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Employee Cheque and Credit Card Fraud

Key Words Fiduciary Employee Fraud, Cheque Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, Segregation of Duties, Conflict of Interest Abstract A community health centre (CHC) employee’s fraudulent…
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Patient Deterioration – Mental Health

Key Words Emergency Room, Inpatient Suicide, Physical/ Environmental Design, Acute Care, Mental Health Monitoring Abstract An at-risk patient committed suicide in hospital. The…
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Patient Deterioration – Emergency Department

Key Words Emergency Room, Patient Deterioration, Acute Care, System Failure, Triage Assessment, Communication Abstract A patient sustained permanent neurological damage following…
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Risk Watch (November '24)

Editor's NoteThe November 2024 issue of Risk Watch includes articles on workplace violence in a healthcare setting.Yusoff et al. conducted a systematic review to collect and analyse…
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Risk Watch (December '23)

Editor's NoteThe December 2023 issue of Risk Watch includes articles on four areas: maternal neonatal care, COVID-19 emergency response planning, healthcare human resources, and…
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Risk Watch (October '25)

Editor's NoteThe October 2025 issue of Risk Watch includes articles on the involvement of patients and families in perinatal and neonatal care settings. Hodgson et al. (2025)…
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Breach of Personal Health Information

Key Words Privacy Breach, Information Technology, Personal Health Information, Community Health Centre Abstract A program director inappropriately accessed person health information…
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Healthcare Acquired Pressure Ulcers

Key Words Rehabilitation, Healthcare Acquired Pressure Ulcers, Patient Deterioration, Documentation, Monitoring, Interprofessional Communication Abstract A non-verbal rehabilitation…
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Risk Watch (June '25)

Editor’s NoteThe June 2025 issue of Risk Watch includes articles on perinatal and neonatal care settings.A Chantal et al. reports on a Canada-wide study of over 2.8 million hospital…
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Restraints and Self-Harm

Key Words Acute Care, Mental Health, Restraints, Monitoring, Elopement, Documentation, Post-Operative Care, Agitation and Paranoia Abstract An agitated post…
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