National Patient Safety Foundation launches professional society, certification program

BOSTON – The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has announced a new membership program for patient safety professionals that will provide an opportunity for sharing of best practices and the unification of the growing patient safety community.

New members can join the American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety at NPSF starting in January 2011.

In addition, beginning in January 2012, NPSF will start a certification program specifically designed to standardize a curriculum and elevate the patient safety profession. Taken together with society membership, this will provide a level of professional development for practitioners of patient safety that does not currently exist.

"Patient safety is a top priority for our healthcare system," said Lucian L. Leape, MD, chair of the Lucian Leape Institute at NPSF. "But we will not be able to truly move the needle until those who are involved in the practice have the knowledge base necessary to do the job. The certification program is an essential element in that quest."

The program will offer certification for healthcare professionals according to criteria determined through clinical research and industry best practices. Certification for Professionals in Patient Safety (CPPS) will enable care providers and others to assess activities that affect patient safety according to the best available information, and implement strategies to reduce medical errors.

 

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