PATSAFE Conference 2022 Programme

Objective of the conference:

  • Sharing knowledge among different stakeholders on patient safety
  • Networking in Estonia
  • Creating awareness of patient safety and PATSAFE project

Main Topic: Patient Safety in Estonia: Linking research, education, policy and practice


Sub-topics:

  • Management of patient safety
  • Team working for patient safety
  • Implementation of patient safety in practice
  • Competencies
  • Patient safety culture
  • Patient involvement in patient safety
  • Incident reporting on patient safety

The working language of the conference is English with translation into Estonian.

Morning session, moderator prof. Mari Kangasniemi
09.00–10.00Registration, welcome coffee
10.00–10.30Welcome speeches


  • Tanel Kiik, Minister of Health and Labour

  • Prof. Margus Lember, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu

  • Dr. Kaja Põlluste, PATSAFE project manager, University of Tartu

10.30–11.30Key presentation: Global insights in research and education in patient safety - Prof. Charles Vincent, University of Oxford
11.30–12.30Results of the PATSAFE project in research and education perspective - Dr. Carola Orrego, Dr. Hiske Calsbeek
12.30–13.30Lunch, poster presentations
Afternoon session, moderator dr. Urmas Siigur
13.30–14.30Key presentation: Policy and practice in patient safety - Prof. Niek Klazinga, Amsterdam University Medical Centre
14.30–15.30Results of the PATSAFE project in policy and practice perspective - Dr. Kaja Põlluste, Prof. Joel Starkopf
15.30–16.00Coffee break
16.00–16.50Panel discussion: how to implement PATSAFE results and strategies in country level Representatives of stakeholders: patients, decision makers, researchers, practice and policy levels
16.50–17.00Closing the conference