First Grand Period Report

This COST Action (CA) is led by the ERNST Consortium which involves 37 countries, 29 from the European Union and 8 from COST Observer countries from Asia, North America and Latin America. This CA started on September 15th, 2020.

This CA seeks to open a scientific, technical, and social debate in order to share knowledge and experiences with the aim of contributing to patient safety. We want to achieve legal, technical, and social changes to install a pro-active safety culture, convinced that when professionals feel supported and capable of facing their tasks, the quality in healthcare increases. ERNST pursues to enhance the resilience of the healthcare workforces in stressful situations.

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COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.

cost action CA19113

The European Researchers’ Network Working on Second Victims. Patient Safety is a Priority in Europe. However, unfortunately every year between 8 and 12% of the people admitted to hospitals and around 6% of those in primary care suffer from an adverse event (AE) while receiving healthcare.

Action Details

Grant Holder: Fundacion para el Fomento de la Investigacion Sanitaria y Biomedica de la Comunitat Valenciana

Start of Action: September 15, 2020
End of Action: September 14, 2024

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