Scroll down to read these articles in this Issue: The 22nd NW Patient Safety Conference is Coming Together - Please Consider Sponsoring the 22nd NW Patient Safety Conference
Applications are Open for the WPSC Newest Award: The Health Equity: Innovation in Patient Safety Award Improving Care for People with Complex Needs Please Consider Sponsoring the 22nd NW Patient Safety Conference
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Advancing Safety, Equity, and Innovation in Healthcare: Join the Movement
From patient safety to health equity to complex care, transformational work is underway across our region and beyond — and you’re invited to be part of it. The 22nd NW Patient Safety Conference will bring together thought leaders and practitioners to address the urgent challenges and opportunities facing healthcare today. With dynamic presentations, hands-on toolkits, and conversations focused on improving care at the front lines, this year’s conference is a must-attend. We're also excited to announce the new Health Equity: Innovation in Patient Safety Award — now accepting applications — and to spotlight the national “Putting Care at the Center” conference this fall, focusing on complex health and social needs. Whether you're shaping policy, delivering care, or driving innovation, these events and initiatives offer powerful ways to connect, learn, and lead.
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The 22nd NW Patient Safety Conference is Coming Together |
This year’s conference takes place in an interesting and dynamic time in health care. You will hear dynamic and thought-provoking speakers address today’s issues head on. We are presenting many practical applications and newly developed toolkits to improve safety and quality at the “sharp end”: between the patient and the practitioner.
Please ask your organization to support the event. We’re looking for 20 sponsorships of $2,000 each. Sponsorship information is available HERE. Here is a sample of the topics you’ll find this year - “Why We Still Kill Patients”
- Addressing cognitive and affective bias
- Misinformation in Healthcare
- The real-life impact of minimum nurse/patient ratios on safety
- The Institute for patient and Family care’s Partnering with patients & families to improve safety toolkit
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Patient and family partner participation in safety event reviews
- Provincial Health Services Authority’s “Speaking Up for Patient Safety Procedure”
- Advancing equitable ecosystems of care
- AHRQ’s new toolkits for improving diagnosis (IDEAS)
- Innovative programs to improve safety for people with complex health and social needs
- The fundamental aspects of safe medicine for at-risk populations
Registration will open in June. |
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Please Consider Sponsoring the 22nd NW Patient Safety Conference |
Please ask your organization to support the event. We’re looking for 20 sponsorships of $2,000 each.
Now more than ever we need sponsors to support the WPSC’s 22nd annual Northwest Patient Safety Conference October 16 & 17. Speaker costs have increased significantly. And for 21 years we have consistently delivered great speakers. This event is attended by over 500 health care professionals, patients, and families. It offers over 14 hours of continuing education credits, a low registration fee, and free registration for patients, families, and students. Sponsorships make this popular, affordable, and quality event possible. Please ask your organization to support the event. Sponsorship information is available HERE.
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Applications are open for the WPSC newest award: The Health Equity: Innovation in Patient Safety Award |
The award is a statewide recognition program that honors Coalition members for their commitment to health equity through innovative approaches that move the needle on patient safety. Created to elevate health equity as a safety priority in Washington State - through addressing disparities. The application period ends May 31, 2025. Please visit the website for more information and to apply.
The annual award is open to WPSC coalition member organizations that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to innovative ways of reducing health disparities and advancing health equity through policies and procedures that identify as well as close gaps in unequal treatment in the populations they serve, with a view to improving patient safety and health outcomes, particularly for people within target communities. The award is based on our Innovation in Patient Safety Standards, comprised of 7 Health Equity Commitments: - Patient Safety
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Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policy
- Culturally Competent Care
- Shared Decision-Making
- Collection and Use of Data
- Community Collaboration for Solutions
The award is proudly presented to the healthcare community by WPSC’s Health Equity, Stigma & Bias Workgroup, Anita Sulaiman, Chairperson. |
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Improving Care for People with Complex Needs |
The Camden Coalition’s National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs is hosting its national conference “Putting Care at the Center” in October in Portland, OR. It is an event for health and social care providers, policymakers, consumer advocates, program leaders, payers, researchers, and more who are working to improve care for people with complex health and social needs. Meet your colleagues from across the U.S., learn best practices, share your experiences, and help to build the complex care field. Early bird registration is now open. From now until July 30, attendees can save $150 on general conference registration. More information can be found at Promoting Putting Care at the Center - Camden Coalition
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