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Patient Safety Awareness Week Is March 3-9, 2013

Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety led by NPSF. Each year, health care organizations internationally take part in the event by prominently displaying the NPSF campaign logo and promotional materials within their organizations, creating awareness in the community, and utilizing NPSF educational resources among hospital staff and patients. Visit the NPSF Store to order materials.

The theme for Patient Safety Awareness Week 2013 is Patient Safety 7/365: 7 days of recognition, 365 days of commitment to safe care. This is a week to recognize the advancements that have been made in the patient safety arena, while acknowledging the challenges that remain—and committing to work on them, every day.

Join in activities this week at your own health care facility or online with NPSF.

Mark your calendar for two special events:

Professional Learning Series Webcast

Wednesday, March 6, 2 to 3 pm Eastern time
Achieving Safe Medication Practices:
Results from the ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment® for Hospitals over the Last Decade

Faculty:
Allen Vaida, PharmD, FASHP
Executive Vice President
Institute for Safe Medication Practices

Twitter Chat

Thursday, March 7, Noon to 1:00 pm Eastern time
Join in a twitter chat on the topic of using simulation to teach opioid prescribing. Sponsored jointly by NPSF and the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics.

We hope you join us in recognizing Patient Safety Awareness Week!

Tell us how you are commemorating the week; we would love to hear what activities you have planned for your staff and patients. Visit our Facebook Event page and post your photos, videos, plans, or ideas.

Review the Universal Patient Compact

Review the compact with your team and patients, and ask some of them to take our survey.

Watch and Share the Ask Me 3® Video with Patients