Developing future leaders in patient safety to deliver solutions
| The International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) has a leadership programme for clinicians in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which is designed to provide patient safety fellows with training in the theory of patient safety science in interventions to improve patient safety.23 A further programme is run by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (Healthcare Safety Fellowship) that aims to develop lifelong global patient safety leaders from a variety of backgrounds, locations and disciplines.24 In both programmes, the learning experience is virtual, allowing global reach and participation. Fellows are mentored by experts from their region and, if in LMICs, from the upper-income country as well. The fellowship introduces the learners to principles of patient safety, human factors, high reliability and leading change. |