4 DECEMBER 2026

EUROPEAN
PATIENT SAFETY
CONFERENCE 2026

Towards safe and resilient healthcare systems in Europe — from strategy to implementation in a changing healthcare landscape

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140+
Healthcare leaders
30+
Countries
40+
Healthcare organizations
One shared goal
Safer care for all

Speakers

Mrs. Michelle Bayona

Chair of Fokus Behandlungsfehler e.V., Patron of Lines Vermächtnis (Line’s Legacy)
Germany

Mr. Stéphane Boulanger

EUPSF Policy Advisor
Belgium

Mr. Konstantinos Chortis

President | The Panhellenic Heart Disease Association
Greece

Mr. Josh Cobb

Secretary | European Biosafety Network (EBN)
Belgium

Mrs. Mirka Čikkelová

General Secretary | EUPSF
Belgium

Mr. Bogdan Deleanu

Brussels Liaison Manager, Network Secretariat,
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Belgium

Ms. Esther Espuñes Mestres

President, European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA)
Spain

Mr. Pedro Vieira dos Santos

EUPSF Vice-President
Portugal

Dr. Pedro Gambús

DAnaesthesiologist, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona; Co-Founder & CEO, Predictheon
Spain

Ms. Flora Giorgio

DG SANTE, European Commission
Belgium

Mrs. Penilla Gunther

EUPSF Past President
Sweden

Dr. Orla Healy

National Clinical Lead, Quality and Patient Safety, Health Service Executive (HSE)
Ireland

Dr. Alexander Hoffelner

Paediatric Resident, Division of Neonatology, Paediatric Intensive Care and Neuropaediatrics | Medical University of Vienna
Austria

Mrs. Doina Carmen Mazilu

EUPSF Board Member | The Order of Nurses, Midwives and Medical Assistants in Romania (OAMGMAMR)
Romania

Mrs. Anna Modos

EUPSF Individual Affiliate
Czech Republic

Dr. Paula Pérez Caballero

Consultant Anaesthesiologist, Hospital La Fe, Valencia | Secretary of the Board, SENSAR
Spain

Dr. Eva Potura

Head of the Department for Quality Assurance and Patient Safety, Gesundheit Österreich (GÖG) | Chair of the Austrian Second Victim Association
Austria

Mrs. Vibeke Rischel

Deputy CEO and Head of Healthcare Improvement | Danish Society for Patient Safety (PS!)
Denmark

Dr. Georges Romero

Medical Director, Risk Management | Relyens
France

Dr. Alessandra Spedicato

President | European Federation of Salaried Doctors (FEMS)
Italy

Mrs. Carmella Steinke

Chief Executive Officer | Health Quality Alberta
Canada

Dr. Arnt Suckow

EUPSF President | TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar
Germany

Ms. Mariana Svirchuk

Director of Development and Investment Engagement, First Territorial Medical Union of Lviv | Director, School of Medicine, UNBROKEN University
Ukraine

Ms. Anna Teufel

Health Expert, Department for Quality Assurance and Patient Safety | Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG)
Austria

Ms. Kira Tosberg

Project Officer for Association Projects, Bundesverband Managed Care e.V.| EUPSF Individual Affiliate
Germany

Mrs. Panagiota Tsikala

EUPSF Individual Affiliate
Austria

Dr. Tiago Villanueva

President | European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO)
Portugal

Mr. Dieter Vyt

Team Leader Nursing, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences | Board Member, Dutch Society for Simulation in Healthcare (DSSH)
Belgium

Prof. Kris Vanhaecht

Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy (LIGB) | KU Leuven
Belgium

Dr. Gundo Weiler

WHO Representative to Greece, Head of WHO Athens Office for Quality of Care and Patient Safety | WHO European Region
Denmark

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