Healthcare Safety and Patient Care Excellence

CONNECTING WORKER SAFETY TO PATIENT SAFETY:
A NEW IMPERATIVE FOR HEALTH-CARE LEADERS

The health care sector must make a fundamental shift to equate worker safety with patient safety. It must also make this shift a strategic priority if it is to deliver exemplary patient care and ensure the health and safety of workers, patients and the public. Failure to do so puts the sector at risk and makes it vulnerable to crises. The author of this article makes the vital connection between worker and patient safety and recommends a strategic, systemic approach.
Joseline Sikorski, President and CEO, Ontario Safety Association for Community and Healthcare (PDF file)

The Effect of Health Care Working Conditions on Patient Safety

National Library of Medicine

The impact of nursing work environments on patient safety outcomes: the mediating role of burnout/engagement

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16705307

How Good Is Canadian Health Care? 2008 Report

Fraser Institute

Quality Healthcare Network

http://www.qhn.ca/contact/index.html

Healthcare Quality

TRIP Database Search - Evidence Based Medicine

Patient Safety and Healthcare Error in the Canadian Healthcare System: A Systematic Review and Analysis of Leading Practices in Canada with Reference to Key Initiatives Elsewhere

Prepared by G. Ross Baker & Peter Norton For Health Canada (html)

Enhancing Patient Safety in a Healing Environment

Patricia C. Seifert, RN, MSN, CNOR, CRNFA, FAAN; Deborah S. Hickman, RN, BSN, MS, CNOR, CRNFA

Health Council of Canada - 2006 Annual Report

(http)

Trends in Workplace Injuries, Illnesses, and Policies in Healthcare across Canada

Health Canada (http)

Monitoring the Health of Nurses in Canada

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (pdf)

The CPSI Shortlist of Key Articles and Reports on Patient Safety Topics

Canadian Patient Safety Inst. (http)

Health Quality Council - Links

HQC Resources (html)

Patient Safety PowerPoint Presentation

Canadian Patient Safety Institute (ppt)

Patient Safety Culture Measurement and Improvement: A “How To” Guide

Mark Fleming (PDF file)

Patient Safety – Worker Safety: Building a Culture of Safety to Improve Healthcare Worker and Patient Well-Being

Annalee Yassi and Tina Hancock (PDF file)

Creating a Safer Future For Canadian Healthcare

P. Norton, M.D., G. Ross Baker, Ph.D. (PDF file)

Organizational and Environmental Factors that Affect Worker Health and Safety and Patient Outcomes

Tammy Lundstrom M.D., et al. (PDF file)

A Healthy Workplace Action Strategy for Success and Sustainability in Canada’s Healthcare System

Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (PDF file)

Healthcare Quality / Standards / Patient Safety (references)

Healthcare Quality (PDF file)

Patient Safety: New Trends and Strategies for Implementation

Canadian College of Health Service Executives - March 2006 (ppt)

Correlates of Medication Error in Hospitals - Statistics Canada

This article examines associations between medication error and selected factors in the workplace of hospital-employed registered nurses (RNs) in Canada.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Patient Safety Network

http://psnet.ahrq.gov/

Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Patient Safety Information

http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/

Emergency Care Research Institute

http://www.mdsr.ecri.org/

Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard for Care (2004)

The National Acadamies Press

World Health Organization - Patient Safety

(http)

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Patient Safety Resources

http://www.dana-farber.org/pat/patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/

Institute for Safe Medication Practices - MedicAtion Safety TOOLS AND RESOURCES

http://www.ismp.org/tools/default.asp

American Hospital Association - Quality and Patient Safety

http://www.aha.org/aha_app/issues/Quality-and-Patient-Safety/index.jsp

Canadian Nurses Association - Practice Environments and Patient Safety /
Patient Safety Resource Guide

http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/practice/environment/safety/guide/default_e.aspx

Nova Scotia Department of Health - Healthcare Quality Standards and Patient Safety

http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/policywatch/qsm.html

Duke University Medical Center Library Online - Medical Errors & Patient Safety

http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/subject/mederrors

Canadian Institute for Health Information

http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=home_e

Canadian Patient Safety Institute - Tools

http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/resources/tools.html

Dalhousie University College of Pharmacy - Medication Errors

http://dir.pharmacy.dal.ca/med_errors.php

Promoting Patient Safety Through Falls Prevention and Least Restraint

Trillium Health Centre (PDF file)

Patient Safety and Healthcare Error in the Canadian Healthcare System

A Report to Health Canada By G. Ross Baker & Peter Norton (PDF file)

Canadian Patient Safety Institute - Canadian Disclosure Guidelines

http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/Disclosure.html

Health Canada - Links on Patient Safety

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/qual/patient_securit/links-liens-eng.php

Canadian Institute for Health Information - Patient Safety in Canada: An Update (2007

(PDF file)

The Investigation and Analysis of Critical Incidents and Adverse Events in Healthcare

Health Technology Assessment 2005; Vol 9: number 19

Patient Safety Resources

National Center for Patient Safety (U.S. DVA)

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Patient Safety - Resources for Nurses

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Striking a Balance - Who is Accountable for Patient Safety

Healthcare Quarterly Special Issue (PDF file)

Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses

Ronda G. Hughes, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N. (PDF file)

Use Hazard Analysis to Improve Patient Safety

http://www.brownspath.com/original_articles/hazard.htm

Canada Institute for Health Information

(PDF file)

Canadian College of Health Service Executives

http://www.cchse.org/default1.asp?active_page_id=1&lang=English

The Fraser Institute - Report Cards - Hospital Performance

(http)

Health Canada - Healthcare System

(http)

The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation

http://www.cchsa.ca/default.aspx?page=66&cat=2

The Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO)

http://www.acaho.org/main.html

Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program

Public Health Agency of Canada

HealthGrades

http://www.healthgrades.com/

Canada's Health Care Providers, 2007

CIHI

Canadian Health Care Policy Reform

Simon Fraser University

 


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