For the 2025 edition of the Patient Safety Conference organised by EUPSF together with its German partners (APS, TUM Klinikum Rechs der Isar), we are proud to introduce the second edition of the Butterfly Impact Award: Small actions, Big Changes in Patient Safety, aimed at recognising outstanding contributions to patient safety.
Objectives
- To recognise the benefits of implemented innovative practices with evidence-based impact on patient safety.
- To demonstrate that patient safety can also be impacted by no-tech or low-tech approaches
- To promote exchange and mutual learning around those initiatives/projects.
- To identify projects with the potential for wider adoption across Europe
- Foster collaboration between national patient safety bodies
Participation Rules
- Only individuals from healthcare organisations (hospitals, primary care settings, patient organisations, universities and schools,…) may submit a candidature
- Each individual can submit a maximum of two projects
- The projects/initiatives presented are based on a non-technological, low-tech or open source approach
- The projects / initiatives must have been implemented or at least tested in healthcare settings
- The project/initiative should ideally be supported by a scientific publication.
- The project or its deliverables are not protected by a commercial licence.
- By participating to the award, the authors seek dissemination and further use of their innovative practice across Europe.
- The project must be submitted in English.
Information and documentation to be provided:
Each candidate will have to fill in the submission form and upload the project description (in an abstract form) of maximum 2 pages using the project submission template. A maximum of 6 authors can be included.
Selection Process
2025 Award Session
Three finalists will be invited to present their projects at the 2025 Patient Safety Conference (5-7 min max). The audience will decide about the ranking through the interactive voting at the end of the session.
Winner Session
1st place winner will receive dedicated 30 minutes session to present the project in detail during the 2025 Patient Safety Conference.
Other Award Benefits for the Winning Project
The winner of the 2025 BIAPS will benefit from dedicated support by the European Patient Safety Foundation (EUPSF) to help disseminate and upscale their initiative across Europe.
This support will include:
- Promotion through a dedicated press release announcing the 2025 BIAPS Winner
- Visibility on EUPSF social media channels, through a dedicated post and mention in relevant updates
- An article in the EUPSF Newsletter to present the initiative to our wider network
- A strategic meeting with EUPSF to discuss the next steps for broader dissemination and scaling, identifying opportunities and connections at European level
While our resources are limited, we are committed to ensuring that the award not only recognises the work of the authors but also actively contributes to the continued growth and impact of the winning project.
Submit your project
Each candidate will have to fill in the submission form and upload the project description (in an abstract form) of maximum 2 pages using the project submission template. A maximum of 6 authors can be included.
2024 winners
Contact 2024 winners
For inquiries on adapting or replicating these impactful projects, please contact:
BIAPS 2024 Winner: ERNST Consortium –
info@cost-ernst.eu; https://cost-ernst.eu/
BIAPS 2024 2nd PRIZE:
Dr. Anne Rüggeberg and Dr. Eike Nickel – www.fastingcards.com
BIAPS 2024 3rd PRIZE:
mazilu.carmen@oammrbuc.ro, viorica.nedelcu@oammrbuc.ro; www.oammrbuc.ro
Media enquiries
For media enquiries about the BIAPS Award,
EUPSF or the EUPSF Patient Safety Conference, please contact:
secretariat@eupsf.org | www.eupsf.org | conference.eupsf.org
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