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3 . 2022

TEACHING THE BASICS OF THE SAFETY OF MEDICAL ACTIVITY AS A NECESSARY ELEMENT OF THE TRAINING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Abstract

Currently, World Health Organization considers the provision of unsafe medical care to be a global health problem. The inclusion of issues of ensuring the safety of medical activities in the training programs of doctors and nurses will allow graduates, based on their knowledge, to ensure the provision of safe services in healthcare, reduce the risks for medical organizations of financial and reputational losses, bringing to responsibility, including criminal. Further improvement of the regulatory framework in this area will optimize both the processes of improving patient safety and the educational process.

Keywords:safety of medical activity; healthcare organization and public health; safety of medical devices; safety of medicines; safety culture in a medical organization; training of medical workers; patient safety; educational standard

Funding. The study had no sponsor support.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

For citation: Akulin I.M., Makhova O.A. Teaching the basics of the safety of medical activity as a necessary element of the training of health professionals. Meditsinskoe obrazovanie i professional’noe razvitie [Medical Education and Professional Development]. 2022; 13 (3): 68–75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2220-8453-2022-13-3-68-75 (in Russian)

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CHIEF EDITOR
CHIEF EDITOR
Balkizov Zalim Zamirovich
Secretary General of the Russian Society of Medical Education Specialists, Director of the Institute of Training of Medical Education Specialists of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, 125993, Moscow, Russian Federation, Professor of the Department of Vocational Education and Educational Technologies of the N.I. Pirogov RNIMU of the MOH of Russia, CEO of GEOTAR-Med, Advisor President of the National Medical Chamber, Moscow, Russian Federation

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