 Presidency convened a meeting on ‘Patient safety: from vision to reality’, co-sponsored with the World Health Organization (WHO). Patient safety is a critical global public health issue and is essential if health systems are to advance and achieve universal health coverage (UHC).

For this year's World Patient Safety Day celebrated on 17^th September, the theme chosen in a wide consultation conducted by the World Health Organization was "Safe Maternal and Newborn Care", accompanied by the call to action "Act now for the safe and respectful birth!".

Vea la grabación del webinar del Día Mundial de la Seguridad del Paciente 2021 que se celebró el 14 de septiembre.