We, Patients for Patient Safety, envision a different world in which healthcare errors are not harming people. We are partners in the effort to prevent all avoidable harm in healthcare. Risk and uncertainty are constant companions. So we come together in dialogue, participating in care with providers. We unite our strength as advocates for care without harm in the developing as well as the

Senior healthcare leaders are the difference makers as key influencers in ushering in an organizational culture committed to patient safety. Although leaders at all levels are champions of transformation, leaders at the "top" have a unique opportunity -and a responsibility -to foster a culture that supports an organization on its journey to zero harm.Through a literature review of more than 60 resources and validation with thought leaders, national and provincial partners have developed a patient safety culture bundle for CEOs and senior healthcare leaders. The bundle is based on a set of evidence-based practices that must be applied collectively to establish and sustain a culture of quality and safety in order to deliver safe care.

The impact of AIDS has been most notable in three subpopulations in the United States: the gay community, intravenous drug abusers and minority groups, particularly Blacks and Hispanics. Little information is available on the cultural considerations which are relevant in the treatment of these individuals. This article describes basic principles of cross-cultural analysis, explores individual aspects of AIDS in these populations and discusses the implications for health care providers.

Patients for Patient Safety Canada (PFPSC) member engagement has evolved from individual stories to having 27 patients and family members actively participating in the National Patient Safety Consortium. PFPSC collaborated with 270 other stakeholders in governance, leadership and action teams to design, implement and evaluate the National Patient Safety Consortium and Integrated Patient Safety Action Plan. There were several key outputs, including a patient engagement guide. This article illustrates how patients were meaningfully engaged in a large-scale change initiative, highlighting the experiences of the patient partners and organizational partners in this transformational change.

FAR-0001, a 2-page transcript of the radio broadcast by Donna Davis and Suzanna Smith, describes the impacts of stress from a natural disaster on family members and what parents can do to restore order to their family's life. Includes links to sounds files of the radio broadcast. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2006. FAR0001/FM001: Parenting after a Natural Disaster (ufl.edu)