World Continence Week

17 June 2019 to 23 June 2019
This is a global initiative intended to raise awareness of bladder weakness, pelvic pain and other debilitating conditions which impact greatly on the lives of patients and carers. Context and facts Incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine or stool. Incontinence is a sensitive condition...

WHO Webinar on Medication Safety

20 June 2019
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In recognition of the scale of avoidable harm linked with unsafe medication practices and medication errors, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the third Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm in 2017. The goal was and still is to reduce severe, avoidable medication-...

1st Asia Patient Innovation Summit

25 June 2019
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In partnership with Novartis, St. Luke’s Medical Center, International Federation of Psoriasis Association, Cancer Coalition Philippines, and Asian Institute of Management we will be co-hosting the 1st Asia Patient Innovation Summit (APIS). The summit is the product of a coalition of...

ICN Congress 2019 Singapore

27 June 2019 to 1 July 2019
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Hosted by the Singapore Nurses Association, this international gathering of thousands of nurses will explore the many ways in which nurses work to achieve universal access to health, not only providing health care but also addressing the social determinants of health, such as education, gender...