Qatar- WISH to host webinar on safer healthcare tomorrow

12/1/2015 9:52:02 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) a global initiative of Qatar Foundation will hold a webinar to discuss the high emotional burden healthcare staff face which organisations must consider to promote safer healthcare for patients.

The webinar will take place tomorrow as part of the ‘Safer Care Accelerator’ series by Leading Health Systems Network a WISH initiative to share best practice and inspire health systems worldwide to provide safer care for patients.

Professor Jane Reid Professional Adviser to Health Education England a public body dedicated to the improvement of the quality of healthcare in the UK will host the webinar entitled ‘Human factors awareness: The foundation for compassionate safe care’. It will also explore how the wellbeing of staff should be considered and how organisations should help build resilience among staff by supporting them in their care-giving role.

Participants will discuss the assertion that organisations need to factor in the human emotional needs of care givers and assess the wellbeing of staff including stress levels burnout and emotional resilience. The webinar will focus on care in England and discuss the assertion that equipping frontline staff with skills in safety and improvement must be regarded as essential for safe and compassionate care.

Prof Reid also Co-chair Learning to be Safer Expert Group said “Health innovation and improvement is a global phenomenon driven by cost containment rights of access universal coverage ethics cost-effective delivery and safeguarding those who cannot afford to pay. Contemporary healthcare is punctuated by calls for reform and safety improvement by public and governments in equal measure. Human factors and ergonomics a science grounded in psychology and engineering; and the operating principle for many organisations is increasingly recognised as a solution to the current ills and financial deficit of the National Health Service (UK). This presentation will explore challenges and opportunities being surfaced.”

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