The Canadian Patient Safety Institute is pleased to announce that seven projects have been funded from the 2010-2011 Canadian Patient Safety Institute Studentship Competition. For this competition, ten applications were received. The primary goal of studentships is to create new collaborative learning opportunities aligned with the mandate of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute.  Students are required to be the major resource in carrying out the tasks involved in each patient safety project.  Research funded must have patient safety as a primary focus.

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute will contribute $49,700 toward seven patient safety focused projects. The projects will be co-sponsored by numerous healthcare and research organizations across Canada, for a total cash contribution towards patient safety research of $99,400.

Congratulations to these teams and projects that have been selected to receive funding for up to one year:

Chaim Bell, St. Michael’s Hospital
Evaluation of Deficiencies in Current Discharge Summaries for Dialysis Patients and Creation of a New Discharge Tool

Jeff Caird, University of Calgary
Evaluating and Standardizing Crash Cart Drug Drawers using Human Factor Methods

Jeff Caird, University of Calgary
The Usability of Three Automated External Defibrillators Commercially Available in Canada

Joseph Cafazzo, University Health Network
Reducing "failure-to-rescue" Events through Enhanced Critical Care Response Teams

Maitreya Coffey, Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
Parents' Needs around Disclosure of Adverse Events: A Qualitative Study

Sherry Espin, Ryerson University
Exploring the Characteristics of Apology in Team-Based Disclosure of Adverse Events

Yola Moride, University of Montreal
A Systematic Review of Risk Minimisation Interventions in Drug Safety