GENEVA: Switzerland will host the 5th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety which will take place on 27-28 February 2020 in Montreux, Switzerland.
Since their inception in 2016, the Global Ministerial Summits on Patient Safety have succeeded in raising awareness, as well as creating and maintaining the momentum of the global patient safety movement, as evidenced by the recent adoption of the WHA-resolution on the “Global Action on Patient Safety”, which enabled the first-ever World Patient Safety Day in September 2019. One of the key challenges facing patient safety today consists of ensuring the appropriate and sustainable implementation of suitable concepts and approaches, crucial to ensure the success of the WHA-resolution.
Building on the success of past summits, the 2020 Summit will focus on this critical issue, with the slogan “Less Harm Better care – from Resolution to Implementation” as the central theme. The Summit will acknowledge the progress made thus far and, at the same time, contemplate the future of this global public health endeavor. As patient safety concerns a wide spectrum of health care issues and policies, such as governance, surgical safety and health care-acquired infections, the 2020 Summit will incorporate the corresponding thematic aspects. It will strive to show how successful and sustainable implementation can be attained in different contexts and settings.
As in previous years, the 2020 Summit will consist of two days. The first day will gather international stakeholders and world-class experts in the field of patient safety and the second day will unite Ministers from all over the world to exchange information and good practices on these topics.