Patient safety: Course on setting up a rapid response team

3 February, 2023

The International Society for Rapid Response Systems invites you to join a new half-day course aimed at improving the safety of patients deteriorating in hospital.

"RESCUE - The Essentials of Rapid Response" is a course for hospital directors, heads of Critical Care departments, Rapid Response Team leads and C-suite staff who are considering options to improve the safety of their hospital. The course is taught by leading international experts in patient safety, interactive with plenty of opportunity for Q&A to develop your own service.

The course will cover 1. Root causes of failure to rescue. 2. Setting up of a Rapid Response System. 3. Governance and evaluation of impact of Rapid Response. 4. Educational frameworks. 5. Support of patients post-critical illness.

Date and time: Fri, 17 February 2023, 14:00 – 19:00 UTC

Location: Online

Registration: £99 for general admission; FREE to members of the

International Society for Rapid Response Systems.

To register for the course, please click here

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To join the Society, please go to https://rapidresponsesystems.org/

Membership in the Society is £30 for medical doctors and £15 for all others. Sponsored memberships are available for applicants from low and middle income countries. To apply for a sponsorship, please email haskell.helen@gmail.com prior to registration.

HIFA profile: Helen Haskell is President of Mothers Against Medical Error, USA. Professional interests: Healthcare quality and safety. haskell.helen AT gmail.com