Here are five notes:
1. The campaign took place from March 13 to March 19.
2. The campaign, headed by the National Patient Safety Foundation, is intended to provide a dedicated time and platform for increasing awareness about patient safety among health professionals and the public.
3. The current Department of Defense Patient Safety Program, which is a member of the National Patient Safety Foundation, was initially mandated by Congress back in 2001.
4. The patient safety program is focused around a set of seven national patient safety goals or guidelines to improve patient safety.
5. Each Air Force medical facility has a patient safety manager who has access to National Patient Safety Foundation information resources and a network of other managers from all over the globe.
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