#39 Putting children first on Patient Safety Day – Angela Caro-Rojas

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The episode discusses the importance of patient safety for children and explores challenges and solutions in paediatric pharmacovigilance.

Send a text message to the show! Children deserve the safest possible healthcare, yet they remain one of the most vulnerable patient populations when it comes to medicines safety. Ahead of World Patient Safety Day on 17 September, we discuss challenges and solutions in paediatric pharmacovigilance with ISoP president Angela Caro-Rojas. Tune in to find out: Why we need a Patient Safety DayHow to prevent common medication errors in childrenHow to build child-friendly healthcare environmentsWant...

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Guest: Angela Caro-Rojas

Topics covered

• patient safety
• paediatric pharmacovigilance
• medication errors
• healthcare environments

Keywords

• World Patient Safety Day
• children's healthcare
• medicines safety

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