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60 Seconds with... Jolanta Bilińska, Patient Safety Foundation

Members
Each month we will be interviewing an IAPO member in six short questions. They will be featured in our newsletter and the website. Our featured member of the month is Jolanta Bilińska from the Polish Patients Safety Foundation. Jolanta begins as the new IAPO Chair in August and answered a few questions for us.

A new IAPO Chair and Board changes

Other
This August brings a number of significant changes to the IAPO Governing Board. We thank our departing Chair and two Board Members and welcome our new Chair and two other additions to the Board.

60 Seconds with... Penney Cowan, the American Chronic Pain Association

Members
Each month we will be interviewing an IAPO member in six short questions. They will be featured in our newsletter and the website. Our featured member of the month is Penney Cowan from American Chronic Pain Association ​. Penney answered a few questions for us.

The risks of looking at problems with a narrow focus

Policy
Alison Lightbourne, IAPO Policy Manager, explores the risks of looking at health problems with a narrow focus and the impact this can have on the lives of patients.

Ramadan and Eid Mubarak to our Muslim members across the world

Resources
Kawaldip Sehmi, IAPO CEO, explores the importance of patient-centred guidelines during Ramadan.

How effective was WHO's 'SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands' campaign?

Policy
In support of the 'SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands' campaign on 5 May and ten years of the 'WHO Clean Care is Safer Care' programme, the 2nd WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework Global Survey was launched on 1 June 2015 and will be open until 10 September 2015.

Raising awareness through football

Members
IAPO member CHEN Patient Fertility Association, based in Israel, recently held a football tournament to raise awareness about infertility.

The power of names

Policy
Kawaldip Sehmi, IAPO's Chief Executive Officer, explores the importance of naming diseases and conditions in a patient-centred way.

Moving patients from the bottom to 'the heart and top' of health systems

Policy
The World Health Assembly (WHA) was held last week in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Palais des Nations, a fitting venue for such a large-scale gathering that brings together people from around the world representing countries, non-governmental groups, commercial and professional interests.

The pressing issue of biosimilar medicines

Events
We will be building on our existing biosimilar work by taking part in the BIO International Convention in Philadelphia from 15-18 June.

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