Lectures
Room: Main session room
- Welcome
- Digital innovation
- Healthcare worker wellbeing and safety
- Training and simulation
- Telemedicine
- Medication safety
- Continuity of care
- Moving forward
8:00
Registrations & Welcome coffee
8:30
Welcome Message
8:45
Speakers
Mrs. Penilla Gunther
President of European Patient Safety Foundation & Founder of FOKUS Patient
Sweden
Mrs. Inmaculada Mediavilla Herrera
President of the Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial – SECA
Spain
Dr. María Cruz Martín Delgado
President of The Fundacion Por La Investigación Docencia E Innovación En Seguridad Del Paciente – FIDISP
Spain
Prof. José Joaquín Mira
Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community – FISABIO
Spain
Dr. Daniel Arnal
Board Member of the Spanish Notification System for Safety in Anaesthesia and Resuscitation – SENSAR
Spain
Opening speech
9:00 opening lecture
Digital innovation
Enhancing Patient Safety through Digital Innovation: The Missing Links
- Outline digital innovation’s safety enhancements and potential new risks in care delivery
- Identify obstacles and enablers for integrating digital innovations in healthcare
- Discuss required policies, management approaches, and training for implementing digital innovations with a view to improving patient safety
Speaker
Mr. William Monaghan
Group Chief Digital Information Officer, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
UK
9:30 Panel Discussion
Healthcare worker wellbeing and safety
How the fatigue and wellbeing of the healthcare professionals interact with the uptake and implementation of technologies?
- Patient safety risks associated with fatigue of the healthcare professionals
- Discussion of the impact of new technologies on workload and mental burden: risks and benefits
- Desire for technology innovation compared to healthcare professionals’ needs and expectations for their work
- Possible ways to move forward
Moderator
Mr. Peter Walsh
Associate editor for the Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management
UK
Speakers
Dr. Alvaro Cerame
European Junior Doctors
Spain
Prof. Marta Macías
Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial (SECA)
Spain
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Strametz
Head of Wiesbaden Institute for Healthcare Economics and Patient Safety (WiHelP)
Germany
Mr. William Monaghan
Group Chief Digital Information Officer, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
UK
Mr. Pedro Viera Dos Santos
EUPSF Vice-president, Medtronic
Portugal
11:45 Panel Discussion
Training and simulation
Using innovative technology to empower caregivers and patients to improve patient safety and outcomes
- Improvements, but also the additional risks that technology used for training purposes can bring in terms of patient safety and outcomes
- Barriers and enablers to the use of technology (simulation equipment and software, video platform, virtual reality) in HCP training programmes or patient preparation procedures
- Steps that need to be taken at each level (policy, hospital administration, health professional, etc.) to move forward and optimise the use of technology (incentives, precautions, conditions of implementation)
Moderator
Ms. Kira Tosberg
EUPSF Board Member, German Coalition for Patient Safety (APS)
Germany
Speakers
Dr. Carolina Mudarra Reche
Hospital Universitario 12 Octubre, Madrid
Spain
Dr. José Ferrer Costa
Badalona Serveis Assistencials
Spain
Dr. Juan Antonio Marques
Hospital Universitario y Deptº de salud de San Juan-Alicante
Spain
Dr. Pedro Cartaxo Cintra
Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM); CCRN, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Spain
Dr. Georges Romero
Medical director of Risk Management, Relyens group
France
13:30 Panel Discussion
Telemedicine
Advancing patient safety through Telemedecine
- Telemedicine’s safety improvements and potential risks in patient care
- Adoption barriers and facilitators for telemedicine use
- Policies, management strategies, and professional training needed for telemedicine
Moderator
Dr. Fernardo Cassinello
Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Spain
Speakers
Dr. Michel Wagner
EUPSF Board Member, Medical University Vienna
Austria
Mrs. Viktória Ďurajová
Hospital F.D.Roosevelta Banska Bystrica
Slovakia
Mr. Ignacio Boj Albarracin
FIDISP; MBE Legal
Spain
Further speakers to be announced
13:30 Parallel Workshop
Fighting fatigue together
Room: Aula Severo Ochoa
14:45 Panel Discussion
Medication safety
Reducing medication errors with digital management and support systems
- Improvements in medication safety and potential new risks introduced by digital management systems
- Barriers and facilitators for adopting digital support systems
- Policies, management strategies, and training required for effective implementation of digital medication management systems
Moderator
Dr. Rob Neeter
EUPSF Individual Affiliate
The Netherlands
Speakers
Dr. María Cruz Martín Delgado
Hospital Universitario 12 Octubre, Madrid
Spain
Prof. Arvid Haugen
Haukeland Unviversity Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Norway
Mr. Andoni Lorenzo Garmendia
