Mar 17, 2014 | Conversations With Leaders, Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH)
A conversation with Cathy Weir, Director, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at Fraser Health about the importance of effective leadership in the patient safety movement, and for building and sustaining a quality healthcare system. I met with Cathy at the Fraser...
Mar 6, 2014 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Interior Health (IH)
Patient falls are the highest reported safety event in the province and occur in almost all types of healthcare settings. A comprehensive falls prevention program is widely recognized as the best way to educate healthcare staff, identify patients at risk and implement...
Feb 17, 2014 | Featured Posts, Interior Health (IH)
The Emergency Department (ED) is a highly specialized area within any hospital. On any given day, it’s impossible to predict who (or what) will come through the ED doors and staff is expected to treat a broad spectrum of acutely ill patients, some of which may be...
Jan 30, 2014 | Featured Posts, Interior Health (IH), Pressure Ulcers
In recent years, studies have shown the prevalence and enormous cost of pressure ulcers to society, in terms of patient suffering, caregiver anguish, extra work for healthcare providers, and millions spent in healthcare dollars – all for a largely preventable...
Jan 22, 2014 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
Patients are at risk for falling. Especially patients who are elderly, have cognitive impairment due to head trauma or take multiple medications. Falls can lead to multiple and serious negative outcomes such as long-term pain, extended stay in hospital or, in the...
