Oct 16, 2013 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Seniors / Residential Care
Patient “falls” are the most frequently reported patient safety event in BC PSLS, accounting for nearly 40% of all events reported in our provincial database. Falls can lead to loss of mobility, serious injury or even death, which is why many healthcare facilities...
Oct 8, 2013 | Featured Posts, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
At a time when incident reporting systems have become increasingly paramount to improving healthcare safety, a group of home support staff on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast have risen to the top to overcome some interesting challenges with reporting patient safety...
Oct 1, 2013 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Medication Safety
Development of the new Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre (ARHCC) has led to an increase in the number of patients coming to the facility for chemotherapy treatment. Storage space for cancer medications was starting to become inadequate and a serious...
Sep 18, 2013 | Central Office, Featured Posts
By Guest Blogger: Darren Frizzell How can we use BC PSLS data to drive organizational change and help healthcare providers who may be drowning in mountains of work? This is my focus and the main question I have been striving to answer during my time with BC PSLS...
Sep 10, 2013 | Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA), Lab Safety, Medication Safety
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada considers insulin as one of the Top 5 “high alert” medications due to its narrow therapeutic index and its frequency of use. When used in error, insulin has an increased risk of causing significant patient harm – “too...
Sep 3, 2013 | Featured Posts, Medication Safety, Northern Health (NH), Opioid Safety
Fentanyl patches are an effective pain reliever for the treatment of chronic pain. When not used correctly, such as administering the wrong type of patch or mixing with other high-dose medications, it can lead to serious harm or even death. At GR Baker Memorial...
