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"Success can only be achieved if patients and the public have the power to shape strategies for health policy, clinical practice, and medical research." The BMJ's Emma Doble introduces our special theme issue on patient partnership in Editor's Choice 🔗 bit.ly/4cXkJ0b

Leadership and culture are often blamed when underlying systems are the real problem. s.hbr.org/45ZqWqn

Communication preferences and risk thresholds of clinicians and parents of febrile infants <90 days presenting to ED Desire for shared decision-making evolves over time Qualitative study Kathy Wilson Etimbuk Umana adc.bmj.com/content/early/…

As The BMJ celebrates 10 years since the launch of its patient and public partnership strategy, we ask why more medical journals do not have a similar partnership with patients. This #BMJInfographic shows four ways to encourage patients to get involved 🔗 bit.ly/3W3BCje

⚠️Applications for the Postgraduate Certificate in Cancer Genetics and Genomics have been extended to 7 August. This programme is delivered virtually for those who wish to advance their skills in the area of Cancer Genetics and Genomics. Book now 👉 courses.rcpi.ie/product?catalo…

Calling all paediatric colleagues! Our survey will close later this week - please take the time to complete and share if you have not done so already! Clodagh O'Gorman Clodagh Sweeney Aisling Stafford @ethelryandoc Kathleen Gorman Suzanne Crowe John Fitzsimons David Vaughan

Join me with Neelam Dhingra and Hardeep Singh MD on the next International Pediatric Association webinar to celebrate World Health Organization (WHO) #WorldPatientSafetyDay on Friday, 13 September 2024 | 1.30-3.00 PM UTC registration on flyer or here us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #patientsafety #WPSD

Well done all!

I've heard debate (again) about the pros of #QI vs #Lean, and vice versa... You don't need to choose one or the other. It’s more important to develop a clear, well-defined organisational structure for #improvement, and empower people at the front line to effect change. #QITwitter

Call for abstracts: Submit your abstract for the 11th Annual National Lean Healthcare Symposium ' Locating the Person in Process Improvement' to be held on 22nd November in the heart of Dublin at the Lighthouse Cinema. Present your process and quality improvement work to a broad

God, I remember the years of being absolutely swamped with really sick paediatric RSV patients years ago. Hopefully that infection will go the way of epiglotitis

Looking forward to speaking with ⁦@EvaDoherty⁩ and Dr Hardeep Singh on Tuesday ⁦HSE Ireland⁩ QPSTalktime on Diagnostic Excellence Human Factors in Patient Safety⁩ ⁦Royal College of Physicians of Ireland⁩ ⁦CHI at Temple Street⁩ hse.webex.com/webappng/sites…

Well done to ⁦HSE Ireland⁩ National QPS, ⁦UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems⁩⁩ & ⁦PatientsForPatientSafetyIreland on the publication of the QPS Competency Navigator. This great resource was truly co-designed & will have a good and lasting influence on QI education, practice &outcomes www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n…

While conventional metrics offer snapshots of safety events, patient-reported experience and outcome measures capture patients’ lived experience and shed light on patterns and opportunities for improvement that might otherwise be missed. Read more. ⬇️ go.ihi.org/3EJcjxV

Delighted to have contributed to this with several other Irish authors…Book review: a useful handbook on quality improvement in healthcare | BMJ Quality & Safety ⁦Royal College of Physicians of Ireland⁩ ⁦⁦RCSI⁩ well done ⁦Peter Lachman⁩ qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/…

"Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now." On Jack Kerouac's birthday, his beautiful letter to his first wife turned lifelong friend about kindness and the illusion of the self themarginalian.org/2014/03/12/jac…

Want to know more about how we can involve children, young people, and families in patient safety? Our recent clinical fellow has been published in Archives of Disease in Childhood and explores practical approaches to making paediatric care safer. 👇 ep.bmj.com/content/early/…

Sharing his take home message for #RCPCH25 Peter Lachman says: “We need to inject patient safety into the genome from medical training onwards” it needs to be in the DNA of every clinician.

A real pleasure to share this rich conversation Juanita Guidera and I have with the wonderful Don Berwick Healing is Healthcare: Quality is Goodness with special guest Don Berwick podbean.com/ew/pb-s2rd6-18…

Have you had a baby in Ireland in the past 5 years?! We're seeking women with recent experience of maternity care for a #PPI panel and to guide our research on maternity safety. Meetings will be online and payment is available! #patientsafety #maternity #pregnancy