Foro Español de Pacientes
Spain
Ms. Eleonora Varntoumian
European Health Management Association
Belgium
Mr. Jose Luis Gomez
Becton Dickinson; EUPSF Board Member
Spain
14:45 Parallel Workshop
Fighting fatigue together
Room: Aula Severo Ochoa
16:15 Panel Discussion
Continuity of care
Improving patient safety and outcomes in the continuity of care with the help of digital technologies based on AI-derived algorithms
- Patient Safety benefits and additional risks
- Cultural challenges to overcome
- Cultural challenges to overcome
Moderator
Dr. Daniel Arnal
Spanish Notification System for Safety in Anaesthesia and Resuscitation (SENSAR)
Spain
Speakers
Dr. Eske Kvanner Aasvang
Copenhagen University
Denmark
Dr. Oscar Díaz Cambronero
IIS La Fe – Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe
Spain
Mrs. Jolanta Bilinska
World Patients Alliance
Poland
Speaker to be confirmed
Masimo
17:15 Closing Session
Moving forward
Achieving technological potential to improve patient safety and outcomes: Paving the way for the future
Moderator
To be confirmed
Speakers
Mrs. Penilla Gunther
EUPSF President and founder of FOKUS Patient
Sweden
Dr. Adriano Friganovic
EUPSF Board Member and President of ESNO
Croatia
Prof. José Joaquín Mira
Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial (SECA); FISABIO
Spain
Mr. Kristian Michnacs
Senior Director Market Access EMEA, Edwards Lifesciences
Germany
Workshops
Room: Aula Severo Ochoa
13:30 Workshop
Fighting fatigue together
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 Workshop
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
Moderator
Mr. Alex Rawlings
Patient Safety Advocate
UK
Speakers
Dr. Nancy Redfern
EUPSF Advisory Board Member, UK Joint Fatigue Group co-chair
UK
Dr. Emma Plunkett
UK Joint Fatigue Group co-chair, Association of Anaesthesists
UK
María Purificación Ballester Navarro
FISABIO; Catholic University of Murcia
Spain
SPEAKERS
Dr. Daniel Arnal
Sistema Español de Notificación en Seguridad en Anestesia y Reanimación (SENSAR) | Spain
Prof. Pura Ballester Navarro
FISABIO; Catholic University of Murcia | Spain
Mrs. Jolanta Bilinska
World Patient Alliance | Poland
Mrs. Ignacio Boj Albarracin
Member of the Board of FIDISP, Partner-Director of MBE Legal | Spain
Dr. Oscar Díaz Cambronero
Grupo de Medicina perioperatoria, anestesiología y reanimación, IIS La Fe – Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe | Spain
Dr. Pedro Cartaxo Cintra
Executive Committee Member – Treasurer, Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM) | Spain
Dr. Fernando Cassinello
Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Spain
Dr. Alvaro Cerame
President, European Junior Doctors | Spain
Mrs. Mirka Cikkelova
European Patient Safety Foundation | Belgium
Dr. José Ferrer Costa
Innovation and Projects Badalona Serveis Assistencials | Spain
Mrs. Viktória Ďurajová
Project Manager – HealthCare Development & Innovations, Hospital F.D.Roosevelta Banska Bystrica | Slovakia
Mr. Pedro Vieira dos Santos
Medtronic | Portugal
Dr. Adriano Friganovic
President of European Specialist Nurses Organisation (ESNO) | Croatia
Mr. Andoni Lorenzo Garmendia
President of the Español de Pacientes (Spanish Patient Forum) | Spain
Mrs. Jose Luis Gomez
EUPSF Board Member, Becton Dickinson (BD) | Spain
Mrs. Penilla Gunther
European Patient Safety Foundation | Sweden
Prof. Arvid Haugen
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland Unviversity Hospital, Bergen | Norway
Dr. Eske Kvanner Aasvang
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University | Denmark
Prof. Marta Maroto
Board Member, Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial (SECA) | Spain
Dr. Juan Antonio Marques
Director Gerente Hospital Universitario y Deptº de salud de San Juan-Alicante | Spain
Dr. María Cruz Martín Delgado
President of FISIDP, Hospital Universitario 12 Octubre, Madrid | Spain
Mrs. Inmaculada Mediavilla Herrera
President of the Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial (SECA) | Spain
Mr. Kristian Michnacs
Edwards Lifesciences | Germany
Prof. José Joaquín Mira
Head of the ATENEA Research Team, FISABIO | Spain
Mr. William Monaghan
Executive Chief Digital Information Officer, NHS Univeristy Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire| UK
Dr. Carolina Mudarra Reche
Intensive Care Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid | Spain
Dr. Rob Neeter
EUPSF Individual Affiliate| The Netherlands
Dr. Emma Plunkett
Association of Anaesthesists | United Kingdom
Mr. Alex Rawlings
Patient Safety Advocate | United Kingdom
Dr. Nancy Redfern
EUPSF Advisory Board | United Kingdom
Dr. Georges Romero
Medical director of Risk Management, Relyens group | France
Ms. Kira Tosberg
EUPSF Board Member, German Coalition for Patient Safety (APS) | Germany
Ms. Eleonora Varntoumian
Policy Manager, European Health Management Association (EHMA) | Belgium
Dr. Michael Wagner
EUPSF Board Member, Medical University of Vienna | Austria
Mr. Peter Walsh
Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management | UK
Mr. Stéphane Boulanger
European Patient Safety Foundation | Belgium
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