October 10, 2019, is World Mental Health Day. It is a day to bring awareness to something that affects us on a global level. This year, the focus is on suicide prevention. Over the last few decades, suicides have risen at an alarming and unimaginable rate. According to WHO, nearly 800,000 people die by suicide every year. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death...
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September 17th, 2019 is the first annual World Patient Safety Day — a day dedicated to raising global awareness about patient safety and promoting action. Patient safety, in the simplest terms, is the prevention of harm to patients. While this seems like standard practice, WHO (World Health Organization) reports that “up to 4 out of 10 patients are harmed in primary and ambulatory care settings”....
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World Sepsis Day is held on September 13th every year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against sepsis. World Sepsis Day was created by Global Sepsis Alliance, a non-profit organization supporting the efforts of over 1 million caregivers in more than 70 countries to better understand and combat what many experts believe to be the leading cause of death worldwide:...
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