Patient Safety Awareness Week is Coming – March 10-16

Join CDC experts at a patient safety event.

Get ready for Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 10-16!

Did you know? On any given day, about one in 31 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection. Join experts from CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion at three upcoming webinars where they’ll discuss insights into finding more patient-centered solutions for identifying and preventing patient harm in health care.

	Mark your calendar: March 6 and March 21 Happening tomorrow! Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at two free public webinars titled, “Quality Counts, Safety Matters: Prioritizing Patient Safety Through Quality Measurement,” featuring a special fireside chat with CDC’s Arjun Srinivasan, MD. Register for the March 6 (12 p.m. ET) event or the March 21 (2 p.m. ET) event.

Mark your calendar: March 13 Join CDC’s Mike Bell, MD, Acting Director of the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for a discussion on improving communication between patients and providers for patient safety. Register for the Patient Safety Awareness Week Webinar: Effective Provider-Patient Communication, happening March 13 (2 p.m. ET).

	Mark your calendar: March 10-16 Join CDC in celebrating Patient Safety Awareness Week next week. Share how you work to protect the health and safety of your patients by using the hashtags #PatientSafety and #PSAW24 on your favorite social media channels.

Read more about CDC’s patient safety efforts: https://www.cdc.gov/PatientSafety.

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