“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 ...

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 ...

Globally, the rate of suicide is increasing at a dramatic rate impacting all age groups, socio-economic levels, cultures and religions. Suicide is now an internationally recognized patient safety issue in health care. In Canada, more attention is gradually being focused ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mention patient safety and most people think of acute care. Patient safety conjures thoughts of patients in stretchers and hospital beds as busy doctors and nurses rush around tending to the ill and reassuring anxious family members. No doubt great strides ...