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...
Dec 4, 2014 | Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR), Central Office, Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH)
Most of us will take medication at some point in our lives, and any of us can be susceptible to experiencing an Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) – an unexpected, undesirable response to a drug product – even if we are taking the medication as intended. The effect of an ADR...
Aug 18, 2014 | Equipment Safety, Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH)
In 2010, Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering (LMBME) became a single entity as part of Lower Mainland Consolidation (LMC); an initiative which consolidated many healthcare services in order to share resources and optimize patient care. With that change came a new...
Jul 30, 2014 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Lab Safety
Mislabelled lab specimens have the potential to cause patient harm, especially patients in critical care who need accurate and frequent blood work throughout their stay in hospital. ...
Jul 2, 2014 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH)
Childbirth is an exciting time. In most cases, moms and babies do just fine during labour and delivery, but if there are complications healthcare teams rely on each other to manage the situation with efficiency, timeliness and care. Maja Tomas, Clinical Nurse Educator...
Apr 15, 2014 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Lab Safety
Teamwork plays a very important role in making healthcare safer. Organizations such as the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and Institute for Healthcare Improvement, for example, suggest that healthcare teams are more likely to achieve cohesion and shared...
