Addressing Medical Errors in the Lebanese Healthcare System
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Knowledge to Policy Center
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The K2P Policy Dialogue, conducted on February 5, 2016, was attended by diverse stakeholders: representatives from the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), representatives from different orders and syndicates (Syndicate of Private Hospitals, Order of Physicians, Order of Nurses and Order of Pharmacists), hospital managers, representatives from international agencies (such as the World Health Organization and the Red Cross) and national agencies and programs, representatives from Primary Healthcare Centers and insurance companies, as well as researchers and public health scholars. The policy dialogue hosted 23 people and was facilitated by Dr. Fadi El-Jardali, the Director of the K2P, with the presence of Dr. Walid Ammar, the Director General of the MoPH. Dialogue participants discussed the overall framing of the issue of medical errors in the Lebanese healthcare system. All participants endorsed the existence of the problem and agreed about the need to focus on the many factors that are leading to the problem.
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The policy dialogue about Addressing Medical Errors in the Lebanese Healthcare System was held on February 5, 2016 at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon. The policy dialogue was facilitated by Dr. Fadi El-Jardali, the director of the K2P Center.
K2P Policy Dialogue convenes key policymakers and stakeholders to capture contextual information, tacit knowledge, views and experiences including potential options to address high priority issues. K2P Policy Dialogues are informed by a pre-circulated K2P Policy Brief or Briefing Note to allow for focused discussion among policymakers and stakeholders.
K2P Policy Dialogue convenes key policymakers and stakeholders to capture contextual information, tacit knowledge, views and experiences including potential options to address high priority issues. K2P Policy Dialogues are informed by a pre-circulated K2P Policy Brief or Briefing Note to allow for focused discussion among policymakers and stakeholders.
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El Bawab L., El-Jardali, F. K2P Dialogue Summary: Addressing Medical Errors in the Lebanese Healthcare System. Knowledge to Policy (K2P) Center. Beirut, Lebanon; March 2016.