Institute for Patient Safety

Patientensicherheit Wortwolke The Institute for Patient Safety (IfPS) is the first in Germany explicitly dedicated to research and teaching of patient safety. The institute began its activities on January 1, 2009, and was supported until 2017 by an endowed professorship from the German Coalition for Patient Safety (Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit e.V., APS).
The interdisciplinary team consists of psychologists, physicians, nurses and health researchers.

Current at the Institute for Patient Safety

12.06.2026

Lecture

Presentation by Larissa Brust at the European Health Management Conference (EHMC) 2026 on the topic “Promoting Patient-Centered Care and Safety in Clinical Practice,” regarding the following abstract: ID 105–Co-Producing Safety: Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Field Evaluation of a Patient-Incident Reporting Tool in Oncological Care Transitions. EHMC Website

https://ehmaconference.org/

11.04.2026

Publication

New publication in BMJ Open Quality: Dervishi QR, Blum Y, Brust L, Weigl M. Engaging patient and family advisory councils (PFACs) in patient safety in healthcare organisations: a rapid scoping review. BMJ Open Quality. 2026;15:e004040. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2025-004040

https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/15/1/e004040

12.03.2026

Lecture

Presentation by Yannick Blum As part of the GQMG Annual Conference 2026 on March 12 and 13 at the University Hospital of Cologne “Strategic involvement of patient advisory boards in care processes: An intervention to promote quality and safety” As part of the GQMG Annual Conference 2026, this presentation focuses on the strategic role of patient advisory boards in quality and safety management. Using a specific intervention project as an example, it shows how patient participation can be integrated into care processes in a structured, effective, and sustainable manner. Patient safety remains one of the key challenges in the German healthcare system. At the same time, one crucial lever is often not yet being used systematically: the active involvement of patient advisory boards. The PEPS project analyzed the needs of patient advisory boards and healthcare facilities and developed the “Partners for Patient Safety” (P4PS) program, a multimodal intervention to strengthen cooperation. Insight into the PEPS project and the “Partners for Patient Safety” (P4PS) program Findings on acceptance, feasibility, and competence development Concrete recommendations for action for institutions, patient advisory boards, and system actors Impulses for the strategic anchoring of patient participation in quality and safety management

https://de.linkedin.com/company/gesellschaft-f%C3%BCr-qualit%C3%A4tsmanagement-in-der-gesundheitsversorgung-gqmg

02.02.2026

Publication

A new Publication in Monitor Versorgungsforschung: Blum, Y., Brust, L., Weigl, M.: „Patientenbeiräte als strategische Partner für Patientensicherheit – partizipative Entwicklung praxisnaher Handlungsempfehlungen aus dem PEPS-Projekt“, in: „Monitor Versorgungsforschung“ (01/26), S. 65–72. http://doi.org/10.24945/MVF.01.26.1866-0533.2800

https://www.monitor-versorgungsforschung.de/abstract/patientenbeiraete-als-strategische-partner-fuer-patientensicherheit-partizipative-entwicklung-praxisnaher-handlungsempfehlungen-aus-dem-peps-projekt/

26.01.2026

Publication

A new Publication in BMJ Open. Brust, L., Blum, Y., Dervishi, Q. R., Gambashidze, N., & Weigl, M. (2025). Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of an intervention on patient engagement in patient safety: A prospective, mixed-methods evaluation in patient and family advisory councils (PFACs). BMJ Open, 15(12), e109333. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109333

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109333

07.12.2025

Lecture by Kathrin Adamietz at the 19th Behavioural Science Applied to Healthcare (BSAH) conference. Subject: Teamwork in VR-Tumorboards

https://bsah.info/programme

26.01.2026

Publication

A new Publication in Springer Nature Kempf, J., Blöhm, R. & Weigl, M. Negative moralische Konsequenzen von Overcrowding bei Notaufnahmepersonal: eine explorative Befragungsstudie. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-026-01408-7

