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World Patient Safety Day
2026 Resources

Resources for People Living with Chronic Conditions and Diseases.
Living with a chronic condition often means navigating complex healthcare journeys, managing ongoing treatments, and making important decisions about your care. These resources, developed by Patients for Patient Safety Canada, are designed to help patients, families, and caregivers build knowledge, ask questions, and partner in safer healthcare.

Medication Safety: 5 Questions to Ask About Your Medications

Taking an active role in medication safety starts with asking the right questions. This practical resource from ISMP Canada helps patients better understand their medications, identify potential risks, and have more informed conversations with their healthcare providers.
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Diagnosis Safety

Diagnosis Errors: A Hidden Patient Safety Issue

Explore how diagnostic errors affect patients and why better reporting and awareness are essential for safer care.
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Building a Safer Diagnosis

Discover simple ways to share information, ask questions, and support an accurate and timely diagnosis.
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Diagnosis Safety Resource Library

Access tools, checklists, guides, and educational materials designed to support safe and effective diagnosis.
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WPSD 2026 – Quick Links

World Patient Safety Day 2026 Information

To strengthen and advance patient safety for people living with chronic conditions, it is fundamental to recognize lived experience as a form of expertise and see people as active partners in safe care rather than passive patients.
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Lived Experiences of Patients/Families Who Live with Chronic Disease/Condition

The theme for World Patient Safety Day (September 17, 2026) is ‘Safe care for people who have noncommunicable diseases’.  People living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) (chronic – nontransmissible) face a heightened risk of preventable harm in health care
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– LONDON DECLARATION
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