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  Last updated: Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:54 AM  
Share your healthcare innovations with a world stage
Deadline to apply Sept. 10

The province is encouraging Ontario organizations making a difference in healthcare to apply now for the 2010 Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Expo. Full Story
 
Rouge Valley introduces use of smaller defibrillator, Canadian first
Patient excited ‘to be on the cusp of new technology’

Rouge Valley Health System has introduced a first in cardiac care in Canada by using a smaller, more advanced defibrillator. Full Story
Performing safety checks in ORs have become 'like breathing’
Peterborough hospital achieves 100 per cent compliance rate

Performing safety checks before every operation has now become “second nature” for medical staff at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC).
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OHA hosting session aimed at strengthening information delivery to e-patients
Conference aims to enhance patient engagement to improve outcomes

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is hosting a one-day session in September aimed at bringing healthcare stakeholders to the table to discuss ideas about how to better engage e-patients — people who are using the Internet to obtain health information via hospital websites and social networking.
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MOREOB delivering safer outcomes for Alberta moms, babies: study
Patient safety program saves lives, money, says Milne

The Canadian Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently (MOREOB) program is helping make childbirth safer for Alberta mothers and babies alike, a recent study has found. Full Story
Hospitals build accountability tools into adoption of safe surgery checklists
Monthly reporting, electronic charting prompt keep requirement in the spotlight

Two Ontario hospitals are helping promote the use of safety checklists in their operating rooms by building accountability measures into their practices. Full Story
Surgical Safety Checklist seeing successful compliance rates
Raising awareness amongst staff attributed to achievement

In their first quarter of reporting compliance data for the Surgical Safety Checklist many Ontario hospitals are showing excellent numbers. Full Story
Orillia hospital scores 100% compliance on Surgical Safety Checklist
Communication, staff buy-in, experience with previous checklist and culture of safety attributed to success
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) has scored 100 per cent compliance on the province’s Surgical Safety Checklist since it was implemented in April.
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