World Patient Safety Day 2022 - Medication Without Harm - Webinar

The World Patient Safety Day 2022 Medication Safety “Medication Without Harm” webinar aimed to: 

• Raise awareness about the high burden of medication-related harm due to medication errors and unsafe practices.
• Advocate for urgent actions to improve medication safety.
• Engage key stakeholders and partners in the efforts to prevent medication errors and reduce medication-related harm.

Recording and Resources

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• View and download the webinar recording 
• Medication Without Harm: Challenges and Key Actions, Dr KJ Mwangi, WHO
• Filling the Gaps in Pharmacovigilance, Dr M Dheda, NDOH
• The Role of the Regulator in Medicine Safety, Ms Mafora Florah Matlala, SAHPRA
• “To Err is Human”, Prof M Blockman, UCT
• Maintaining Service Standards for Prescribing - Avoiding the Pitfalls to Ensure Medicine Safety, Mrs B Molongoana, Free State Province
• Safe Medication Administration: Caring for the Paediatric Population, Prof R Coetzee, UWC
• Pharmacovigilance in the 21st Century: Big Challenges and Big Opportunities, Dr U Mehta, UCT

Resources 

• National Guideline for Patient Safety Incident Reporting and Learning in the Health Sector of South Africa - 2022
• Guideline to Develop a Sub-District/District Specific Standard Operating Procedure for the Management of Patient Safety Incident Reporting and Learning
• Guideline to Develop a Hospital Specific Standard Operating Procedure for the Management of Patient Safety Incident Reporting and Learning

Courses

• Patient Safety Incident (PSI) Reporting and Learning Course