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PIPSQC is pleased to share the new publication in Pediatrics, entitled "Priorities for Pediatric Patient Safety Research." In this study, researchers and collaborators from the Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Network have outlined 24 research priorities for improving pediatric patient care safety. [...]

Vieve Paisley, MD

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2019-01-30

Identifying Pediatric Patients at High Risk for Adverse Events in the Hospital

PIPSQC is pleased to share the new publication in Hospital Pediatrics, entitled "Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in patient safety events for hospitalized children." In this study, investigators used a pediatric global trigger tool to identify disparities in safety events for a large, random sample of pediatric patients across 16 hospitals. Latino children experienced nearly twice the rate of adverse events when compared with white children. Publicly insured children also had a higher adverse event rate. [...]

Vieve Paisley, MD

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2019-01-14

Engaging Parents to Help Reduce Medical Errors in the Hospital

PIPSQC is pleased to share the new publication in The BMJ, entitled "Patient safety after implementation of a coproduced family centered communication programme: multicenter before and after intervention study." Results from this PCORI-funded study on improving communication between parents of hospitalized children and clinicians provide insights that could significantly reduce medical errors harmful to patients. [...]

Vieve Paisley, MD

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2018-12-21

'Developing a safety and quality movement for the future - from theory to action' - Presentation and Recording

PIPSQC is pleased to share that the recent McMaster Children's Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds Presentation by Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor, Dr. Peter Lachman (CEO of ISQua and PIPSQC Chair), is now available online:

- 'Developing a safety and quality movement for the future - from theory to action' (June 7, 2018) - Slide Presentation
- 'Developing a safety and quality movement for the future - from theory to action' (June 7, 2018) - Video Recording [...]

Vieve Paisley, MD

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2018-07-05

CAPHC - Fifty Years of Patient Safety: Are We Making Progress?

Over the last century, healthcare has seen sweeping change, with transformation in medical education, policy, and regulation. Unfortunately, the impact of these changes on patient safety is not entirely clear, because preventable harm to patients was not labelled, measured, or reported systematically until relatively recently. [...]

Vieve Paisley, MD

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2018-03-15

Child Health PSO - 2017 Annual Report: Perfecting Detection: Understanding the Source of Harm

PIPSQC is pleased to share that the Child Health Patient Safety Organization (Child Health PSO) has published their 2017 Annual Report, entitled "Perfecting Detection: Understanding the Source of Harm." [...]

Vieve Paisley, MD

Child Health Patient Safety Organization (Child Health PSO)Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS)paediatric adverse eventspaediatric patient safety collaborativepaediatric patient safety interventions

2018-03-15

CPSI Webinar Event on Paediatric Patient Safety (June 23, 2015)

PIPSQC is pleased to announce, on behalf of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), the upcoming webinar event, set to take place June 23, 2015 (12:00pm EST):

Baby steps for safer care:
Join us for the Researcher in the Room webinar event to learn more about paediatric patient safety [...]

Vieve Paisley, MD

Canadian Paediatric Adverse Events StudyI-PASS handoff studypaediatric adverse eventspaediatric patient safety interventions

2015-06-17