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The Annual General Meeting of the Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety will take place Thursday, June 16, 2011 at the Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Campaign B.
Everyone welcome.
For information or to RSVP, call 927-6477.
February 23, 2011 (at 12 noon ET)Join us for this complimentary webinar on February 23, 2011 at 12 noon ET
In March, 2010, ISMP Canada launched a new consumer reporting and learning website, http://www.SafeMedicationUse.ca The website provides a way for consumers to report medication incidents to ISMP Canada and provides information on steps consumers can take to reduce the chances of medication incidents. Early results indicate that consumers are willing to report medication incidents, and that these reports provide useful information that can be used to identify potential solutions to enhance the safety of the medication use system.This one hour webinar will highlight early results from www.SafeMedicationUse.ca – a new component of the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS).Learning Objectives:At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Audience: Consumers and patient safety advocates, senior healthcare leaders, patient safety officers, risk managers, community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, nurses and physicians.Date: February 23, 2011Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am PT10:00 am – 11:00 am MT11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AT1:30 pm – 2:30 pm NTDuration: 1 hourCost: No charge to participants — sponsored through a grant from Health CanadaPresenter: Bonnie Salsman, Project Lead, SafeMedicationUse.ca, ISMP CanadaRelated Link(s): www.SafeMedicationUse.caContact Us: webinars@ismp–canada.orgThis webinar is supported by Health Canada and is provided free to Canadians.Register NowAudience: Consumers and patient safety advocates, senior healthcare leaders, patient safety officers, risk managers, community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, nurses and physicians.Date: February 23, 2011Time:9:00 am – 10:00 am PT10:00 am – 11:00 am MT11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AT1:30 pm – 2:30 pm NTDuration: 1 hourCost: No charge to participants — sponsored through a grant from Health CanadaPresenter: Bonnie Salsman, Project Lead, SafeMedicationUse.ca, ISMP CanadaRelated Link(s): www.SafeMedicationUse.caContact Us: webinars@ismp–canada.orgThis webinar is supported by Health Canada and is provided free to Canadians.
Come and join us to refuel your Quality Engine to solve complex problems in healthcare!Please share the announcement with your colleagues throughout your organization. Presenting Faculty:
Who should come?Operating team members (nurses, anesthesia, surgeons), Pharmacists (community and acute), Nurses, Physicians and Quality Leaders. Health professionals working in home care, long term care, acute care and community. Leadership responsible for supporting quality and patient safetyClick here to register!March 3 & 4, 2011Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre, Winnipeg, MBThursday Evening: $ 75Friday: $ 125Thursday & Friday: $ 175Click here to download the Agenda.To book your hotel room, please call the Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre at (204) 786-4801 and quote Safer Healthcare Now! by February 3 to receive a special rate of $109/night.For more information please contact westernnode@saferhealthcarenow.ca or 403-521-7106
An exciting line-up of webinars is scheduled to support activities during Canadian Patient Safety Week (CPSW), November 1-5, 2010: Friday, October 29, 2010 11:00 AM EDT
Official Launch of Canadian Patient Safety Week (English only)
Hugh MacLeod, CEO, Canadian Patient Safety InstituteMonday, November 1, 2010 12:00 PM EDT
Claire’s Story (English only)
Beverley Clarke, Vice President, Women’s and Children’s Program, Eastern Health
Raeline McGrath, Patients for Patient Safety CanadaTuesday, November 2, 2010 12:00 PM EDT
Medication Reconciliation - State of the Union (English only)
Marg Colquhoun, ISMP Canada
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 12:00 PM EDT
The Basics of Measurement for Improvement Using SHN’s new Patient Safety Metrics System (English only)
Virginia Flintoft, Project Manager, Central Measurement Team, Safer Healthcare Now! Wednesday, November 3, 2010 2:00 PM EDT
New Approach To Controlling Superbugs (English only)
Dr. Michael Gardam, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Infectious Disease Prevention & ControlThursday, November 4, 2010 12:00 PM EDT
VTE as an Accreditation Canada ROP: Knowledge and Tools for Success (English only)
Dr. William Geerts, Sunnybrook, Intervention Lead, VTE Prevention, Safer Healthcare Now!
Artemis Diamantouros, National Coordinator, VTE Prevention, Safer Healthcare Now!
Thursday, November 4, 2010 2:00 PM EDT
Hand Hygiene for Patient and Provider Safety in Canada
Murray Doggett, Project Manager, Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Anne MacLaurin, Project Manager, Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Angela Thomas, Issac Walton Killam (IWK) Health Centre Halifax, NS, Karen Van, Issac Walton Killam (IWK) Health Centre Halifax, NS We invite you and your colleagues to join us for these informative online sessions. Click here to find out more and to register. To learn more about Canadian Patient Safety Week, visit www.asklistentalk.ca
Mark Your Calendar
Provincial Health Leadership Forum 2010
Reaching Higher & Deeper:
Achieving Extraordinary Results
October 28, 2010
The image of a tree is fitting for this year’s Forum theme. “Reaching Higher and Deeper” is reflective of a growing tree that represents the desire of leaders to continuously strive for personal excellence. “Achieving Extraordinary Results” reminds us of the limbs and branches that work interdependently to support the tree’s frame which mirrors the Forum’s goal to disseminate and provide recognition of achievements and successes in
Speakers include:
Graham Dickson –
Bill Tholl – Canadian Health Leadership Network
Tony Dagnone - Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Janet Davidson – President & CEO, Trillium Health Centre
Registration packages will be sent out in August. Please check www.cchse.org for more information as it becomes available. If you have any questions please contact Strauss Event & Association Management at 947-9766 or info@strauss.ca
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