Sling the Mesh CIO

TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND PROMOTE PATIENT SAFETY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RAISING AWARENESS AND INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF SURGICAL MESH AND OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED RISKS, HARMS AND OUTCOMES; BY EDUCATING AND INFORMING PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, REGULATORS, POLICY-MAKERS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION, RESEARCH, REPORTS, TRAINING, EVENTS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; AND BY ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, INFORMED CONSENT, REGULATION, MONITORING AND PATIENT SAFETY SYSTEMS, IN ORDER TO REDUCE HARM AND IMPROVE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES.