September 2010

Wednesday September 1, 2010
MOREOB delivering safer outcomes for Alberta moms, babies: study

August 2010

Monday August 30, 2010
Rouge Valley introduces use of smaller defibrillator, Canadian first

Friday August 27, 2010
Hospitals build accountability tools into adoption of safe surgery checklists

Wednesday August 25, 2010
Performing safety checks in ORs have become 'like breathing’

Monday August 23, 2010
Surgical Safety Checklist seeing successful compliance rates

Friday August 20, 2010
OHA hosting session aimed at strengthening information delivery to e-patients

Wednesday August 18, 2010
Orillia hospital scores 100% compliance on Surgical Safety Checklist

Monday August 16, 2010
Session to focus on interprofessional collaboration

Friday August 13, 2010
Hospitals partnering to evaluate impact of walkarounds

Wednesday August 11, 2010
Organizations offer funding to study effective board governance

Monday August 9, 2010
London Health Sciences Centre to make public SSC compliance on monthly basis

Friday August 6, 2010
Organizations give improving mental health patient safety a closer look

Wednesday August 4, 2010
Successful walkarounds developed at Mount Sinai through partnerships

July 2010

Friday July 30, 2010
Renos will enhance infection control practices, overall patient safety: hospital

Wednesday July 28, 2010
Telepathology system connects rural hospitals with urban centre

Monday July 26, 2010
Healthcare facilities, suppliers support standardized bar-coding, survey finds

Friday July 23, 2010
NYGH partnering to roll out new e-Care program

Wednesday July 21, 2010
CPSI seeks participants for hand hygiene case study

Monday July 19, 2010
New heart-surgery lab increasing patient safety

Friday July 16, 2010
Healthcare providers showing zeal for CQI

Wednesday July 14, 2010
Medication reconciliation initiative earns LTC home safety award

Monday July 12, 2010
Training equips participants with tools to enhance patient safety in Manitoba

Friday July 9, 2010
Ontario hospital’s cardiac team achieves ‘surgical first’

Wednesday July 7, 2010
Patients feel more at ease, autonomous with safe surgery checklists: Rodger

Monday July 5, 2010
Healthcare providers target enhancing patient safety in mental health

Friday July 2 , 2010
Safe surgery checklist elevates patient safety at Brockville General

June 2010

Wednesday June 30, 2010
Orangeville hospital takes part in ER improvement program

Tuesday June 29, 2010
Hospital expansion enhances access to care for Sarnia-area residents

Monday June 28, 2010
Mental health centre achieves full accreditation until 2013

Friday June 25, 2010
CPSI, partner release patient safety tool kit for board members, executives

Thursday June 24, 2010
Ontario wait times for surgery within target: government

Wednesday June 23, 2010
Brantford General invests in patient safety

Tuesday June 22, 2010
Peterborough hospital achieves impressive hand-washing results

Monday June 21, 2010
Lakeridge Health expands ceiling lift project

Friday June 18, 2010
OHA targets enhancing medication safety through webcast series

Thursday June 17, 2010
Hospital decreases wait times, improves patient flow

Wednesday June 16, 2010
ISMP Canada launches program, website geared at preventing medication errors

Tuesday June 15, 2010
Learn more about improving patient safety in labour, delivery

Monday June 14, 2010
Researchers explore price tags of patient safety, adverse events

Friday June 11, 2010
Rouge Valley Health System gears up for popular patient safety event

Thursday June 10, 2010
HealthAchieve issues call for submissions

Wednesday June 9, 2010
Staff, volunteers getting Passports to Patient Safety in order

Tuesday June 8, 2010
HealthAchieve2010 promises opportunity to learn, network: organizers
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Monday June 7, 2010
Sunnybrook, TELUS partner to expand capacity of electronic health records

Friday June 4, 2010
Rouge Valley launches web page promoting hand hygiene

Thursday June 3, 2010
Niagara Health System staff sports cleaner hands

Wednesday June 2, 2010
SHN offers summer school on medication reconciliation

Tuesday June 1, 2010
NL pharmacies joining electronic network to promote medication safety

May 2010

Monday May 31, 2010
Healthcare organizations target reducing wait times, diverting emerg visits

Friday May 28, 2010
‘It’s such an exciting social and institutional change model’

