The Patient Safety Awareness week consisted of 3 days of multi-disciplinary presentations where the speakers demonstrated how they ensure the safety of their patients in their department.

Each day also included an interactive acting sketch where our participants presented various patient care processes, where the audience was encouraged to point out the errors that were displayed.

Moreover, throughout the week, Patient Safety Awareness badges were distributed to all hospital staff, and educational awareness banners were displayed in various points of the hospital.

Patient Safety Week Program
DAY 1 – MONDAY 14th March 2016
Sr. Hadia Abi Chebli & Dr. Pierre Yared– Opening talk
Dr. Julien Sfeir – Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Mrs. Maguy Abu Assi-Infection Control and Prevention
SKETCH : Actors: Maguy Abu Assi, Thérèse Khawaja, Michel Elias, Melody Saikali
Mrs. Marie Boyadjian – Admissions role in Patient Safety
Ms. Rana Mhanna – Pressure Ulcer Management
Mr. Antoine Saab – Control & Measure of Patient Safety
Dr. Carole Dib – Safety Controls in the Medication Circuit
Dr. Evelyne Helou - Management of Febrile Neutropenia
DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY 16th March, 2016
Dr. José Khabbouth– Patient Safety in Dialysis Management
Mr. Tony Zaiter – Emergency Patient Care Management
SKETCH: Actors: Tony Zaiter, Vahan Mamoulian, Maggy Abu Assi, Melody Saikali
Mrs. Caroline Assaf – Control of non-conformities in CSSD
Dr. Joe El-Hawa – Post-Op Pain Management
Mr. Pierre Assaker: MRI Safety
Dr. Fadi Hobeiche- Clinical Diagnostic Controls in the Laboratory
Dr. Maroun Sadek – Role of the intern/resident in Patient Safety
DAY 3 - THURSDAY 17th March, 2016
Dr. Nathalie Karam- Patient Safety improvements in the ICU
Mrs. Jessy Nehme – Universal Protocol in the OR
Ms. Silvana Noun – Medication and Communication Safety
SKETCH: Actors: Sylvana Noun, Mariam Choucair , Josephine Nehme, Maggy Abu Assi, Semaan Youssef , Sherif Khaled , Melody Saikali
Dr. Fadi Hobeiche -Transfusion Safety
Dr. Nabil Khoury- Novel Strategies to Improve Patient Safety in Cardiology
Ms. Rita Roukouz: Role of the Practical Nurse in Patient Safety