Summary of the International Patient Safety Conference, June 28-29, 2019, Kathmandu, Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Globally, medical errors are associated with an estimated $42 billion in costs to healthcare systems. A variety of errors in the delivery of healthcare have been identified by the World Health Organization and it is believed that about 50% of all errors are preventable. Initiatives to improve patient safety are now garnering increased attention across a range of countries in all regions of the world. From June 28--29, 2019, the first International Patient Safety Conference (IPSC) was held in Kathmandu, Nepal and attended by over 200 healthcare professionals as well as hospital, government, and non-governmental organization leaders. During the conference, presentations describing the experience with errors in healthcare and solutions to minimize future occurrence of adverse events were pres

SUBMITTER: Bajracharya DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6862734 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature