Canadian Patient Safety Institute
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What are Global Patient Safety Alerts? . It is an international catalogue of patient safety incidents and recommendations containing more than 1500 alerts and 8000 recommendations from 26 contributing organizations around the world. . This platform allows healthcare providers to learn from other organizations to help ensure that every patient experience is safe. Learn more at patientsafetyinstitute.ca.... . #PatientSafety #Healthcare #Patients #Alerts See more

Learn proper hand hygiene techniques. Rub hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer when available. . Check out tips on how to clean your hands properly. . Apply a palmful of the product in a cupped hand, covering all surfaces... Rub hands palm to palm Right palm over left dorsum with interlaced fingers and vice versa Palm to palm with fingers interlaced Backs of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked Rotational rubbing of left thumb clasped in right palm and vice versa Rotational rubbing, backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left palm and vice versa Once dry, your hands are safe . Recommendations from World Health Organization (WHO). . #CleanHands #Handhygiene #Healthcare #StaySafe #PatientSafety #4patients #nurses #doctors #myhealth #cdnhealth #ptsafety #healthtalk #HealthForAll #canadianhealthcare See more

Global Patient Safety Alerts - How to Prepare for a Virtual Meeting with Your Health Care Provider. . The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada, provides information for patients and their families on how to prepare for virtual health related meetings: . Before the appointment, collect the following information:... . Your symptoms and what you are worried about. . Ongoing health issues, including pre-existing conditions (for example, diabetes or heart disease). . Allergies to medications, foods, or environmental factors. . A current medication list, including medication name, strength, and instructions. Include any nonprescription and natural health products that you use regularly. Tell your health care provider if you take your medications in a different way from the instructions on your prescription labels. . Tests that have recently been done, such as blood work. . Contact information for your doctor(s) and your pharmacy. . Your telephone number and the name and telephone number of your key contact person. . #Medications #MedicationSafety #patientsafety #virtualcare #canadianhealthcare #healthtalk #healthcare #cdnhealth #patient #myhealth #nurses #healthjourney #4patients #HealthForAll #doctors #alerts Safemedicationuse.ca by ISMP-Canada See more

What are the 4 moments of hand hygiene? These are important moments for healthcare providers to know when and why to clean their hands. . The 4 moments of hand hygiene: . BEFORE initial patient / patient environment contact... BEFORE aseptic procedure AFTER body fluid exposure risk AFTER patient / patient environment contact . Whether you're a patient, visitor, provider, or worker in a healthcare setting cleaning your hands is one of the best ways to prevent infection. Clean care saves lives. . Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), or infections acquired in a healthcare setting, are the most frequently reported adverse events in healthcare delivery worldwide. . Each year, hundreds of millions of patients are affected by HAIs, leading to significant morbidity, mortality, and financial cost to healthcare systems. . World Health Organization (WHO) #CleanHands #PatientSafety #Healthcare #Infections #HandHygiene #ptsafety #cdnhealth See more

One of many tools designed to help healthcare providers deliver safer care. . Patients, families & caregivers can use the ‘CUS’ tool for speaking up when there is a safety concern & to ensure important information is addressed. . I am Concerned! - "I am CONCERNED because the Personal Support Worker didn't show up to provide care for my mother this morning due to staffing problems."... . I am Uncomfortable! - "This makes me UNCOMFORTABLE because my mother doesn't remember to take her medications on her own with her dementia." . This is a Safety issue! - "This is a SAFETY issue if she doesn't take her medication. She will get sick quickly and have to go to the hospital. We need to fix this problem now." . #patientpartners #Healthcare #4patients #nurses #doctors #myhealth #cdnhealth #ptsafety #healthtalk #HealthForAll #canadianhealthcare See more

Have you experienced a medication error? We want to hear from you. . Medication errors cause harm to Canadians. Preventing such harm requires an understanding of where and why the medication safety system has failed, and the perspective of consumers is needed to advance this understanding. . By sharing the learning from medication errors, consumers and providers can meaningfully work together to improve medication safety in Canada.... . Learn More http://ow.ly/RwAz50CajVL . Developed by Safemedicationuse.ca by ISMP-Canada and CPSI, mederror.ca is a new website for the public to submit reports of medication errors for analysis, learning, and action. . Whether it is a suspected medication error or medication reaction, the website provides a quick and easy way to provide valuable insight that contributes to patient safety improvement. . #MedError #ptsafety #patientsafety #medschool #medstudent #ernurse #sickagain #waitingfordoctor #hospital #nurses #healthcare #firstresponders #patient #nursingschool #futurern #futuredoc #caregiver #seniorcare #feelingsick #cdnhealth #canadianhealthcare #inhospital #doctorsoffice #healthjourney #myhealth See more

As the pandemic continues, Canadians can take advantage of online resources to help contain COVID-19. . Learn more about the COVID Alert App, ArriveCAN and Wellness Together Canada, and find out how they can help protect and improve your health. . #ThinkDigitalHealth #VirtualCare #ptsafety #cdnhealth #healthcare #doctorsoffice #hospita #patient #patientsafety #myhealth #myhealthjourney Canada Health Infoway Healthy Canadians

Not everyone has the same access to #cervicalcancer services in Canada. To tackle the issues, today we released a plan identifying 3 key priorities we can focus... on as a country to end the disease by 2040. See how we’re getting started: https://bit.ly/2Uy97e3 -------------------------------------- Tout le monde ne bénéficie pas du même accès aux services liés au #cancer du col de l’utérus au Canada. Pour résoudre ces problèmes, nous avons publié un plan cernant 3 principales priorités sur lesquelles nous pouvons nous concentrer, en tant que pays, pour en finir avec la maladie d’ici 2040. Découvrez nos mesures initiales : https://bit.ly/2IJc0WQ

Handle With Care: Doing Our Part to Preserve Antimicrobials . This week is Antimicrobial Awareness Week. United to preserve antimicrobials. . The week of November 18-24 is Antimicrobial Awareness Week. Although we are rightfully focused on COVID-19, we cannot forget the impact of antimicrobial resistance and its effects, particularly as more Canadians are hospitalized with COVID-19. ... . Antimicrobial drugs are highly valued, but sometimes inappropriately used. Dr. Hanan Balkhy, Assistant Director General for the WHO, emphasises the importance of the right drug, for the right person, at the right time. . Read full article http://ow.ly/sV0J50CoiGp . #WAAW2020 #antibiotics #sickday #feelingsick #sickinbed #medications #antibioticresistance #healthcare #doctorsoffice #sickagain #needmeds #hospital #patient #sickkids #caregiver #seniorcare #cdnhealth #myhealth #myhealthjourney #healthtalk #WAAW World Health Organization (WHO) See more

#AntibioticResistance is one of the most urgent health threats we face globally. . Unite to prevent drug resistance. Drug resistance has made infections harder to treat. . Access resources to learn how http://ow.ly/pLXe50CnoLo ... . #WAAW2020 #AntimicrobialResistance #sickday #feelingsick #medications #sickinbed #healthcare #doctorsoffice #sickagain #needmeds #hospital #patient #sickkids #caregiver #seniorcare #cdnhealth #myhealth #myhealthjourney #healthtalk #WAAW World Health Organization (WHO) See more