Patient Safety in Malaysia

Here are some info on PS in Malaysia.

• Patient Safety Council of Malaysia (PSCOM) has been formalised by the Malaysian Cabinet on the 29th of January 2003.
• This council is to be chaired by the Director- General of Health Malaysia
• It monitor Incident Reporting for Malaysia, which includes all the medical errors and any adverse events
• It was set up (1) to look at the quality (including safety) of healthcare service in the healthcare industry and, (2) to advise the Honourable Minister of Health on the relevant strategies and actions to be taken in order to prevent or minimize errors in the health field, in an effort (3) to promote systemic improvements in the safety and quality of healthcare in Malaysia.
• Members of the Council include health-related non-governmental organizations (NGO) such as Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), and Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM), Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) to be represented by Federation of Malaysia Consumer Associations (FOMCA), representatives of Teaching hospitals and various Divisions in the Ministry of Health as well as prominent members of the Malaysian society

source:http://ckpp.moh.gov.my/modules/xt_conteudo/index.php?id=3

I wonder if I can be a member of the Council?

A check on the members of the Council (http://ckpp.moh.gov.my/modules/xt_conteudo/index.php?id=14) on 18th June reveals that only one member is from a university - and not from a public university at that! I have to work hard to make an (institutional) impact in this area.