DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has concluded the first edition of its global Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety.
According to World Health Organisation, one in 10 people may be harmed while receiving hospital care.
The programme, in partnership with Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), aimed to provide comprehensive training for faculty and students in the healthcare industry to promote the delivery of safe and high-quality patient care.
Nearly 100 Qatar-based faculty and health science students took part, including participants from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Sidra Medical and Research Centre, WCM- Q, Qatar University, College of the North Atlantic Qatar (CNA-Q), and University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ).
The training took place in two phases — one for the faculty and the other for students.
Egbert Schillings, CEO, WISH, said, “We pitch our research at the highest levels to policymakers around the world. However, change doesn’t come from above, it also comes from below. We have trained young leaders who will take the initiative forward. Dozens of projects will come out of this training. The faculty and student learners will never forget this experience and it will result in real impact in Qatar and beyond.”
The programme trained faculty on how to effectively teach students best practices on patient safety. Participants were taught about the importance of encouraging students to pursue open, honest and effective communication with patients, and each other, to reduce medical error.
The second phase equipped students with specific tools and strategies that can be used to reduce harm to patients through interactive and hands-on exercises.
They heard from patient safety advocates who had lost loved ones due to medical error, and shared lessons with contemporaries from other disciplines to encourage future collaboration.The Peninsula