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-026-01408-7

07.12.2025

Publication

A new Publication in JMIR Publications. Blum Y, Brust L, Weigl M, Rramani Dervishi Q. A Blended Educational Program to Promote Dialogue on Patient Safety Between Patient and Family Advisory Councils and Health Care Organizations: Codevelopment Study. JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e79286 doi: 10.2196/79286 PMID: 41284994

https://formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e79286

Contact

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Tel: +49 228 287-13783

Availability

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Tu, Th: 8:00-11:30

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Latest publications

Weigl, M., & Wenderott, K. (2024). Versorgungsforschung zum Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz in der Gesundheitsversorgung. In Pfaff et al. (Hrsg.) Versorgungsforschung: Theorien–Methoden–Praxis (pp. 583-594). Springer: Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42863-1_43
Koch A, Brust L, Weigl M. Barriers and Facilitators of Patient Engagement Activities to Improve Patient Safety in Healthcare Organizations: A Delphi-Based Expert Survey. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2024 Dec 19;17:3217-3226. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S489522
Marsall M, Hornung T, Bäuerle A, Weiss ME, Teufel M, Weigl M. Coping difficulties after inpatient hospital treatment: validity and reliability of the German version of the post-discharge coping difficulty scale. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2024 Nov 5;8(1):125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-024-00806-9.
Peters, S., Marsall, M., Hasenberg, T., Jahre, L. M., Niedergethmann, M., Teufel, M., & Bäuerle, A. (2024). Acceptance of Digital Discharge Management Interventions Among Patients After Bariatric Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study. Safety, 10(4), 91. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety10040091.
Wenderott K, Krups J, Zaruchas F, Weigl M. Effects of artificial intelligence implementation on efficiency in medical imaging-a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. NPJ Digit Med. 2024 Sep 30;7(1):265. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01248-9. PMID: 39349815; PMCID: PMC11442995.
Monaca, C., Weigl, M., Pfaff, H., Hammer, A., Patient involvement in patient safety measures: the impact of demographic and socioeconomic factors – a scoping review. J Public Health (Berl.) (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02340-w
Raab C, Gambashidze N, Brust L, Weigl M, Koch A. Motivation for patient engagement in patient safety: a multi-perspective, explorative survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Sep 11;24(1):1052. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11495-x. PMID: 39261814; PMCID: PMC11391733.
Brust L, Schmidt-Wolf I, Weigl M. The impact of patient engagement on patient safety in care transitions after cancer treatment: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2024 Aug 27;19(8):e0307831. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307831. PMID: 39190692; PMCID: PMC11349088.
Brust, L., Koch, A. & Weigl, M. Safety first? Sicherheitsrelevante Ereignisse aus Patientenperspektive. Präv Gesundheitsf (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-024-01147-7.
Burtscher MJ, Koch A, Weigl M. Intraoperative teamwork and occupational stress during robot-assisted surgery: An observational study. Appl Ergon. 2024 Aug 14;121:104368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104368. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39146909.
Weigl M, Lifschitz M, Dodt C. Key factors for sustainable working conditions in emergency departments: an EUSEM-initiated, Europe-wide consensus survey. Eur J Emerg Med. 2024 Jul 19. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001159. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39012362.
Ansmann L, Nöst S, Körner M, Auschra C, Bal R, Böddeker M, Bode I, Braithwaite J, Breidenbach C, Coors M, Demirer I, Exworthy M, Harst L, Heuser C, Hoffmann J, Köberlein-Neu J, Krajic K, Maniatopoulos G, Mannion R, Möhler R, Pfaff H, Rieger MA, Rind E, Helge Schnack MA, Anke Wagner MA, Weigl M, Wensing M, Wiig S, Wild E, Wilhelm H, Wirtz M, Götz K. Navigating the Future of Organisational Health Services Research in Germany and beyond: a Position Paper. Gesundheitswesen. 2024 Jul 22. English, German. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2308-7384. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39038484.
