Resources developed by the in-country Working Group with project support from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, are available for teams looking to implement the checklist. Tools like the how-to guide are designed for teams ready to take action and implement the checklist now.

Going forward, the aim is to continuously adapt and create resources based on evidence, the demand and requests of teams, the experience of other countries implementing the checklist, and on the expertise developed within Canada.

Presentations

• Must see video – interviews with University Health Network staff a year after the checklist was implemented (June 2009)
• Personalize this Power Point slide deck and use it to talk about the Checklist with your colleagues
• View Dr. Atul Gawande talk about the checklist and share thoughts about implementation at Harvard (presentation from the Safe Surgery Workshop, Toronto, March 3, 2009)
• See a video on how to actually run the checklist (Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network)
• CPSI - Safe Surgery Saves Lives - Checklist - High Res
• CPSI - Safe Surgery Saves Lives - Checklist - Low Res
• Watch Dr. Bryce Taylor’s presentation about piloting and expanding the checklist

Getting ready for implementation

• Adapt the checklist to your organization using human factors principles 
• Review Canadian adaptations of the checklist on the community of practice (and share yours)
• Review the Implementation Kit
• “How-to guide for implementing the surgical safety checklist” – for practical tips from the pilot sites and literature
• “Detailed explanation of the checklist items” – to understand what each item on the checklist means 
• “Information, rationale, and FAQ” – for additional arguments supporting the checklist 
• Kits containing the three documents above are available to order
• Join a Virtual Grand Rounds session for practical tips on how to implementing the Checklist
• Register in the Checklist Action Series

Additional resources are available on the Community of Practice and on the links and references sub-page.

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