A three-day international conference in Portugal managed by the standards setting body for specialists in public health in the UK and supported by the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety and the European Commission to provide a scientific forum to describe current research in patient safety and allied fields, develop future policy and establish networks.
The conference was attended by 400 delegates from over 60 countries worldwide and included keynote presentations, submitted poster presentations, workshops, roundtable discussions, a reception and a conference dinner.