Bäuerle A, Marsall M, Niedergethmann M, von Feilitzsch MF, Frewer AL, Skoda EM, Pouwels S, Hasenberg T, Teufel M. Adherence to Dietary Behavior Recommendations Moderates the Effect Between Time Since Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Percentage Total Weight Loss. Obes Surg. 2024 Jun 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-024-07359-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38890217.
Gambashidze N, Marsall M, Schmiedhofer M, Blum K, Roesner H, Strametz R, Weigl M. Development and validation of a short clinical risk management implementation (Short CRiMI) questionnaire. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2024 May 17:S1865-9217(24)00082-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2024.04.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38762346.
Geiger, S., Esser, A.J., Marsall, M. et al. Association between eHealth literacy and health outcomes in German athletes using the GR-eHEALS questionnaire: a validation and outcome study. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 16, 117 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-00902-9
Marsall M, Hornung T, Bäuerle A, Weigl M. Quality of care transition, patient safety incidents, and patients' health status: a structural equation model on the complexity of the discharge process. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 May 3;24(1):576. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11047-3. PMID: 38702719; PMCID: PMC11069201.
Marsall M, Dinse H, Schröder J, Skoda EM, Teufel M, Bäuerle A. Assessing Electronic Health Literacy in Individuals With the Post-COVID-19 Condition Using the German Revised eHealth Literacy Scale: Validation Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Apr 25;8:e52189. https://doi.org/10.2196/52189.
Roesner H, Blum K, Gambashidze N, Schmiedhofer M, Weigl M, Strametz R. Determinants influencing implementation of clinical risk management – Qualitative results of a national survey among clinical risk managers in Germany (KHaSiMiR21). Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. 2024;0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/25160435241240831
Marsall M, Weigl M, Schmiedhofer M, Blum K, Rösner H, Strametz R, Gambashidze N. Strategien des Entlassmanagements in deutschen Allgemeinkrankenhäusern : Deutschlandweite Befragung von Verantwortlichen des klinischen Risikomanagements [Discharge management strategies in German general hospitals : A nationwide survey of professionals responsible for clinical risk management]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2024 Mar 1. German. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-024-03846-0
Marcus HJ, Ramirez PT, Khan DZ, Layard Horsfall H, Hanrahan JG, Williams SC, Beard DJ, Bhat R, Catchpole K, Cook A, Hutchison K, Martin J, Melvin T, Stoyanov D, Rovers M, Raison N, Dasgupta P, Noonan D, Stocken D, Sturt G, Vanhoestenberghe A, Vasey B, McCulloch P; IDEAL Robotics Colloquium. The IDEAL framework for surgical robotics: development, comparative evaluation and long-term monitoring. Nat Med. 2024 Jan;30(1):61-75. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02732-7. Epub 2024 Jan 19.
Wenderott K, Krups J, Luetkens JA, Weigl M. Radiologists' perspectives on the workflow integration of an artificial intelligence-based computer-aided detection system: A qualitative study. Appl Ergon. 2024 Feb 1;117:104243. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104243. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38306741.
Wenderott K, Krups J, Luetkens JA, Gambashidze N, Weigl M. Prospective effects of an artificial intelligence-based computer-aided detection system for prostate imaging on routine workflow and radiologists' outcomes. Eur J Radiol. 2024 Jan;170:111252. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.111252. Epub 2023 Dec 6. PMID: 38096741.
Kaltenegger HC, Marques MD, Becker L, Rohleder N, Nowak D, Wright BJ, Weigl M. Prospective associations of technostress at work, burnout symptoms, hair cortisol, and chronic low-grade inflammation. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Feb 1;117:320-329. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2024.01.222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38307447.
Tlili MA, Aouicha W, Gambashidze N, Ben Cheikh A, Sahli J, Weigl M, Mtiraoui A, Chelbi S, Said Laatiri H, Mallouli M. A retrospective analysis of adverse events reported by Tunisian intensive care units' professionals. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jan 16;24(1):77. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10544-9. PMID: 38229159; PMCID: PMC10790372.