Press & Contact
Do you have any questions, suggestions or requests? Please feel free to get in touch.
Public relations is a key priority for the Action Alliance for Patient Safety (APS).
We aim to provide the best possible support to all media representatives in their work.
Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit
Press Office
Alte Jakobstraße 81
10179 Berlin
EMail: presse@aps-ev.de
Telephone (General): +49 (0)30 3642 8160
Telephone (Press): +49 (0)30 3642 816 – 27
Responsible member of the Executive Board:
Chair: Dr. med. Heidemarie Haeske-Seeberg
Deputy Chair: Prof. Dr. Albrecht Stier
Secretary General: Dr. med. Franziska Diel, MPH
Information for press and media representatives
We have compiled the key facts and figures on patient safety for you in the press section of the APS website:
Save the Date: Hybrid press conference on XX/XX/2026
To mark World Patient Safety Day, we warmly invite all interested parties to our hybrid press conference on 17 September 2026 from 09:00 am to 10:00 am. Together, we will discuss the key factors for greater diagnostic accuracy and explore innovative approaches to improving patient safety.
17 September 2026
09:00 am – 10:00 am
Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus
Luisenstraße 58/59
10117 Berlin Mitte
Online participation is available!
Press releases for World Patient Safety Day
15 September 2025
World Patient Safety Day 2025: Experts call for greater protection for children
The safety of children within the healthcare system must be a top priority. This is the call made by the Action Alliance for Patient Safety (APS), the KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse and the German Society for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ) on the occasion of World Patient Safety Day on…