Dear HIFA colleagues,
We have already noted three webinars over the coming days on the topic of Patient safety and NCDs.
Here is a fourth event, organised by Joint Commission International, Geneva, scheduled for 10 September. If a HIFA volunteer would like to attend and share your observations, this would be welcome.
Best wishes, Neil
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Dear Colleagues,
Greetings from Joint Commission International (JCI).
Continuing with the JCI Patient Safety Pathways Grand Rounds, we look forward to you joining us tomorrow for the Grand Round session on: “Safe Care for Noncommunicable Diseases” scheduled for 10 September 2026 at 07:00 CDT / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST. This year's theme highlights a critical global patient safety priority: ensuring safe, high-quality care for people living with chronic conditions.
Noncommunicable diseases account for the majority of the global disease burden, and patients often navigate complex care journeys that place them at increased risk of preventable harm. Advancing safer care for these patients is essential to improving outcomes and strengthening health systems worldwide.
I will be honored to moderate this discussion alongside an outstanding panel of global experts:
Sir Aziz Sheikh, MBBS, MD
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of Department and Nuffield Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford; Professorial Fellow at Harris Manchester College United Kingdom
Dr. Alarcos Cieza, MSc, MPH, PhD
Head of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Management, Department of NCDs and Mental Health, World Health Organization (WHO) Switzerland
Dr. Albert W. Wu, MD, MPH
Fred and Juliet Soper Professor of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
Together, we will explore emerging evidence, practical strategies, and opportunities to improve the safety of care for people living with noncommunicable diseases.
If you have not registered so far, we encourage you to register for the session and to share this invitation with your networks, including on LinkedIn.
Register for the 10 September 2026 session: https://jointcommission.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D9W9xKl7QoOuUumHACZ1...
We look forward to your participation in the session tomorrow.
Thank you and best regards,
Dr Neelam Dhingra
MBBS, MD
Vice President and Global Chief Patient Safety Officer
Joint Commission International
Geneva, Switzerland
Former Head, WHO Patient Safety and Blood Safety (2000-2024)
WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Email: NDhingra@jcrinc.com
Telephone: +1 630 268 4822