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International Association of Dental
Students
International Council of Nurses −
Students’ Network
International Federation of Medical
Students’ Associations
International Pharmaceutical Students’
Federation
Given the importance of delivering safe care in today’s health-care settings, there is
an ever growing need for students to learn about adverse events in health care and
an urgent necessity for patient safety. The introduction of patient safety in health
professionals education will contribute to building a foundation of knowledge and
skills that will better prepare students for clinical practice. It will help generate a
future workforce of health-care professionals educated in patient safety and capable
of meeting the demands of today's complex environments.
The International Association of Dental Students (IADS,) International Council of
Nurses − Students’ Network (ICN-SN), International Federation of Medical Students’
Associations (IFMSA) and International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF)
jointly welcomes the WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide: Multi-professional
Edition as an important resource, not only to raise global awareness of the need for
patient safety education, but also to support educators to introduce this discipline
into existing health-care curricula and help prepare students for safer practice in
their workplace environments.
ICN-SN, IADS, IFMSA and IPSF endorse the WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide:
Multi-professional Edition and welcomes WHO’s efforts in supporting dentistry,
medical, nursing and pharmacy universities and faculties worldwide to introduce
patient safety education in health-care curricula. The student associations appreciate
WHO’s efforts in consulting with students as equal stakeholders, to ensure that their
suggestions and views are incorporated into the Curriculum Guide. The associations
strongly support the multi-professional edition of the WHO Patient Safety Curriculum
Guide and congratulate WHO for making it possible for all stakeholders to move in
this direction.
Mr Ionut Luchian
President
International Association
of Dental Students
Mr Chijioke Chikere Kadure
President
International Federation
of Medical Students’ Associations
Ms Yasmin Yehia
Chairperson
International Council
of Nurses − Students’ Network
Mr Jan Roder
President
International Pharmaceutical
Students’ Federation
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