European Patient Safety Foundation (EUPSF)

SESAM is proud to announce our new affiliation with the European Patient Safety Foundation (EUPSF), marking an important step in strengthening simulation's role in enhancing patient safety across Europe. As Europe's leading healthcare simulation society, this partnership aligns perfectly with our mission to advance simulation-based education and training. For nearly 30 years, SESAM has been at the forefront of promoting excellence in healthcare simulation, and this collaboration with EUPSF further reinforces our commitment to improving patient safety outcomes. The timing of this announcement during Patient Safety Awareness Week highlights the crucial role that simulation plays in developing safer healthcare systems and more competent healthcare professionals. Through this partnership, we look forward to: • Advancing simulation-based patient safety initiatives • Sharing expertise and best practices • Collaborating on research and innovation • Supporting healthcare professionals across Europe We invite you to join us at SESAM Valencia 2025, where patient safety and simulation excellence will be key themes of our annual meeting. For more information: 🔗 SESAM: www.sesam-web.org 🔗 SESAM Valencia 2025: https://lnkd.in/epzeUNeF 🔗 EUPSF: https://www.eupsf.org/ Pier Luigi Ingrassia Kirsty J Freeman Pedro Cartaxo Cintra Tamara Skrisovska Francisco Maio Matos #SESAM2025 #patientsafety #simulation #healthcare #EUPSFAffiliates    

We are pleased to welcome SESAM - Society for Simulation in Europe as our new #Affiliate, represented by Pier Luigi Ingrassia, the President of SESAM. SESAM is a multidisciplinary society dedicated to advancing healthcare simulation across Europe. Since its founding in 1994, SESAM has brought together professionals from diverse backgrounds to drive innovation, research, and best practices in simulation-based education and training. As healthcare evolves, simulation is an essential tool for supporting professionals in adapting to new technologies, improving teamwork, and proactively addressing emerging patient safety challenges. Patient Safety Awareness Week is the perfect moment to highlight the growing role of simulation in shaping safer, more resilient healthcare systems. We are also looking forward to joining SESAM Annual Meeting in Valencia 2025 – see you there! 🔗 For more information about SESAM: www.sesam-web.org 🔗 Learn more about SESAM Valencia 2025: https://lnkd.in/euRm96d2 🔎 Want to know more about EUPSF Affiliates? https://lnkd.in/diufWQTN #patientsafety #simulation #collaboration #Europe #EUPSFAffiliates #SESAM2025

One of the 14 rights in the Charter of Patient’s Rights is "The right to safety". We are very proud to be represented by Penilla Gunther, our President and co-founder of the Swedish initiative FOKUS Patient in supporting the Polish EU Presidency to move forward in strengthening the patient’s voice.

✨ SAVE THE DATE: 2025 Patient Safety Conference ✨ 🗓  24 October 2024 📍 Munich, Germany Healthcare is undergoing rapid #transformation, driven by digital innovation, medical advancements, and shifting care models. At the same time, growing demand for care, workforce #shortages and financial #constraints are putting #pressure on healthcare systems, reshaping how care is delivered and how patient safety is ensured. As roles and responsibilities #evolve, professionals must adapt to new ways of working, integrating innovation while ensuring human oversight remains central to patient safety. Meanwhile, staffing shortages and cross-border migration are redistributing tasks across professions, often beyond traditional boundaries, introducing new risks and requiring #proactive approaches to provide safe, coordinated care. Our conference will not only focus on #risks but also on possible #solutions. How can we: 💡Anticipate rather than react? 💡Leverage innovation without increasing complexity? 💡Support those who work every day to keep patients safe? Organised in collaboration with Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit e. V. and TUM Universitätsklinikum Klinikum rechts der Isar, the 2025 Patient Safety Conference entitled "Rethinking Patient Safety: Evolving Roles and Responsibilities in a Changing Healthcare" will bring together key stakeholders from across healthcare to #reposition patient safety as a forward-looking #priority in healthcare systems that are constantly evolving. 📝 Stay tuned for updates and check the conference website for more information https://lnkd.in/gNf5WJFy. In the meantime: ✅ Mark your calendar ✅ Share this post to spread the word 🤝 Want to help shape the programme? #Join EUPSF and drive patient safety forward together with our Affiliates ! https://www.eupsf.org/ #EUPSC2025 #PatientSafety #HealthcareInnovation #EvolvingRoles #SaveTheDate #Munich

🚨Webinar about Medical Errors in Europe: Breaking Barriers and Strengthening Reporting Systems🚨 Medical #errors continue to challenge healthcare systems across Europe, affecting patient safety and trust. Despite advancements in healthcare, barriers to effective #reporting persist, limiting our ability to learn from mistakes and prevent future harm. To address these critical issues, we’re teaming up with the European Patient Safety Foundation (EUPSF) for an insightful webinar on: 📅 Thursday, 20 March 2025 ⏰ 04:00 PM CET 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/d_jv3D5w 🔍 What’s in store? ✅ Expert insights from Kate de Bienassis & @David Kelly (OECD - OCDE) on the current medical error landscape in Europe ✅ Discussion on barriers & solutions for strengthening incident reporting with Sven Staender (EUPSF Advisory Board Member) ✅ A powerful panel discussion featuring Jolanta Bilinska (WPA Board Director), Synnøve Serigstad (The Norwegian Healthcare Investigation Board), and Anupoma Haque (COST Association - European Cooperation in Science and Technology) 🎤 Moderated by: Helen Haskell, Chair, WPA Patient Safety & Quality Council 📌 Save the date & be part of this crucial conversation! Together, we can make healthcare safer for all. #PatientSafety #MedicalErrors #IncidentReporting #HealthcareQuality #WPA #EUPSF #Collaboration

