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Do you know an individual or team who inspired you by going beyond the call of duty to impact a patient’s life, their family or community? Share their #CCHLDifferenceMaker story with a #CCHLeaders “2025 Celebrating the Human Spirit Award" nomination (deadline: November 30) > https://lnkd.in/g4TKKRwJ This award is sponsored by Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC) ***2024 Recipient*** Joanne Curtis, named recipient of the 2024 Celebrating the Human Spirit Award > https://lnkd.in/g_EWpYEj #PatientEngagement #PatientExperience #PatientSafety #PatientCentredCare #CDNhealth #PublicHealth

Healthcare Excellence Canada's Canadian Patient Safety Week 2024 is a reminder of the vital role we all play in ensuring safe, quality healthcare for every Canadian. At CMLTO, public protection is our top priority. This year, we’re excited to share Healthcare Excellence Canada's infographic that outlines essential strategies for building safer healthcare systems across the country. Explore the infographic to learn more about how we can all contribute to safer care and better outcomes for patients: https://lnkd.in/gjC2RajQ #CPSW2024 #PatientSafety #UnderstandHarm

#DYK this week is Canadian Patient Safety Week? This year CPSW is focusing on how to recognize and reduce healthcare harm to improve safety. Hearing the patient voice is critical to delivering safe care and broadening our understanding of healthcare harm. This is why it’s critical for HIROC to have these voices at our conferences. At HIROC’s annual conference in April 2024, we heard about the experience of Melissa Sheldrick, Patient Advocate at Patients for Patient Safety Canada, and her son. In 2016, Sheldrick lost her 8-year-old son, Andrew, to a medication error. In the wake of this tragedy, she learned there was a lack of accountability and no reporting programs for such incidents. She spoke about how she began advocating for a provincial quality improvement program in Ontario where pharmacies are required to anonymously report harm-causing incidents or near-misses for educational purposes. Thanks to her advocacy, the Ministry of Health asked Sheldrick to join a task force in 2017 to create a program like this, and she began working with Patients for Patient Safety Canada, a volunteer program for people with patient experience of harm to themselves or loved ones. The power of collaboration to improve patient safety is demonstrated by Sheldrick’s story. When she began her advocacy for a pharmacy reporting program in 2017, only Nova Scotia had a program like that. In 2018, the Ontario College of Pharmacists announced and began implementation of the Assurance and Improvement in Medication Safety (AIMS) program, a mandatory standardized quality improvement program for community pharmacists. Today, there are more than six provinces with these programs, with more coming soon. Melissa’s story highlights the dangers of healthcare harm but shows that with understanding and collaboration we can recognize and reduce harm to turn the corner on patient safety. So, this Canadian Patient Safety Week, and all throughout the year, let’s continue to listen and learn in order to broaden our understanding of harm, and find ways we can partner to create the safest healthcare system. Healthcare Excellence Canada #PatientSafety #CPSW2024

It is #CPSW2024! Also pleased to be at Health Workforce Canada | Effectif de la santé Canada inaugural symposium #HealthWorkforceConnects to learn about the great work underway across this country and also share Healthcare Excellence Canada work in supporting and retaining our workforce.

Vous aimeriez participer à la Semaine nationale de la sécurité des patients 2024 qui a lieu cette semaine? Plusieurs choix s’offrent à vous!   Vous pouvez organiser une activité stimulante conçue pour approfondir en équipe la notion de préjudice lié aux services de santé : https://lnkd.in/gfMWzwjx   Ou encore partager notre infographie afin d’aider vos équipes à appréhender et comprendre les préjudices liés aux services de santé puis à en discuter. Qu’est-ce qu’un préjudice? Comment peut-il se produire? Qui en est affecté? Découvrez-le ensemble : https://lnkd.in/gDHjcYxM   #SNSP2024