Patient Safety Awareness Week Educational Sessions
Great Care Starts with Strong Teamwork!
Patient safety is our top priority, and everyone contributes to preventing harm, regardless of our role in patient care. That's why we are all safer when we work together.
Patient Safety Awareness Week is Sunday, March 8 – Saturday, March 14, and the ideal time to celebrate our achievements in making healthcare safer for everyone, while also recognizing our ongoing efforts for continuous improvement.
Carilion Patient Safety Awareness Week Events
SafeWatch Q&A sessions
Dates for location-specific sessions:
- Tuesday, March 10: CNRV, CGCH, CTCH
- Wednesday, March 11 and Thursday, March 12: CMC
- Friday, March 13: CFMH, CRBH
All sessions will be held 10 - 11 a.m. on Teams.
- Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2921648190409?p=CozJii8xQ79Hg1hBAP
- Meeting ID: 292 164 819 040 9
- Passcode: 8JE26tQ9
Patient Safety Awareness Week Lunch and Learn Sessions
Different topics will be covered each day.
- Monday, March 9: HAPIs Prevention
- Tuesday, March 10: Mobility for Pt Safety
- Wednesday, March 11: Infection Prevention
- Thursday, March 12: Human Factors 101
- Friday, March 13: Falls Prevention
All sessions will be held noon - 12:30 p.m. on Teams.
- Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2363629145479?p=NMG00chhHD9NvHdsZc
- Meeting ID: 236 362 914 547 9
- Passcode: dW3J28SY
Additional Educational Opportunities
Five Forces Shaping the Future of Diagnostic Safety
Monday, March 9, 11 a.m. - noon
Participants will gain insight into the latest scientific, educational, and clinical practice advancements shaping the future of diagnostic safety. The session will highlight promising approaches to measuring and improving diagnostic performance, with actionable steps for health care organizations, quality and safety leaders, and risk management professionals. The webinar will also emphasize the critical role of patient co-design and co-production as key drivers of safer, more reliable diagnostic processes.
Register on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's website. There is no cost to attend.
AI and Health Care: Implications for Safety and Quality as the Field Matures
Thursday, March 12, 11 a.m. - noon
Join Dr. Robert Wachter for this Lucian Leape Institute (LLI) webinar as he examines the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in health care and what it means for quality, safety, cost, and the clinician experience. He shares practical insights on how AI can meaningfully improve a system under strain, along with highlights from his new book, A Giant Leap.
Register on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's website. There is no cost to attend.
Additional Resources
Patient Safety Awareness Week | Institute for Healthcare Improvement
ASHRM Celebrates National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 8-14 | ASHRM
Training in Patient Safety - VHA National Center for Patient Safety
About Patient Safety Awareness Week
We are all safer when we work together. For effective, safe care, we must be able to provide care in a kind and collaborative environment. Find effective ways to engage everyone in conversation. Encourage patients and family members to be involved in the care process and let them ask, “How can we work together to make my care safer?”
The Patient Safety Awareness Week began in 2002 with the vision of a small group of people, including a patient and family advocate whose child died due to preventable medical error. It was sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation and continues today under the leadership of Institute for Healthcare Improvement following the 2017 merger between the two organizations. It serves as a global call to action and reminder that for safety to be realized, it must be embraced as the core value of individuals and organizations across health care, and coproduced in the spirit of togetherness across the full community of patients, families, health care leaders, and every member of the health care workforce.
