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PFPS News Summer 2015 - Content Summary

Updates from WHO PFPS

• Website Migration: PFPS is updating its website for improved content, format, and reader-friendliness. The new site includes sections for events, resources, and programs.
• Advocacy Resources: Launching a resource library for patient engagement, drawing from PFPS champion experiences and tools to inform WHO’s global framework on patient engagement.
• Community of Practice (CoP): Revised and migrated to EZcollab to enhance collaboration, with new sub-community for the Advisory Group. Rollout to all champions.
• Webinar: "How to care for yourself when representing the patient voice," exploring engagement with healthcare institutions.

Global Perceptions and Engagement

• Advocacy Project: PFPS launched a global video initiative to capture diverse perspectives on engagement, involving patients, providers, policymakers, and others worldwide.
• Collaboration: Teams from WHO, PFPSCanada, CPSI, and NGOs facilitated WHA68 side event and international conferences to promote patient safety in paediatric radiology and benefit-risk communication.

Regional Updates (AMRO/PAHO, EMRO, SEARO, EURO, WPRO, AFRO)

• Patient stories and campaigns: Uganda strengthened medication campaigns; Egypt and Israel involved patients in hand hygiene and ethics committees.
• Healthcare systems: Countries addressed challenges like injection safety, MRSA awareness, and thalassemia management using WHO tools and local networks.

Other Updates

• Leadership Transitions: Canada’s PFPS leadership transitioned leadership, with new country partners.
• Events: Launch of events such as anti-MRSA campaigns, national healthcare conferences, and a World MRSA Day poster.
• Programs: Expansion of programs like Safe Hospital in Thailand and parental education on first-year child care.

Resources and Outreach

• Resource Compendium: Includes toolkits, assessment manuals, and guidelines for improving patient safety at local, national and global levels.
• Patient Advocacy: Collaboration with governments, NGOs, and professional bodies to empower patients in policy, media, and healthcare settings.

Future Events & Opportunities

• September Events: Fourth PFPS webinar on institutional engagement, upcoming debates on patient safety, and conferences on quality healthcare in Lebanon.
• Community of Practice: Call for tools and resources on PFPS CoP.
• Newsletter: Contributions welcomed for future PFPS News editions.

Features & Features

• Patient Champion Spotlights: Sharing personal journeys to raise visibility and encourage more patient advocacy.

Overall, the newsletter highlights global commitment to patient engagement, with updates on diverse programs and calls to accelerate change through collaboration.