Celebrating World Patient Safety Day 2023
17th September is observed as World Patient Safety Day around the globe. The global campaign for World Patient Safety Day in 2023 is to propose a wide range of activities for all stakeholders on and around September 17th, including national campaigns, policy forums, advocacy and technical events, and capacity-building initiatives.
Similarly, the Centre for Simulation-Based Training (CSBT) is observing World Patient Safety Day 2023 with the slogan “Patient Safety through Simulation-Based Education”. This is also to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of CSBT and to showcase the role CSBT plays in patient safety.
CSBT was inaugurated on 17th September 2022. Since then, a lot of activities have been carried out by the Centre; through the development of Druk Sokchop Bhutan Life Savers Courses, providing Continuous Professional Development (CPDs) and as an advanced simulation laboratory for curriculum-based simulation education with the main focus on patient safety.
The highlights for activities carried out by CSBT for the last one year are given below;
Druk Sokchop (DS) Bhutan Live Savers Courses
• December 2022- ToT on Neonatal Resuscitation Courses (NNF, India)
• Field Testing and Instructors Training for DS NALS and DS NBLS Courses
• DS PALS Module Finalization and Field Testing
• Western Zone ToT on DS NBLS and NALS
• Module development, Field testing and ToT of various Druk Sokchop Courses
CPD Trainings
• September 2022- Jeeva Raksha ToT on Basic Care & Life Support and Emergency Care & Life Support(India)
• October 2022- ATLS and ACLS for GDMOs
• November 2022- Wilderness FA ToT (University of Utah, USA)
• February 2023 – Clinical Orientation for RCSC-selected Doctors, Clinical Nurses and Physiotherapists
• ECLS for GDMOs
• First Aid Training to Staff of JICA Office and UN Bhutan Office
• Pedagogy Training for Core and Adjunct Faculties of FNPH
Academics
• Served as an advanced simulation laboratory for curriculum-based simulation education for students of the university
• Practical examination center for students of the university for advanced courses.
