A key priority in the 2008-2013 CPSI Strategic Plan is the development of a pan-Canadian reporting and learning system that will support the gathering of information about adverse events so that it can be sorted, integrated, evaluated and acted upon in a highly coordinated and timely manner.

In an effort to initiate conversation and to enrol support for the development of a pan-Canadian adverse event reporting and learning system, CPSI developed a consultation paper for a Canadian Adverse Event Reporting and Learning System (CAERLS).

• CAERLS Consultation Paper
• CAERLS Consultation Paper Appendix A – Adverse Event Reporting and Learning Systems: A Review of the Literature
• CAERLS Consultation Paper Appendix B – Review of Provincial, Territorial, and Federal Legislation and Policy Related to the Reporting and Review of Adverse Events in Healthcare in Canada

This consultation paper for the basis for pan-Canadian stakeholder consultation meetings held across Canada from November 2008 to May 2009.

For questions regarding the Canadian Adverse Event Reporting and Learning System please contact Erin Pollock, Project Manager at epollock@cpsi-icsp.ca or 780-498-7267.