Five strategies for how patients and families can improve patient safety: World Patient Safety Day 2023.

Albert W Wu; Irina Papieva; Susan Sheridan; Kiran Gupta; Helen Haskell; Ayda Taha; Elliott R Haut; Maki Kajiwara; Neelam Dhingra

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Five strategies for how patients and families can improve patient safety: World Patient Safety Day 2023.

October 4, 2023

Wu AW, Papieva I, Sheridan S, et al. J Patient Saf Risk Manag. 2023;28(4):147-152.

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True partnership with patients and families in safety work is an important yet elusive goal. This commentary outlines elements supporting engagement as part of an ambitious global plan and awareness campaign to ensure medical error reduction efforts are fully informed and enriched through the application of the patient and family experience in health care.

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