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Expert talk on International Patient Safety Goals

Event Date: 07-03-2024

Event brief description

Event started by a warm welcome to our speaker and addressing her with a brief description and achievements of her then she started her session about IPSG goals.

The International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) are a set of guidelines developed by the Joint Commission International (JCI), an organization that accredits and certifies healthcare organizations worldwide. These goals aim to improve patient safety and reduce risks associated with healthcare procedures and practices. They cover various aspects of patient care, including medication safety, infection control, communication among healthcare providers, patient identification, and preventing surgical errors, among others. The specific goals may vary depending on the year and updates made by the JCI.

The International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) are set by the Joint Commission International (JCI) to promote patient safety and quality improvement in healthcare organizations worldwide. As of my last update, the IPSG goals typically include the following:

  1. Identify Patients Correctly: Ensuring that patients are correctly identified using at least two identifiers (e.g., name, date of birth) before providing care, treatment, or services.
  2. Improve Effective Communication: Developing and implementing standardized approaches to "handoff" communications, including the transfer of information about a patient's care, treatment, and services.
  3. Improve the Safety of High-Alert Medications: Reducing the risk of patient harm associated with the use of high-alert medications (e.g., opioids, anticoagulants, chemotherapy drugs) by implementing safe practices for prescribing, dispensing, and administering them.
  4. Ensure Correct-Site, Correct-Procedure, Correct-Patient Surgery: Implementing procedures to prevent wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient surgical errors, including pre-operative verification processes and marking the surgical site.
  5. Reduce the Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Implementing evidence-based practices to prevent healthcare-associated infections, such as hand hygiene protocols, proper use of personal protective equipment, and environmental cleaning.
  6. Accurately and Completely Reconcile Medications Across the Continuum of Care: Ensuring that accurate and up-to-date medication lists are maintained and reconciled as patients transition between different healthcare settings (e.g., hospital to home care).
  7. Reduce the Risk of Patient Harm Resulting from Falls: Implementing strategies to assess and minimize the risk of patient falls, including regular assessment of patient mobility and environmental safety measures.
  8. Encourage Patients' Active Involvement in Their Own Care as a Patient Safety Strategy: Promoting patient engagement in their healthcare by providing education, involving them in decision-making processes, and encouraging them to ask questions about their care.

These goals are subject to periodic review and updates by the JCI to reflect current best practices and emerging patient safety concerns. It's essential for healthcare organizations to implement these goals effectively to ensure the safety and well-being of their patients. At end of the event our hon. Dean SON felicitated our guest speaker with memento and guided our students.

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