Patient Safety Blog

World Patient Safety Day 2021

September 2, 2021 | 3 minute read

The World Health Organization (WHO) is celebrating World Patient Safety Day on September 17th, 2021. The Patient Safety Movement is commemorating this day both in small, in-person events (due to [...]

Uniting to Make Healthcare Safe

July 30, 2021 | 3 minute read

By: Dr. Michael Ramsay, Chairman of the Board, Patient Safety Movement Foundation

Every clinician, nurse, clinical practitioner, and health care system wants the best outcomes for their patients. Lucian Leape was one of the first to discuss the topic of patient safety [...]

Welcome to the “Year of MRI Safety!”

July 26, 2021 | 8 minute read

By Tobias Gilk, MArch, MRSO (MRSC™), MRSE (MRSC™)

Welcome to the “Year of MRI Safety!” Wait… you haven’t heard of the ‘Year of MRI Safety’?  Well, I suppose that’s OK since this is the first year we’ve done it, but [...]

Takeaways from Dr. Death Episode 1 and Tips to Stay Safe

July 16, 2021 | 9 minute read

Phoebe Barker, MPH Student, Intern, Patient Safety Movement Foundation

Episode 1 Synopsis The new series Dr. Death is based on a true story and adapted from the brilliant and scrupulous Wondery podcast, Dr. Death. The first episode of Dr. Death [...]

#UniteForSafeCare to Protect Health Care Workers and The Patients They Serve

July 8, 2021 | 2 minute read

As we move into the second half of 2021, many countries are still dealing with COVID-19 or one of its new variant strains. Over 15 months into the pandemic, healthcare [...]

Lessons from the Anesthesiology Department Can Improve Patient Safety

June 6, 2021 | 3 minute read

I am an anesthesiologist by training, and have just retired as chairman of a very busy anesthesia department in Dallas, Texas. I trained in London in the late 1960s. Back [...]

Thinking Globally to End the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 3, 2021 | 3 minute read

By: Dr. Michael Ramsay, Chairman of the Board, Patient Safety Movement Foundation

In the United States, many areas have returned to a “new normal,” as the COVID-19 pandemic has come under control.   What have we learned and where did we fail? The successes included [...]

Letter from the Chairman, April 2021

April 1, 2021 | 4 minute read

By: Dr. Michael Ramsay, Chairman of the Board, Patient Safety Movement Foundation

Dear Readers, On July 29th, 2005, United States President George W. Bush signed the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) of 2005 into law. This act authorized the creation of [...]

Letter from the Chairman, March 2021

March 4, 2021 | 2 minute read

By: Dr. Michael Ramsay, Chairman of the Board, Patient Safety Movement Foundation

Dear Readers, The nation reached a grim milestone in late February, when total COVID-19 deaths in the United States reached 500,000. While this number is only an estimate, it demonstrates that [...]

President Biden’s Take and Action Plan on COVID-19

February 3, 2021 | 3 minute read

Letter from the Chairman, February 2021 Dear Readers, Since inauguration, President Biden made the COVID-19 pandemic his top priority. His goal was to unify the country and get COVID-19 under control. He [...]