Violence in the Health Sector
Preparing for the Second international conference
 The prevalence of workplace violence continues to rise in the health sector, as pressure mounts on the capacity of health systems to provide adequate services to patients and inadequate staffing levels leave health personnel more vulnerable to physical attacks.
PSI has joined with other international organisations in co-sponsoring a second international conference on 27-29 October, 2010 in Amsterdam, where all stakeholders can collectively discuss the problem of violence and safety in the health care sector. The conference will build on the success of the first conference held in October 2008.
The focus of the conference will be on violence against health care workers, and the specific aims are:
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To sensitize stakeholders to the issue of workplace violence
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To understand the manifestations and the human, professional and economic implications of workplace violence
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To promote effective policies and strategies to create safe work environments
Please see the attached announcement and submit an abstract for a presentation before the deadline of 10 March, 2010.
http://www.oudconsultancy.nl/Violence-Healthsector/program.html
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