The sixth international conference on Patient Safety was organised at Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU), Lahore in collaboration with Riphah International University on Saturday.
The main objective of international conference is to create awareness, planning and implementation of Digital Health, Patient Health, Safety Research and Healthcare leadership.
The International Conference was held in collaboration with the Host Prof Dr Khalid Masood Gondal, Vice Chancellor, Fatima Jinnah Medical University and Chairman Prof Dr Zakiuddin Ahmed, Project Director, Riphah Institute of Healthcare Improvement and Safety. The theme of conference was “Engaging Patients and Families on to Co-design Safety”.
Five Parallel sessions were held in which “free paper and poster competition, Role of Nursing in Patient Safety by Ms Sultana Afdhal, Medication Safety by Prof Dr Abdul Rasheed, Need for National Standards and Accreditations by Dr Salma Jaoni & Ms Afifa Munawwar and Undergraduate & Postgraduate Curriculum of Patient Safety by Prof Dr Paul Barach.
Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Prof Khalid Masood Gondal thanked all the international speakers from abroad, distinguished guests and the participants. He said that patient health safety is a very important subject. He announced that the subject of Patient Safety will be the part of Curriculum of Undergraduate and Postgraduate, Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore. He further said that patient care is our top most priority and we will continue to provide best health facilities to the patients.
Various international speakers such as Prof Dr Paul Barch, Chairman International Advisory Board, Wayne State University USA; Prof Dr Aziz Shaikh, Director Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences & Informatics, University of Edinburg, UK; Ms. Sultana Afdhal, CEO World Innovative Submit for Health (WISH), Qatar; Dr Abdulelah Al Hawsawi, ex-Director General, Saudi Patient Safety Centre, Saudi Arabia, Dr Mondher Letaief, Regional Advisor, Health System Development, PSQ WHO; Dr Mike Durkin, Senior Advisor Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, UK; Prof Dr Shin Ushiro, Executive Board Member, Japan Council of Quality Healthcare, Japan; Prof Tan Kok Hian, Group Director Singhealth Duke- NUS, Institute of Patient Safety & Quality, Singapore; Ms. Salma Jaouni, CEO Healthcare Accreditation Council, Jordan; Prof Dr Seval Akgun, Chief Quality Officer Baskent University Hospital Network, Turkey; Dr Sameer Ellahham, Medical Director Continuous Improvement Department, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi; Ms Helen Crisp, Editor-In-Chief, BMJ Open Quality, England; Ms Niki O’Brien, Policy Fellow in Global Health-Centre for Health Policy, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London; Prof Dr Abdul Rashid, President FIMA, Member Patients Safety Council MOH, Malaysia; Prof Dr Amar Jamal, Chairman Family Medicine KSU/ Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Saudi Arabia; Prof Dr Rashid Al-Abri, Director WHO Collaborating Centre for Quality & Patient Safety Training, Oman graced the occasion as special guests.
Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Kamran Khalid Khawaja, Registrar Prof M Nadeem, Principal Prof Noreen Akmal, Former Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Shamsa Humayun, Deans Prof Muniza Qayyum, Prof Zohra Khanum, Prof Manazza Iqbal, Prof Abdul Hameed, Prof Naveed Akbar Hotiana, Director Quality Enhancement Cell/ Chairperson Department of Medicine Prof Bilquis Shabbir, Heads of Departments, Faculty Members, Post Graduate and Under Graduate students also participated in the International Conference.
In the Plenary Session, a briefing was given on the Global Perspective of Patient Safety and a panel discussion was also held.
In the Thematic Plenary Session, various International Speakers such as Prof Dr Paul Barch, Prof Dr Aziz Sheikh, Prof Tin Kok Hian and Dr Mike Durkin gave briefings on “Engaging Patients and Families on to Co-design safety”.
In the concluding session, a panel discussion was held on “Patient Health Care Journey to Hospital – Why, When, How”.
A Digital Healthcare Symposium will be held on Sunday (today) in which various International Speakers Prof Dr Rashid Al-Abri, Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Quality and Patient Safety Training, Oman; Prof Dr Paul Birch, Chairman International Advisory Board, Vienna. State University, USA; M Arshad, Chief Executive Officer Prime Minister Health Program Health Facilitation Program; Prof Dr Aziz Shaikh, Director, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK and Prof Tan Kok Hian, Group Director, Sign Health Duke, Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Singapore and Dr Shivam Natarajan, Chief Healthcare Services, Ajlan, Saudi Arabia will participate.
