national association to prevent medical risk

 The Association La Prévention Médicale develops  three objectives:

• contribute to the improvement of safety in healthcare
• work towards better mutual understanding between healthcare professionals and civil society, aiming for a durable compromise and an open debate that covers all the dimensions of risk
• foster the acculturation of all stakeholders to the questions, tradeoffs and problems related to risk and safety.

While the majority of the Association’s activities are carried out in France, some of our work involves collaborations at a European and International level.
 

• The president of the association is Dr Pierre-Yves Gallard, President of the Sou medical, Urologic surgeon
• The director is Dr Hubert Wannepain, GP, former secretary of the Confédération des Syndicats Médicaux Français
• Pr René Amalberti, MD, PhD, risk manager at the Has and the Sou-Medical, is coordinating the web site
• Dr Chantal Amoudry, Cardiologist is managing the news letter and contributing to the analysis of medical casesDr Letouzey, internist and Dr Sicot, coordinate the monthly case-based sections

A substantial additional set of non-permanent experts contributors are managing the various sections of the web-site
 

The association is a crossroads between different medical professionals,  insurance companies, medical unions, academia, patients ‘associations, and civil society. This diversity in our membership, including all the stakeholders concerned by patient safety, allows us to:

• improve the interaction between research in academia, researchers working in patient safety and impacted parties
• facilitate dialogue between hazardous patient safety problems and civil society, by disseminating information, organizing training courses and seminars.

By bringing together people whose experience and viewpoints differ, the association LA Prévention Médicale is a hub for interactions and dialogue that are inclusive and consider all the relevant parameters of the development of a safety culture. For its members, the association provides a meeting point where other organizations and points of view are represented, where a common vocabulary and principles can be developed, where high quality training is available and innovative collaborative research projects undertaken.

The association collaborates with other organizations in France and Europe where our goals overlap, in particular with universities carrying out research in risk management, with centers of expertise and with other non-profit bodies.

If you're a member of the Association you will have exclusive access to a number of "members only" benefits (This modality and the associated privileges will be activated on January 2010)

You may also access (in French) to the statutes of the non-profit.

Contact us at contact@prevention-medicale.fr