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Research Results

The following table identifies the research and demonstration patient safety projects funded in the 2006 CPSI Research Competition.  CPSI is committed to sharing the results from funded projects.  To learn more, click on the team lead name below to access a full project description, final report, deliverables, and much more!
 

 Applied Health Services

 
  
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Brubacher
Reporting and response to patient safety events in urban and rural emergency departments in BC
Davidson
Learning about Patient Safety through an Interprofessional Lens
Espin
The Use of Simulation in Team-Based Error Disclosure
Morgan
Determination of the Psychometric Properties of a Behavioural Marking System for Obstetrical Team Training Using High-Fidelity Simulation
Quach
Transmission of infections in healthcare settings: Determining the risk of infection in elderly after a visit to the Emergency Room (ER)
Rahme
Surveillance of Access-related Infections in Urban, Rural and First Nations Populations Undergoing Home and Outpatient Dialysis
Tamblyn
Reducing Injuries from Medication-Related Falls by Generating Targeted Computerized Alerts for High Risk Patients within an Electronic Prescribing System
Tardif
Partnering with patients and families to balance safety and autonomy in rehabilitation and complex continuing care
van Ineveld
Planning for Patient Safety: Exploring strategies to reduce a person's risk of adverse events when transitioning between day hospital and community based care
 

 Demonstration Projects

 
  
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Barrios
British Columbia's HIV Patient Safety Initiative: Population-based Surveillance System to Monitor Antiretroviral-related Adverse Events
Etchells
Real Time Clinical Alerting of Critical Laboratory Values: Improving the safety of patients with critical laboratory values with automated alerts and real time decision support
Janecek
Safe Prescribing, Dispensing and Administering of Opioids to Patients with Chronic Non-Malignant Pain
Martin
The Critical Care Vital Signs Monitor: a scorecard for safe and effective patient care in the ICU
Parush
The efficacy of multiple, large displays in the OR in reducing error due to the potentially detrimental impact of communication interruptions
Paul
Using Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Adverse Events on an Acute Pain Service