Guides and Frameworks (Canadian Patient Safety Institute)

2011-01-01

Beard, Paula, Damignani, Rita, Davis, Donna, Espin, Sherry, Hunter, Linda, Ip, Ivan, Krause, Christina, MacDonald, Pauline, MacLaurin, Anne, Mann, Jane, Margiotta, Helen, Menger, Conny, Mikkelsen, Anette, Nakajima, Amy, O'Neill, Cathy, Pollock, Erin, Smylie, Jackie, Taylor, Laurie, Wallace, Gord, Wilson, Nicole, Winfield, Cindy

Although the value of good teamwork and communication is well-recognized in healthcare, the complexity of healthcare and the dynamics among healthcare providers creates a myriad of challenges to creating sound practices. Considering these challenges and the broadness of the topic, the Working...

2014-01-01

Pham, Julius Cuong, Hoffman, Carolyn, Popescu, Ioana Cristina, Ijagbemi, O. Mayowa, Canadian Patient Safety Institute

n recent years, many healthcare organizations have developed local methods for responding to patient safety incidents with processes that are more rigorous than a simple incident report but less rigorous than a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) or similar comprehensive review. The World Health...

2018-07-01

Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadian Patient Safety Institute

Patients expect hospital care to be safe and for most people it is. However, a small proportion of patients experience some type of unintended harm as a result of the care they receive. The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) have...

2011-07-01

Bellerose, Chantal, Clarke, Sean, Currie, Dannie, Cyr, Cleo, Fillatre, Theresa, Flintoft, Virginia, Grace, Sherry, Hawkins, Marie, MacLaurin, Anne, Marr, Davis, Pike, Rody, Tu, Jack, Waters, Mary Anne, Watson, Randy

The Getting Started Kit contains clinical information on the science of improvement, and everything you need to know to start using the intervention.

2015-08-01

Canadian Patient Safety Institute

​​​​​​​The Improvement Frameworks Getting Started Kit is intended to serve as a common document appended to the Safer Healthcare Now! Getting Started Kits. The goal is to help provide a consistent way for teams and individuals to approach the challenge of making changes that result in...

2011-01-01

Perlman, Chris, Hirdes, John, Martin, Lynn, Neufeld, Eva, Goy, Mary

Suicide is a tragic and distressing phenomenon. The negative effects on families, friends and communities following a suicide reinforce the urgency for a better understanding and prevention of suicide. In Canada, Statistics Canada reported that 3,500 people died by suicide in 2006. Globally, the...

2017-01-01

Kuo, Alex MH, Monkman, Helen, Borycki, Elizabeth M., Kushniruk, Andre W., Sever, Lisa, Watt, Alice, Carthy, Brenda, Leung, Valerie, Cass, Mike, Nayani, Seema

This toolkit was prepared by researchers from the University of Victoria, in collaboration with AE Informatics Inc., ISMP Canada and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute with funding provided by Canada Health Infoway. It explores current electronic MedRec (eMedRec) practices in Canada and...

2012-06-01

Bell, Chaim, Bernier, Paule, Boiteau, Paul, Cass, Mike, Couves, Leanne, DesRoches, Vanda, Duchscherer, Greg, Harries, Bruce, Krahn, Gordon, Laporta, Denny, MacLaurin, Anne, Martin, Claudio, Mawdsley, Cathy, Microys, Sherissa, Muscedere, John, Northway, Tracie, Skrobik, Yoanna, Turple, Jennifer

This free resource is designed to help you successfully implement interventions in your organization. The Getting Started Kit contains clinical information, information on the science of improvement, and everything you need to know to start using the intervention.

2015-09-01

Bernier, Paule, Boiteau, Paul, Couves, Leanne, Harries, Bruce, Laporta, Denny, Martin, Claudio, Mawdsley, Cathy, Muscedere, John, Skrobik, Yoanna, Williams, Carla

Sepsis is a potentially fatal condition involving the body's response to a severe infection. It manifests in various ways and may involve fever, low blood pressure, and dysfunction in vital organs such as the brain, heart, kidneys, and lungs. Sepsis affects 30,000 Canadians each year, and over...

2009-03-01

Canadian Patient Safety Institute

Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist in your organization is both exciting and challenging. This quick How-To guide provides an overview of the steps you should consider in preparing to use the Checklist in your OR. Other tools that you might find useful are the Detailed Explanation of the...