Healthcare Quarterly - Vol. 9 Special Issue

Editorial: Creating Safer Care
G. Ross Baker

Identifying and Reducing Risks

Five Years of Learning from Analysis of Clinical Occurrences in Pediatric Care Using the London Protocol
Catherine M.G. Cronin

Implementing a Good Catch Program in an Integrated Health System
Debbie Barnard, Marilyn Dumkee, Balvir Bains and Brenda Gallivan

The McGill University Health Centre Policy on Sentinel Events: Using a Standardized Framework to Manage Sentinel Events, Facilitate Learning and Improve Patient Safety
Mark Daly

Implementing System Safeguards to Prevent Error-Induced Injury with Opioids (Narcotics)
Margaret Colquhoun, Christine Koczmara and Julie Greenall

Taking Aim at Fall Injury Adverse Events: Best Practices and Organizational Change
Patricia O'Connor, Joann Creager, Sharon Mooney, Andrea Maria Laizner and Judith A. Ritchie

Enhancing Patient Safety through the Management of Clostridium difficile at Toronto East General Hospital
Arladeen Tomiczek, C. Stumpo and James F. Downey

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Outbreaks and Nosocomial MRSA in a University-Affiliated Hospital
Maryam Salaripour, Pat McKernan, Roslyn Devlin and the Infection Prevention and Control Team

Reporting for Learning and Improvement: The Manitoba and Saskatchewan Experience
Paula Beard and Linda Smyrski

A Framework for Local Accountability for Patient Safety
Rosanne Zimmerman, Emily Christoffersen, Jill Shaver and Teresa Smith

Human Factors and Work Redesign

Transfer of Accountability: Transforming Shift Handover to Enhance Patient Safety
Kim Alvarado, Ruth Lee, Emily Christoffersen, Nancy Fram, Sheryl Boblin, Nancy Poole, Janie Lucas and Shirley Forsyth

Is Your Patient Ready for Transport? Developing an ICU Patient Transport Decision Scorecard
Rosmin Esmail, Deborah Banack, Cheryl Cummings, Judy Duffett-Martin, Jonas Shultz, Teresa Thurber, Karen Rimmer and Terrance Hulme

The Role of Typography in Differentiating Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Drug Names
Sandra Gabriele

Involving Patients and Families

Patient Safety in a Pediatric Centre: Partnering with Families
Bonnie Fleming-Carroll, Anne Matlow, Siobhan Dooley, Valerie McDonald, Kimberley Meighan and Kim Streitenberger

"Your Health Care - Be Involved": The Evaluation of a Provincial Patient Safety Tips Initiative
Sudha Kutty and Sarena Weil

Using Information to Improve Safety

Cancer Care Ontario's Computerized Physician Order Entry System: A Province-wide Patient Safety Innovation
Anna Greenberg, Sarah Kramer, Vickie Welch, Emily O'Sullivan and Stephen Hall

Predicting Changes in Workflow Resulting from Healthcare Information Systems: Ensuring the Safety of Healthcare
Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Borycki, Shige Kuwata and Joseph Kannry

Frequency and Type of Medication Discrepancies in One Tertiary Care Hospital
Jennifer Turple, Neil J. MacKinnon and Bryan Davis

Identifying Patient Safety Risks in Non-Acute Care Settings

Broadening the Patient Safety Agenda to Include Home Care Services
Ariella Lang, Nancy Edwards, Carolyn Hoffman, Judith Shamian, Kathleen Benjamin and Marguerite Rowe

Adverse Events among Winnipeg Home Care Clients
Keir G. Johnson

Exploration of Patient Safety Phenomena in Rehabilitation and Complex Continuing Care
Carol Fancott, Karima Velji, Elaine Aimone and Lynne Sinclair