Apr 23, 2015 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Pressure Ulcers, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
Since the new Pressure Ulcer (PU) report form was launched across the province last February as part of the Let’s take the pressure off! campaign, we’re seeing evidence that awareness of this important patient safety issue is growing across BC. BC PSLS data shows a...
Apr 13, 2015 | BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), Featured Posts
When BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) set a plan in motion to revitalize their approach to patient safety, the province saw how important it is for an organization to mobilize and build a safety culture from the ground up. Through a highly coordinated effort,...
Mar 26, 2015 | Central Office, Featured Posts, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Patients and their families or caregivers are often an untapped resource when it comes to identifying opportunities to improve quality of care and patient safety. But at BC Children’s Hospital an innovative face-to-face patient/provider engagement tool...
Mar 9, 2015 | Conversations With Leaders, Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Physician Engagement
Dr. Peter Blair is the Program Medical Director of Surgical Services at Fraser Health and a surgeon for over 30 years. During our conversation, Dr. Blair described how Fraser Health was able to reduce surgical wait lists by broadening their surgical services to more...
Feb 18, 2015 | Central Office, Featured Posts
Communicating and working with others are key values for BC PSLS and foundational elements of our strategic priorities. As leaders in the area of patient safety reporting and learning, we’re often approached by others doing similar work and asked to share our...
Jan 16, 2015 | Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA)
A “near miss” (good catch/close call) is an unplanned occurrence that could have caused harm but is prevented from reaching the patient, either through timely intervention – by staff, families or patients – or by chance. For several years, quality and safety experts...
