WPSD 2022

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World Patient Safety Day calls for global solidarity and concerted action by all countries to improve patient safety and brings together patients, families, caregivers, communities, health workers, health care leaders and policymakers to show their commitment to patient safety.

Each year, a new theme is selected on a priority patient safety topic to highlight its importance and call for urgent action to address the issue. This year (WHO urges all stakeholder to participate in the global campaign as the theme is “Medication Safety” for World Patient Safety Day 2022, with the slogan “Medication Without Harm”).

Based on the work and the Saudi Patient Safety Center Specialties, we are working to encourage all healthcare facilities to participate and activate the WPSD campaign 2022 under the with the slogan “Medication Without Harm’ to spread awareness for Medication Safety.

please visit the following link: World Patient Safety Day 2022 (who.int)

WHO – World Patient Safety Day:

Medications are the most widely utilized interventions in health care, and medication-related harm constitutes the greatest proportion of the total preventable harm due to unsafe care, let alone the economic and psychological burden imposed by such harm. Acknowledging this substantial burden and recognizing the complexity of medication-related harm prevention and reduction. the theme of World Patient Safety Day 2022 is “Medication Safety".

For the WHO Campaign Materials, Click here

WHO Medication Safety Webinar Series Click here

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Campaign Materials

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SPSC Campaign:

1- Light up in orange to celebrate World Patient Safety Day:

Lighting up iconic monuments, landmarks, and public places in orange is the signature mark of World Patient Safety Day. The color orange symbolizes the central role patient safety plays in countries' efforts to achieve universal health coverage.
To share photos of your facility Lighting up in orange, via the following e-mail: info@spsc.gov.sa

2- Awareness materials:

Posters

Motion graphic

Video

Scheduled webinars:

Date	Topic	Type	Speaker	Link
5-9-2022	Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Medications Safe Handling	Webinar	Dr. Saleh Al-Anazi
7-9-2022	High‐risk Situations in Medical Treatment	Webinar	Dr. Amani Bahdailah
12-9-2022	New Modalities of Medication Error Prevention within the New Vision of Saudi.	Webinar	Dr. Yousef Alomi
14-9-2022	Training the Healthcare How to Empower Patients and Families in Preventing Medication Errors	Webinar	Dr. Sultan Y. Alhowti Dr. Ghadeer Banasser
19-9-2022	Patient Engagement in Medication Safety Challenges and Opportunities	Webinar	Dr. Maha Al_Draimly
21-9-2022	Preventing Medication Errors in Transitions of Care a Patient Case Approach	Webinar	Dr. Dalia Al_Ghamdi
26-9-2022	Polypharmacy How We Should Avoid it?	Webinar	Dr. Fakhr Al_Ayoubi
28-9-2022	The Role of Technology to Prevent Medication Error	Webinar	Dr. Mansour Almuqbil

Seminars

Seminar on "The Efforts of the Pharmaceutical Sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"

The Saudi Patient Safety Center, in cooperation with the Food and Drug Authority, held a seminar Under the patronage of the CEO of the Food and Drug Authority, His Excellency Dr. Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhai, entitled “The KSA Entities Achievements in Medication Error Prevention
” This seminar was held to accompanied the International Patient Safety Day in 17/9/ 2022 AD under the slogan “Medication without harm.” That aims to highlight the achievements of the pharmaceutical sector in medication safety.

Lecture “Saudi Patient Safety Center: Current and Future Direction" in the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh

Lecture “National Medication Safety Reporting System and Just Culture" in the King Salman Hospital

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