​Are you an RCA trainer looking for support? The Root Cause Analysis Community of Practice (CoP) is a closed community for individuals who have successfully completed the RCA Advanced/Trainer Workshop. Through the CoP, you can:

• Share what you know with other RCA trainers
• Learn from others
• Employ common practices
• Work with the same tools as other RCA trainers
• Express yourself in a common language others will understand
• Access the latest research, news, and training materials about event analysis

The RCA CoP stimulates innovation and provides a forum to evolve highly skilled and creative root cause analysis.

Event Analysis Round Table - March 3, 2010, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On March 3, 2010, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada, Saskatchewan Health and Groupe Vigilance in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), hosted a one day Event Analysis Roundtable session in Vancouver, BC. This collaborative learning experience connected national and international experts in event analysis and afforded an opportunity for sharing of the various models and approaches for analysis of complex systems and to dialogue on contexts in which the different models can be applied.

This document summarizes the shared knowledge and the content of some of the dialogue that took place. Part 1 provides an overview of the brief presentations by experts in event analysis which was followed by an open forum discussion.  Part 2 reflects what was captured during multiple dialogues around several topics using a modified “World Café” methodology.

For more information on the Canadian RCA Framework, workshops, or event analysis, please contact Ioana Popescu at ipopescu@cpsi-icsp.ca or 780-498-7268.