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2015-12-01

Canadian Patient Safety Institute, National Patient Safety Consortium

The purpose of this environmental scan is to provide a high level summary of the patient safety and quality priorities and goals for participants of the National Patient Safety Consortium. More specifically, the goals of this document are to: (1) Confirm that all partners have a part to play in...

2018-01-01

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Canadian Patient Safety Institute

In the complex health care environment within which we live today, safe health care demands constant active and collaborative efforts among healthcare providers, patients and families alike. Learn more about the Hidden Curriculum and what it takes to ensure the reliable delivery of safe...

2013-01-01

Doran, Diane M., Blais, Régis, Harrison, Margaret B, Hirdes, John P., Baker, G. Ross, Lang, Ariella, MacDonald, Marilyn, Dill, Donna, Donaldson, Susan, Droppo, Lisa, Easty, Anthony Charles, Gruneir, Andrea, Heckman, George A., Lacroix, Hélène, Mansell, Lynne, Mitchell, Lori, Morrissey, Terry, O'Beirne, Maeve, Sears, Nancy A., Stevenson, R. Lynn, Storch, Janet L., White, Nancy

Home care (HC) is an integral component of the ongoing restructuring of healthcare in Canada. Its continuing growth as a care option is accompanied by an increasing awareness of unique issues related to client safety in the HC context. The occurrence of an adverse event (AE) is a safety issue...

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.

2014-01-01

Accreditation Canada, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadian Patient Safety Institute

​​​Falls among seniors (individuals 65 years and older) have become a significant health concern in Canada. Falls are experienced by more than one third of seniors and can have a devastating physical and psychological impact resulting in disability, chronic pain, loss of independence, reduced...

2012-01-01

Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Patients for Patient Safety Canada

Empower yourself with information and tools to help you ask good questions, connect with the right people, and learn as much as you can to keep you or a family member safe while receiving healthcare. Questions Are the Answer helps you effectively prepare for making decisions about medical...

2016-04-01

Canadian Patient Safety Institute

Measurement is essential to monitoring success and helps guide your team towards your specific intervention goal. Measurement also tells us what's working and what's not, and provides evidence to inspire other healthcare providers to improve the quality of patient safety. | La mesure est...

2016-01-01

Canadian Patient Safety Institute

CPSI is pleased to present a comprehensive new report on the integration and impact of the Safety Competencies Framework (SCF) originally launched in 2008 in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The framework has been one of the most downloaded documents on...

2006-01-01

Lang, Ariella, Edwards, Nancy, Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Capital Health Edmonton Area, VON Canada

​​​In 2006, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) collaborated with the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Canada and Capital Health Edmonton to prepare a background paper examining patient safety issues for Canadian home care clients. This paper, prepared by Dr. Ariella Lang and Dr. Nancy...

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...