When it comes to health promotion and prevention, few things can keep you safer than proper medication management. For patients, this includes ensuring you always take your medications as directed and that you carry a detailed and up-to-date list of all ...

Technology has had a profound impact on the quality of healthcare in Canada and around the world. Not only does it allow for better care to be delivered at the bedside, it also has the ability to bring healthcare providers together ...

“Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues.” This quote from an unknown author can often be heard during graduations and commencement ceremonies. It serves a as reminder to those wearing the caps and gowns and who are ...

As I reflect back on 2012, one thing is abundantly clear: ASK. LISTEN. TALK. is alive within the Canadian health care system. At the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), we have adopted ASK. LISTEN. TALK. as a framework to nurture the ...

There are a number of players in the patient safety and quality improvement game, from governments to health care providers and everyone in between.  They all have a vested interest in the quality of healthcare being delivered and they all ...

Providing safe healthcare to vulnerable populations is no easy feat. Many patient groups seeking medical care come with complications that distinguish themselves from others and pose unique challenges to their team of providers. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than when ...

From a small grassroots movement pioneered by a couple hundred health care organizations with an interest in patient safety and quality to the marquee event on the patient safety calendar celebrated by thousands of people across the country, Canadian Patient ...

Of all the facets of the health care system, there are few things as chaotic and complex as emergency care. Not only do emergency workers effort to manage busy emergency departments filled of frantic patients with a wide variety and severity ...

What is more surprising to you? Is it that ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the leading cause of death among hospital-acquired infections and substantially increases the likelihood of mortality among ventilated patients? Could it be that there is an estimated 4,000 adult cases ...

One of the great things about children is the innocence with which they view the world. Watch any of them in action and for the most part, they’re convinced they’re invincible. Cuts and scrapes don’t faze them; they only serve to ...