🚨Webinar about Medical Errors in Europe: Breaking Barriers and Strengthening Reporting Systems🚨 Medical #errors continue to challenge healthcare systems across Europe, impacting both patient safety and trust. Despite advancements in medical practices, barriers to effective error #reporting remain, limiting opportunities to #learn from mistakes and #prevent future harm. To address these critical issues, we are joining forces with the World Patients Alliance (WPA) to host a webinar on 20 March 2025, at 04:00 PM CET. 🔍 What to expect: ✅ Insights into the current landscape of medical errors in Europe from Kate de Bienassis and David Kelly (OECD); ✅ Discussion about barriers and solutions for strengthening incident reporting systems with Sven Staender (EUPSF Advisory Board Member) ✅ A panel discussion with among others Jolanta Bilinska (WPA Board Member), Synnøve Serigstad (The Norwegian Healthcare Investigation Board) and Anupoma Haque (COST Association - European Cooperation in Science and Technology). 🎤 Moderated by: Helen Haskell, Chair, WPA Patient Safety & Quality Council  📌Save the date and register now to be part of this important conversation! 🗓Thursday, 20 March 2025 | 04:00 PM CET 🔗 https://lnkd.in/enBVQkeC Let’s work together to make healthcare safer for all! #PatientSafety #MedicalErrors #IncidentReporting #HealthcareQuality #WPA #EUPSF #Collaboration

🔍 What’s missing in the digital health debate? At the #EHFG2024, Young Gasteiner Robin van Kessel spoke with Mirka Cikkelova, Secretary General of the European Patient Safety Foundation (EUPSF), about critical factors often overlooked in digital health implementation. 💡 Key takeaway? Digital technologies are tools, not goals. Their success depends on realistic implementation, proper training, and a supportive environment for healthcare workers. Without these, their full potential to enhance patient safety and health system resilience cannot be realised. 📺 Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/3XgBy0G #EHFG2024Rewind

🚨 Europe is facing a healthcare crisis! 🚨 Right now, 1.5 million healthcare and social professionals are missing from European systems. In just five years, this gap will grow to 4 million, leaving us with: 🔹 600,000 fewer doctors 🔹 2.3 million fewer nurses 🔹 1.1 million fewer social workers The impact is devastating, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, where hospitals, pediatric surgery units, and specialist care centers are shutting down due to staff shortages. In Hungary alone, nearly 1,000 GP practices are unfilled, leaving 1.5 million people without access to basic care. Meanwhile, the average age of general practitioners is 60, with no new workforce in sight. As I stated at the European Parliament during my Plenary intervention, we cannot afford to treat this as a national issue alone. A European-level response is urgently needed! We must act together to: ✔️ Prioritize healthcare workforce retention and training. ✔️ Invest in cross-border healthcare solutions and digital health innovations. ✔️ Support policies that ensure accessible and sustainable healthcare for all Europeans. I welcome the upcoming joint report of the Committee of Employment and Social Affairs and Committee of Public Health that will address the challenges of health workforce shortages. If we don’t act now, we are heading toward a full-scale crisis—one that will affect millions of lives. It’s time for collective action at the EU level. #HealthcareCrisis #EUHealth #HealthWorkforceShortages #PolicyAction

🌟 Inspiring updates from our affiliated organization, OAMGMAMR! 🌟 We’re impressed by the impactful work of OAMGMAMR - Romanian Order of Nurses, Midwives, and Medical Assistants - in advancing the #FightingFatigueTogether campaign in Romania. Their recent efforts to raise awareness on healthcare professional fatigue include: ✅ Sharing a press release about the launch of the campaign, reaching local and regional branches across Romania. ✅ Promoting the Fighting Fatigue Together campaign video https://lnkd.in/eUYaHacZ, translated and adapted into Romanian, on their official platforms. ✅ Featuring the first campaign poster on their social media channels, with widespread engagement from country branches. 📍 Find out more about these impactful activities: 🔗 OAMGMAMR Website https://www.oamr.ro/ 🔗 OAMGMAMR Bucharest https://lnkd.in/e25aFudJ 🔗 OAMGMAMR Facebook https://lnkd.in/eGQcpc62 💡 OAMGMAMR is also preparing for their annual #conference in Bucharest on 21-22 May 2025, where patient and professional safety will be at the centre of discussions. We are honored by their invitation to contribute to this important event. 👏 A big thank you to OAMGMAMR for their work to making healthcare safer and for being a key player in spreading the message of our campaign in Romania. Together, we are making difference!

🤩 Exciting news! I’ve just finished the site visit in #Munich for the European Patient Safety Foundation (EUPSF)'s Patient Safety Conference 2025, and I couldn’t be more excited about what’s to come! To promote #sustainable strategies for improvement, it is important to understand #national contexts and create opportunities for #collaboration. The EUPSF conference will once again bring together all stakeholders, linking the local and European dimensions of #PatientSafety. It was fantastic to meet Marc Lazarovici and learn more about the work of the Human Simulation Centre at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität München. I also had the pleasure to visit the conference venues with Eberhard Kochs, EUPSF Advisory Board member, and to meet again Karin Seidel, after almost 15 years 😱 ! I’m looking forward to getting started with the programme. Stay tuned for more updates – we’ll be sharing more information soon! #EUPSC2025 #Munich #PatientSafety #HealthcareInnovation #SustainableHealthcare