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A Global Perspective on Emerging Opportunities to Advance Patient Safety (Webinar)

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October 29 | 1200 – 1300

Health Quality BC

Online (Zoom)

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Event Description

Co-hosted with ISQua, this session features four global leaders in patient safety to hear the latest evidence and to hear what they each see as the pressing issues and opportunities facing global health care systems today.

We will be joined by four dynamic and leading voices. Speakers include:

  • Ross Baker, Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto
  • Ulfat Shaikh, Professor of Pediatrics, University of California Davis School of Medicine & Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics Council for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  • Kris Vanhaecht, Full Professor of Quality Management and Head of the Quality and Patient Safety Research Group, Leuven Institute for Health Care Policy, Belgium
  • Peter Lachman, Retired Paediatrician, Great Ormand Street, London, UK and Lead Faculty Quality Improvement, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

This session is the second in a three-part webinar series we’re hosting during Canadian Patient Safety Week. Together, the series highlights ongoing and emerging opportunities to strengthen patient safety across the province.

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Event Details

A Global Perspective on Emerging Opportunities to Advance Patient Safety (Webinar)

Date and Time

October 29, 2025 | 12:00 – 13:00 PT

Organizer

Health Quality BC

Location

Online

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