18. Dispatch from Dublin: Little Babies Big Risks

In today’s episode the tables are turned and I am a guest on the The Walk and Talk Improvement Podcast in Ireland. This is a special episode to mark the 2025 World Patient Safety Day. This year’s theme is “Safe care for every newborn and every child” and it highlights the need to prevent avoidable harm in child health settings. I’m interviewed by John FitzSimons, a Consultant Pediatrician at Children’s Health Ireland in Dublin. We talk about some of the unique features and risks in the care of newborns and children that must be tackled to make care as safe as possible.References:Albolino S, De Luca M, Morabito A. Patient safety in pediatrics. In: Donaldson L, et al., eds. Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management. Springer Nature; 2021:299-308. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59403-9_21.Nicolì S, Benevento M, Ferorelli D, Mandarelli G, Solarino B. Little patients, large risks: an overview on patient safety management in pediatrics settings. Front Pediatr. 2022;10:919710. doi:10.3389/fped.2022.919710.Mueller BU, Neuspiel DR, Fisher ERS; AAP Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Committee on Hospital Care. Principles of pediatric patient safety: reducing harm due to medical care. Pediatrics. 2019;143(2):e20183649. doi:10.1542/peds.2018-3649.