NPSF Resources for Healthcare Professionals

The National Patient Safety Foundation provides an array of resources to support healthcare professionals in their critical role in creating and maintaining a safe healthcare environment.

Stand Up for Patient Safety ^tm
The NPSF's Stand Up for Patient Safety program offers tools to launch, sustain and advance patient safety initiatives. Membership benefits include a Member Resource Guide with an extensive collection of articles, brochures, and other resources; free annual participation in 10 audio-web conferences presented by experts in the field; complimentary subscriptions to Current Awareness and the Focus newsletter; unlimited access to the members' website; and free participation in the AIG regional leadership conference series. Begun in 2002 with 17 founding members, the Stand Up program now has a membership of over 400 healthcare facilities. The Ambulatory Stand Up for Patient Safety program, launched in 2008, provides similar resources that are targeted to physician practices and outpatient centers.

Education and Information
Resource Material available through NPSF includes the Current Awareness literature alert and the Focus newsletter, articles, brochures and fact sheets; a bibliography; and links to other organizations and resources.

The NPSF Discussion Forum is a moderated listserv designed to facilitate the exchange of questions, ideas and advice concerning patient safety. With 2,500 individuals contributing to the forum, the listserv represents a rich source of knowledge and experience.

Events
The Annual NPSF Congress is the only event of its kind, bringing together patient safety stakeholders from across the healthcare system for two days of inspirational plenary talks, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities, along  with a choice of various full-day pre-Congress programs, including Patient Safety 101, Leadership Day, or the Community Patent and Family program.

Patient Safety Awareness Week is a national education and awareness-building campaign for improving patient safety at the local level. Hospitals and healthcare organizations across the country are encouraged to plan events to promote patient safety within their own organizations.

Research Grants Program
The NPSF's Research Grants Program aims to stimulate new, innovative research directed toward improved patient safety in the United States. Since 1998, the NPSF Research Program has supported 30 research projects with nearly $3 million in grant funding.

Stand Up for Patient Safety

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Forum

Congress

Patient Safety Awareness Week

Research Grant Program