President
About this section
The Patient Safety Section’s aim is to provide comprehensive and topical information related to patient safety and to promote the development of the patient safety agenda. The Section also serves as a forum for discussion and debate concerning all aspects of the delivery of safe care. The Section works to increase understanding of risk management, why adverse events occur, the resolution of clinical disputes and legal claims.
Section Council members
Section meetings and conferences are usually organised by members of the Section Council, led by the Section President and often in collaboration with specialist societies.
President Elect
Honorary Treasurer
Upcoming patient safety events and webinars
View all events and webinars being run by the Patient Safety Section.
Inquests, Indemnity and Incidents in Primary Care
Please note: This event was due to take place on Thursday 16 April 2020 and has been postponed to Friday 27 November 2020. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. This meeting will fo...
Prizes & awards
Patient Safety Section: Dragons den
Prize:
- Oral presentation: 1 year's free RSM membership
- Poster presentation: £50
Submission deadline:
Closed
Open to: Students and traineesTrainees and students are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words. We welcome abstracts based on audits, quality improvement projects or prototypes of new devices or software that may be useful in patient safety. Each submission should define a problem in the hospital or community setting related to patient safety and describe how a solution clearly addresses this problem.
Abstracts that rate highly on originality, clarity, show significant improvement in patient safety and impact at a national or international level will have a higher likelihood of selection for oral presentations.
Shortlisted submissions will be invited for oral and/or poster presentation. The presentations must be given by the submitting candidate. Please ensure before submitting your abstract that you will be free to present at the Patient Safety Section meeting in November.
Abstracts that rate highly on originality, clarity, show significant improvement in patient safety and impact at a national or international level will have a higher likelihood of selection for oral presentations.
Shortlisted submissions will be invited for oral and/or poster presentation. The presentations must be given by the submitting candidate. Please ensure before submitting your abstract that you will be free to present at the Patient Safety Section meeting in November.
Patient Safety Section: Student and Trainees’ Prize
Prize
- Oral presentation: A year’s free RSM membership
- Poster presentation: £50
Submission deadline
Wednesday 16 September 2020
Meeting date
Wednesday 9 December 2020
Open to
All students and trainees.
Application guidelines
Submit a 250-word abstract defining a problem in a hospital or community setting related to patient safety and describe a solution for the problem stated.
Submissions can be based on audits, quality improvement projects or prototypes of new devices or software that may be useful in patient safety.
Shortlisted submissions will be considered for both oral and poster presentations. Abstracts that rate highly on originality, clarity, show significant improvement in patient safety and impact at a national or international level, will have a higher likelihood of selection for oral presentations.
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