World Patient Safety Day 2024

Annually, World Patient Safety Day falls on 17 September

Annually on World Patient Safety Day, all nations and international allies are encouraged to collaborate and take action to enhance patient safety globally. The event unites patients, families, caregivers, communities, health care professionals, leaders, and policymakers in demonstrating their dedication to patient safety.

World Patient Safety Day 2024 was themed “Improving diagnosis for patient safety” with the slogan “Get it right, make it safe!”, highlighting the critical importance of correct and timely diagnosis in ensuring patient safety and improving health outcomes.

To support the commemoration of World Patient Safety Day 2024, we have curated the following list of online videos, webinars, tools and resources, listed in the table below.

We invite you to start sharing your organization's resources and best practices on improving diagnosis for patient safety with our global patient safety community!

*Note: all submitted resource will be reviewed by the IAG before it gets published on GKPS.

Type of Resource	Title	Link	Organization
Communication and advocacy material (Podcast, infographic, poster, video)	Poster: 5 Ds of Diagnostic Safety	Click to access	Alexandria University, Medical Research Institute, Health Governance Unit
Communication and Advocacy Material (Podcast, infographic, poster, video)	Poster: Diagnostic Pause	Click to access	Alexandria University, Medical Research Institute, Health Governance Unit
Measurement Tools	Tools to Improve Diagnostic Safety	Click to access	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Education and Training Material	Patient Safety Toolkit	Click to access	International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO)
Standard, guideline or protocol including clinical support tool	Patient Preparation for Imaging Procedures	Click to access	Jocham Hospital Ltd
Policy, strategy, framework or action plan	R69 - "illness, unspecified" to mark the diagnostic odyssey (Dx uncertainty) in (esp.) rare disease	Click to access	KAL Research Initiatives
Communication and Advocacy Material (Podcast, infographic, poster, video)	Webinar: Understanding the Landscape: Current Challenges in Diagnostic Safety	Click to access	Patient Academy for Innovation and Research (PAIR)
Communication and Advocacy Material (Podcast, infographic, poster, video)	Webinar: Diagnostic Safety Across the Spectrum	Click to access	Patient Academy for Innovation and Research (PAIR)
Communication and Advocacy Material (Podcast, infographic, poster, video)	Webinar: Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives in Diagnostic Safety	Click to access	Patient Academy for Innovation and Research (PAIR)
Communication and Advocacy Material (Podcast, infographic, poster, video)	Webinar: Learning from Diagnostic Errors	Click to access	Patient Academy for Innovation and Research (PAIR)
Communication and Advocacy Material (Podcast, infographic, poster, video)	Resources including “What If” video on diagnostic safety for WPSD	Click to access	Patients for Patient Safety US (PFPS US)
Patient Story	Rheumatoid arthritis: would my life be different if I had been diagnosed sooner?	Click to access	Patient Safety Learning
Education and Training Material	Tools aimed at providing patients, clinical teams, and educators with information and resources to improve diagnostic quality and safety.	Click to access	Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM)
Patient Story	Patient Stories- guarantee the patient voice is heard in efforts to improve diagnostic quality and safety	Click to access	Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM)
Best Practice, Case Study or Feature Story	Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety in An Oncology Setting: Quality Initiatives	Click to access	Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre
Research Study or Scientific Paper	A Global Inquiry on Excellence in the Diagnostic Journey	Click to access	The Beryl Institute
Standard, guideline or protocol including clinical support tool	Actionable Evidence-Based Practices	Click to access	The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF)
Communication and Advocacy Material (Podcast, infographic, poster, video)	Workshop on Patient Safety: Diagnostic Errors	Click to access	World Patients Alliance (WPA)