Patient Safety Awareness Week, an initiative of the National Patient Safety Foundation, runs March 12 through March 18 this year. Here are five resources and ways healthcare professionals can ...

GOJO, a global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions and the inventors of PURELL, offers free, downloadable posters designed to encourage hand hygiene compliance. The eight hand ...

Here are four ways to get involved. 1. Wear a patient gown: Through a visual demonstration of empathy, The National Patient Safety Foundation is challenging healthcare leaders to step into the role of ...

FORT LEE, Va. (March 17, 2016) -- "United for Patient Safety, Every Day is Patient Safety Day," is this year's theme for Patient Safety Awareness Week. The campaign is being observed through March 19 ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since 1999 there have been more than 125,000 patients in the United States who have been notified of potential exposure to hepatitis B ...

Background: Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States (Makary & Daniel, 2016). Situational awareness, monitoring, and remediating risks in the clinical setting are ...

While the U.S health care system is considered one of the best in the world, many American’s may not realize the potential risks they face when seeking and receiving health care. This week marks ...

Mark your calendars for a mission-critical journey! From March 10 to 16, healthcare systems around the world are observing Patient Safety Awareness Week, a period dedicated to understanding and ...

Patient safety and quality continues to be a major focus area within the healthcare industry. It's more than just providing a safe environment for patients. Providers are challenged with creating a ...

Patient Safety Awareness Week — March 12 through 18 — is a time to recognize the daily efforts that go into ensuring patient safety in the healthcare setting and the teams who provide quality care for ...

Wearing bright pops of orange, members from the Patient Safety Movement Foundation led a walk from the Balboa Pier to the Newport Pier to raise awareness for World Patient Safety Day and to ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. The United in Patient Safety campaign culminates each ...