HIROC sponsors training sessions geared at reducing medical errors
Manitoba welcomes root cause analysis education
Wednesday February 3, 2010 -- Natalie Hamilton
The Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC) is providing sponsorship support for upcoming training sessions in Manitoba geared at creating a safer healthcare system by reducing medical errors.

The Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba (RHAM) Quality and Risk Network is hosting a provincial initiative that brings the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) to the province to provide root cause analysis (RCA) training.

RCA education identifies the factors in healthcare that contribute to errors and the training helps participants make system improvements.

Basic training is being held on May 31 and advanced train-the-trainer sessions are lined up for June 1 and 2.

HIROC is one of the sponsors of the event. Others include the Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety and the regional health authorities.

Lending its support towards the training is a natural fit for HIROC, the organization says.

"As an insurer, HIROC regularly partners with subscribers to better understand the underlying causes and drivers behind claims and adverse events," the reciprocal says.

"As such, we fully support the efforts of the RHAM Quality and Risk Network in bringing RCA training support to Manitoba. We are particularly excited by the fact that this training is aimed at giving individuals the skills to further train others in RCA fundamentals, thus creating a sustainable model for supporting a culture of safety in their organizations.

"HIROC’s vision is 'partnering to create the safest healthcare system'. Our support is simply another reflection of our commitment to healthcare safety in this regard."

The training takes place in Winnipeg.

Read more about RCA training and these particular sessions in an upcoming story.

If you have feedback on this article, e-mail natalie(at)axiomnews.ca or call the newsroom at 800-294-0051.