Medical errors: the patient, actor of his safety

“The best manager of the care pathway is the patient himself

,” recalls Prof. Patrice François, head of the epidemiology and medical evaluation service at the CHU de Grenoble.

Patient information, his vigilance and his freedom to be able to signal that something does not appear to him to be correct are formidable security barriers. ”

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