CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME

13:30 – 14:00 

Part I: Impact of Fatigue on healthcare professional’s wellbeing and on patient safety

• Understand the Impact of Fatigue: Recognize how fatigue affects healthcare professionals and patient safety.
• Link Fatigue to Errors: Understand the connection between fatigue and the likelihood of errors and adverse events.

14:00 – 14:45

Part II: From national to European campaign

• Presentation of the European campaign and resources for a national campaign
• Development of a national strategy based on pre-developed tools and adapted to national needs and resources
• From strategy to action – exchange of experiences from national teams
• How to organise the work within the national teams: priorities, repartition of work, planning.

14:45 – 15:15

Part III: Expert advice and practical tips for better fatigue management

• Why we need sleep – clinical aspects of sleep and diseases affected by chronic sleep deprivation
• Expert advice and practical tips for better fatigue management

15:15 – 15:30

Discussion

Mr. Alex Rawlings
Patient Safety Advocate
UK

Dr. Nancy Redfern
EUPSF Advisory Board Member, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
UK

Dr. Emma Plunkett
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
UK

Mrs. Mirka Cikkelova 
EUPSF General Secretary
Belgium

Mrs. Viorica Nedelcu 
OAMGMAMR Bucharest Branch, FFT Romania coordinator
Romania

Prof. Marta Macías 
Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial (SECA)
Spain

Prof. Pura Ballester Navarro
FISABIO; Catholic University of Murcia
Spain

The workshop aims to engage patient safety stakeholders across Europe in a collaborative discussion on the future of electronic product information (ePi). By examining ongoing ePi initiatives, the session will explore how ePi can evolve into a more accessible, user-friendly, and patient-centric tool. The workshop also seeks to encourage the formation of a multi-stakeholder alliance to strengthen efforts in improving patient safety through digital solutions.

Objectives

• Lay the foundations of a suitable collaborative methodology for mobilising patient safety stakeholders across Europe around a key patient safety issue.
• Bring out the key elements of this methodology on the basis of a practical case: the ePi project.
• Encourage the creation and strengthening of a multi-stakeholder alliance around the ePi project.

Detailed programme

1. Welcome and Opening Remarks
2. Overview of the national ePI Pilot Project.
3. Advancing ePI Initiatives Across Europe: A Path Towards Accessible and Patient-Centric Information
4. Stakeholder Reaction
5. Interactive Q&A Session

Mr. Dipak Karla
President of the European Institute for Innovation through Health Data
UK

Mr. Evinn Drusys
Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios – AEMPS
Spain

Dr. Rob Neeter
EUPSF Individual Affiliate
The Netherlands

Ms. Kira Tosberg
EUPSF Board & German Coalition for Patient Safety – APS
Germany

Mrs. Esther Trillo Gallo
Primary Care Pharmacist at Dirección Asistencial Oeste in Madrid
Spain

Mr. Mattias Hellström
FOKUS Patient
Sweden

Mrs. Hannie de Munnik
Executive Director EUCAN Regulatory Affairs, AstraZeneca
The Netherlands

This workshop will explore three innovative healthcare projects, all aiming to improve patient safety. Participants will engage in pitch-style presentations, followed by a Q&A session. The discussion will focus on the practical challenges and opportunities of these projects, exploring possible convergence in how they address these issues.

Objectives

• Explore the diverse challenges and opportunities in launching various types of healthcare innovations.
• Investigate both non-technological and technology-based approaches to healthcare innovation.
• Identify key factors that influence the success of innovative healthcare projects.

Mr. Stéphane Boulanger
EUPSF Policy Advisor
Belgium

BUTTERFLY IMPACT AWARD WINNER
To be selected by the conference participants

Mrs. Eva Gubern
Predictheon
Spain

Dr. Eske Kvanner Aasvang
Ward 24/7
Denmark

This workshop will explore the gap between the promising potential of healthcare innovations and the challenges of implementing them effectively in real-world settings. Key points for a coherent investment and successful implementation will be highlighted. Using real-life case studies, participants will examine the importance of involving healthcare professionals in decision-making and learn strategies to manage implementation as a complex, organisation-wide project.

Objectives

• Deconstruct the illusion of easy solutions.
• Taking full advantage of the involvement of healthcare professionals in the decision-making process.
• Anticipating and managing the implementation as a specific and challenging project for the organisation.

Mr. Stéphane Boulanger
European Patient Safety Foundation
Belgium

Mr. William Monaghan
NHS Univeristy Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
UK

Dr. Martina Antošová
HealthHub
Slovakia

Additional Speakers TBC

The workshop aims to gather insights from nurses and representative of nurses organisations on the resources needed to foster innovation in patient safety, encourage collaboration among peers across Europe, and identify how to better support nurses in leading innovative safety improvements within their work environments.

Objectives

• Gain insight from nurses on what kind of resources/support they need to promote innovation in patient safety in their working environment.
• Encourage collaboration among peers across Europe, building a network to strengthen safety efforts.
• Complementary to the action of existing supporting organisations, shape future initiatives by identifying how nurses can be better supported to promote innovation for improving patient safety in their working environment.

Potential participants

• Nurses, Midwives, Specialised Nurses
• Representatives of nurse organisations from across Europe

Mr. Stéphane Boulanger
European Patient Safety Foundation | Belgium

Dr. Adriano Friganovic
President of European Specialist Nurses Organisation (ESNO) | Croatia

Prof. Marta Macías 
Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial (SECA) | Spain

Mrs. Doina Carmen Mazilu
The Order of Nurses, Midwives and Medical Assistants in Romania (OAMGMAMR) | Romania

Prof. Roberto Guerrero-Menéndez
Research Institute of the General Council of Nurses in Spain | Spain

Mrs. Panagita Tsikala
EUPSF Individual Affiliate | Austria