Japanese Society for Quality and Safety in Health Care Symposium
Sir Liam Donaldson, Chair of the World Alliance for Patient Safety was recently welcomed on a visit to Tokyo, Japan by the newly established Japanese Society for Safety and Quality in Health Care (JSQSH). Sir Liam gave a keynote presentation on "Patient Safety: the International Challenge" at a Symposium organized by the JSQSH. The Symposium was attended by around 150 clinical and health care leaders from Japan.
Meetings were undertaken with the Senior Vice Minister, Mr Masao Akamatsu from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and Ministry officials. These meetings provided a valuable opportunity to learn more about the comprehensive patient safety programme underway in Japan.
Two very informative hospital visits were also arranged. Visits to the University of Tokyo Hospital and the Mushashino Red Cross Hospital provided the opportunity to see first hand work on patient safety in frontline clinical areas.
For further information on the work of the Japanese Society for Safety and Quality in Health Care, go to http://qsh.jp (in Japanese).