World Patient Safety Day, observed on September 17th, is a global initiative that the World Health Organization (WHO) has instituted. The aim is to elevate patient safety to the forefront of global health priorities. WHO calls for united efforts from all nations and international partners to enhance patient safety, urging the involvement of patients, families, caregivers, communities, healthcare professionals, leaders, and policymakers in demonstrating their commitment to this cause.
The emphasis on including patients, families, caregivers, and communities in the discourse means looking beyond research and scholarly circles to understand what themes related to patient safety resonate within the ‘public’ domain. Was looked at the Altmetric Attention Scores of research publications on patient safety to get an initial overview.
Publications with the terms "patient safety", "medication errors", "infections" and "venous thromboembolism" in their titles were considered. The aim was to gauge the level of attention these publications received beyond the academic ecosystem.