Thursday May 27, 2010
Toronto hospital aiming to improve care outcomes through antibiotic stewardship

Wednesday May 26, 2010
Peterborough hospital launches partnership pledge

Tuesday May 25, 2010
Boards ‘must be able to exercise effective risk governance’

Friday May 21, 2010
HIROC welcomes new marketing, communications manager

Thursday May 20, 2010
CPSI, patient advocacy group supports proposed legislation

Wednesday May 19, 2010
Project aiming to enhance medication safety through standard assessment

Tuesday May 18, 2010
Register to learn more about patient-centred care

Monday May 17, 2010
Humber River Regional Hospital embraces tracking technology

Friday May 14, 2010
Mount Sinai expanding antimicrobial stewardship program

Thursday May 13, 2010
Patients for Patient Safety Canada celebrates national launch

Wednesday May 12, 2010
HIROC provides distance-learning opportunities

Tuesday May 11, 2010
SHN, CPSI engaging stakeholders in AMI care program

Monday May 10, 2010
Province introducing Excellent Care for All Act

Friday May 7, 2010
Education, collaboration the keys to preventing ulcers

Thursday May 6, 2010
Upcoming conference targets preventing workplace violence, harassment

Wednesday May 5, 2010
Be objective, professional when interacting with patients, police: speakers

Tuesday May 4, 2010
'The most important thing we can do is educate front-line staff'

Monday May 3, 2010
Being culturally diverse makes sense from numerous perspectives, speakers say

April 2010

Friday April 30, 2010
'Communication is crucial in risk mitigation'

Thursday April 29, 2010
Education, utilizing best practices, specialty mattresses keeping pressure-ulcer rate low at UHN

Wednesday April 28, 2010
HIROC welcomes new board members, chair

Tuesday April 27, 2010
'Our goal is developing a proactive approach to managing risk'

Monday April 26, 2010
HIROC hosts its eighth risk management conference

Friday April 23, 2010
CPSI launches STOP! Clean Your Hands Day

Thursday April 22, 2010
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation funding patient-engagement projects

Wednesday April 21, 2010
'We know how to be safe'

Tuesday April 20, 2010
CPSI to use newsletter, social media to engage and connect healthcare providers

Monday April 19, 2010
Participants 'invigorated' following Canada's Forum on Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

Friday April 16, 2010
Learn more about Enterprise Risk Management in a healthcare setting

Thursday April 15, 2010
SHN launches online how-to guide to help reduce MRSA risk

Wednesday April 14, 2010
Knowing issues linked with dementia 'an important subject for healthcare providers'

Tuesday April 13, 2010
Learn how to strike balance between patient confidentiality, police needs

Monday April 12, 2010
Physician to share personal perspective about medical errors, key learnings

Friday April 9, 2010
Culture of diversity important from patient, legal perspective: Dayes

Thursday April 8, 2010
Doctor to discuss effective strategies for working with police

Wednesday April 7, 2010
Partnership a key ingredient to successful skin-care program

Tuesday April 6, 2010
Still time to register for HIROC AGM, Risk Management Conference

Thursday April 1, 2010
Midwifery care model contributes to patient satisfaction, reduced exposure to risk: Ejiwunmi

March 2010

Wednesday March 31, 2010
Learn how to deliver smarter healthcare during challenging times

Tuesday March 30, 2010
NYGH wound-care program results in 12.7% pressure-ulcer decline

Monday March 29, 2010
'It makes a big difference having your champions'

Thursday March 25, 2010
'Every patient deserves the highest quality of care'

Wednesday March 24, 2010
Presentation aimed at identifying safety risks when working with people with dementia

Tuesday March 23, 2010
Learn more about the use of bar codes in healthcare

Monday March 22, 2010
Hospital utilizing innovative technology to deliver better cardiac care

Friday March 19, 2010
'They have a sense of comfort they won't be lost in the system'

Thursday March 18, 2010
Ajax-Pickering hospital uses sensor badges to track emerg patients

Wednesday March 17, 2010
Partnership completes Phase 2 report of initiative aimed at enhancing opioid safety in paediatrics

Tuesday March 16, 2010
Mattresses, staff education and specialized team improving skin care at Baycrest

