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Dr. Anup Basistha Invited as Panel Expert at World Patient Safety Day Programme at AIIMS Guwahati

Date- 21st Sep 2026

Assam down town University is pleased to share that Dr. Dr. Anup Basistha, Director – Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA), AdtU, was invited as a Panel Expert at the World Patient Safety Day programme organised by All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati (AIIMS Guwahati).

Dr. Basistha participated in the panel session titled “Quality & Accreditation: Building a Safer Health System – Quality, Accreditation, Digital Innovation & Prevention,” where he shared valuable insights into simulation-based education and its role in strengthening patient safety.

He highlighted the need for effective integration of simulation-based learning into healthcare education and practice, along with the importance of regulatory responsibility, competency-based assessment and robust institutional mechanisms. These approaches play a vital role in ensuring that patient-safety principles developed through classroom learning and simulation are effectively translated into safe practices at the bedside.

Assam down town University congratulates Dr. Anup Basistha on this meaningful contribution to the discourse on quality, accreditation and patient safety.