Feb 14, 2022 | Central Office, Featured Posts, Patient Safety
The BC Patient Safety & Quality Council is renewing its strategic plan! They are currently reaching out to stakeholders to listen and learn about the needs and goals of BC’s health care system to ensure their strategic direction continues to reflect what’s...
Nov 10, 2020 | Data Analysis, Featured Posts, Patient Safety, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
IT. HIT. HIM. Huh? Is this an emphatic description of someone having a sudden realization? Think again. These acronyms are becoming pretty common in our daily work in health care. Throw in an ACK, a CAT, and a SLIP, and you could have the beginning of a good story!...
Apr 9, 2020 | Central Office, Featured Posts, Patient Safety
We are in awe of all the incredible efforts made by BC’s health care community over the past several weeks in response to COVID-19. Like many of you, we cheer, clap, and drum together with our families every night at 7 p.m. to express the gratitude that words alone...
Dec 16, 2019 | Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR), Central Office, Education, Featured Posts, Patient Safety
Infusion pumps. Orthopedic implants. Defibrillators. CT scanners. Syringes. Devices are an invaluable part of our health care system. They save lives, relieve suffering, and enable us to provide care for patients every day. But what happens when they don’t work the...
Oct 24, 2019 | Featured Posts, Interior Health (IH), Patient Safety, Success Stories
You may have heard that PSLS receives over 400 incident reports each day from health care providers across the province. When this statistic is shared, we often clarify that the majority of these incidents do not result in patient harm. Whew! That’s good news. But...
Sep 3, 2019 | Central Office, Featured Posts, Patient Safety
What’s the plan? We tend to ask this question a lot. What’s the plan for today’s meeting? What’s the plan for lunch? It’s often pretty easy to answer. Sometimes it’s not so simple, though. What’s the plan for next five years? What will our organization focus on, what...