Monday March 15, 2010
HIROC presents its first videoconference of 2010

Friday March 12, 2010
STOP! Clean Your Hands

Thursday March 11, 2010
First phase of web-based reporting system to soon be launched for testing

Wednesday March 10, 2010
Ontario Hospital Association supports review, reform of Public Hospitals Act

Tuesday March 9, 2010
SHN’s VAP/CLA-BSI collaborative showing favourable results

Monday March 8, 2010
HIROC gears up for its 8th Annual Risk Management Conference

Friday March 5, 2010
Canadian Patient Safety Institute announces new CEO

Thursday March 4, 2010
Ontario Hospital Association delivers conference targeting latest developments in medical devices

Wednesday March 3, 2010
Keeping patient safety at the forefront of care

Tuesday March 2, 2010
CPSI working to better identify patient safety issues in Aboriginal communities

Monday March 1, 2010
Ottawa Hospital to receive virtual reality simulator

February 2010

Friday February 26, 2010
New safeguards for Canadians buying prescriptions online

Thursday February 25, 2010
Reduce the risk

Wednesday February 24, 2010
Using bar codes in healthcare provides 'a pipeline to safety'

Tuesday February 23, 2010
Hospital ramps up cleaning efforts, enforces visitor restrictions during C. difficile outbreak

Monday February 22, 2010
New decade starts off with several patient safety wins

Friday February 19, 2010
Paramedics, cardiology teams partner to deliver safer care

Thursday February 18, 2010
North Bay General Hospital tweaking operating room checklist, using
in 8 ORs

Wednesday February 17, 2010
Technologists make regular rounds targeting enhanced patient safety

Tuesday February 16, 2010
Make a clean sweep to improve patient safety

Friday February 12, 2010
Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety recognizes a good catch

Thursday February 11, 2010
Toronto Western sets goal to be the safest hospital in Canada

Wednesday February 10, 2010
Learn how to make surgery safer for patients

Tuesday February 9, 2010
'We have to support systems that might head towards improvements in healthcare safety'

Monday February 8, 2010
Partnership launches research competition aimed at home-care patient safety

Friday February 5, 2010
'Training will help build capacity' for safer healthcare system: Hannah

Thursday February 4, 2010
Partners launch initiative paving the way for standardized bar-coding on medications

Wednesday February 3, 2010
HIROC sponsors training sessions geared at reducing medical errors

Tuesday February 2, 2010
North Bay General Hospital trials operating room checklist

Monday February 1, 2010
More hospitals likely to install prescription-dispensing kiosks

January 2010

Friday January 29, 2010
Trillium Health Centre embraces grassroots model to decrease number of hospital-associated infections

Thursday January 28, 2010
Six Canadian hospitals participate in Positive Deviance project

Wednesday January 27
UHN’s control strategies help decrease MRSA infection

Tuesday January 26, 2010
QWQHC summit focusing on creating healthy workplaces

Monday January 25, 2010
Alberta introduces Quality and Patient Safety Dashboard to drive performance

Friday January 22, 2010
New electronic health system provides 'an added layer of safety'

Thursday January 21, 2010
Toronto East General launches real-time electronic medical record system

Wednesday January 20, 2010
Canadian hospitals eligible for award recognizing efforts to improve patient safety

Tuesday January 19, 2010
Workshop aims to enhance familiarization of smart-pump technology

Monday January 18, 2010
Learn how to build on your culture of safety

Friday January 15, 2010
N.S. pharmacy the first to implement cutting-edge medication safety equipment

Thursday January 14, 2010
Partnership will help hospitals 'improve patient safety and quality'

Wednesday January 13, 2010
New pharmacy system will enhance patient safety, hospital says

Tuesday January 12, 2010
CPSI invites healthcare providers to take part in national safety forum

Monday January 11, 2010
Winnipeg hospital develops videos to enhance patient safety

Friday January 8, 2010
Patient safety co-ordinator becoming invaluable resource in intensive care unit

Thursday January 7, 2010
Hospital targets providing safest care possible to children who are critically ill

Wednesday January 6, 2010
It's a matter of ethics

Tuesday January 5, 2010
Sing your ABC's while washing your hands

Monday January 4, 2010
College recognizes individuals, organizations 'committed to improving safety'