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The third Qatar Patient Safety Week organised by the Ministry of Public Health under theme 'Together for Patient Safety has concluded after organising a number of events in which large number of health practitioners and general public participated.
A week-long event included lectures and seminars. The activities were held at the Ministry of Public Health, Qatar University, Aspetar Hospital and the Grand Hyatt Hotel with participation of all relevant sectors including a large number of health practitioners and the general public.
Qatar Patient Safety Week is a national initiative created by the HealthCare Quality and Patient Safety Department (HQPS) as a conduit to raise awareness and spread the concepts of patient safety among all healthcare providers as well as the public across Qatar.
The QPSW was attended by seven speakers from outside the State of Qatar and 41 speakers from various Qatar-based health institutions who participated in many lectures and panel discussions, in addition to the wide participation of specialists from the medical staff.
A public awareness campaign was held at the Villaggio Mall on September 29 and 30 September. The campaign included several activities organized by the Ministry of Public Health in cooperation with the Qatar Red Crescent and Al Emadi Hospital.
The views and suggestions of visitors in Villaggio on improving health services in Qatar were also surveyed through a questionnaire.
Health service providers were also surveyed about patient experience through a questionnaire in which 109 health care providers participated.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the third Qatar Patient Safety Week at the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Juliet Ibrahim from the Ministry of Public Health spoke about the National Health Strategy (2017-2022). She briefed the attendees on the basic pillars of the health strategy towards better health, better care and better values. The lecture also addressed the national objectives of the strategy and stressed that the strategy was prepared through joint efforts.
Dr. Ron Wyatt, Chief Quality Officer, Hamad Medical Corporation, Director of Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute, spoke about the safety of drugs and the importance of health care as one of the main needs of the individual. He also addressed on the World Health Organization's 'Third Global Challenge Initiative on Patient Safety and the medical errors. Huda Amer Al Katheeri, Director of Health Care and Patient Safety Department at the Ministry of Public Health, thanked the attendees. Winners of the five posters from the local posters on quality improvement and patient safety were awarded.
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