You spoke up, and we listened!
We hear that some of you have had problems accessing the new Communities of Practice. We want everyone to be part of the new Communities of Practice (CoP) so the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) will be hosting TWO more Webinar’s to help get you started!
- Tuesday July 7, 2009 at 9:00am MDT
- Tuesday July 28, 2009 at 2:00pm MDT
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Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS) Request for Proposals
A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for The Development of a Marketing and Communications Plan for the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System Commissioned by Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI). Read more...
Half of the seniors living in long-term care facilities fall and injure themselves every year
EDMONTON- Seniors living in long-term care are less likely to fall thanks to a national project that increased the use of safety plans to protect residents who are at risk.
“Preventing falls and reducing serious injury from falls is absolutely critical,” says Irmajean Bajnok, Director of International Affairs and Best Practice Guidelines Programs at the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO). “People can be seriously injured and even end up with a disability. Staff in long term care facilities who have a person-centred, evidence-based approach to reducing falls and fall injuries can increase quality of life for their residents and reduce costs associated with serious injury from falls.” Read More...