PATSAFE - Developing the University of Tartu into a well-networked PATient SAFEty research centre in Estonia
NEW E-LEARNING COURSES IN MARCH 2021
PATSAFE training programme e-course
"Validation techniques of measurement tools to study patient safety culture in healthcare settings in Estonia (MVCM.TK.256)"
March 1st to December 31st, 2021
Registration is open! Study Information System ÕIS users register here, non users register here.
PATSAFE training programme e-course
"Research ethics (MVCM.TK.255)"
March 1st to April 30th, 2021
Registration is open! Study Information System ÕIS users register here, non users register here.
The PATSAFE project is aimed at improving and strengthening the Institute of Clinical Medicine of the University of Tartu (ICM-UT) patient safety research capacity with the special focus on the improvement of knowledge and skills in methods, technics and experience for patient safety research.
Specific objectives
- To strengthen the scientific and technological capacity of ICM-UT and raise early stage researchers (ESR) and staff research profile in the field of identification and measurement of risks and hazards in patient safety by linking it with two internationally-leading research institutions in the field.
- To increase the research capacity and to ensure the continuity and sustainability in patient safety research in ICM-UT by focusing on patient safety culture and patient empowerment on their safety.
- To increase the soft skills of ESRs.
- To increase the visibility of ICM-UT’s excellence in patient safety research and its potential as a partner to internationally leading European and global research and policy counterparts as well to strengthen ICM-UT´s networking capacity and credibility on the national and international level.
Project partners are international leaders in patient safety research - Avedis Donabedian Foundation from Spain and IQ Healthcare from The Netherlands.
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- ACTIVITIES
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- TRAINING PROGRAM ON PATIENT SAFETY RESEARCH
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- ADVISORY BOARD
- MEDIA COVERAGE
- EVENTS
Additional information
Kaja Põlluste
PATSAFE project manager
Associate Professor in Internal Medicine of the University of Tartu
+372 731 8616
kaja.polluste [ät] ut.ee
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 857359.