Canadian Patient Safety Week | Oct. 28- Nov. 1, 2024

What comes to mind when you think about healthcare harm?

This year’s national theme is about recognizing and reducing all forms of health-care harm, to create safety for everyone.

Recent data shows that in 2022-2023, one in 17 hospital stays in Canada involved at least one harmful event.

In the past, patient safety efforts have been focused on potentially preventable physical harm.  But healthcare harm can come in other forms, such as psychological, spiritual and social harm.

Everyone is responsible for safety in our healthcare system.  During Canadian Patient Safety Week, let’s explore how healthcare harm is happening by starting the conversation, and taking action.

Prairie Mountain Health is collaborating with Shared Health, who is hosting a virtual safety conversation about harm, and also launching the Provincial Patient Safety Learning page during Patient Safety Week.  Patient Safety Week – Shared Health – Health Providers (sharedhealthmb.ca)

Staff and Patients/Families are invited to participate in the Virtual Safety Conversations Survey for a change to win a $20 gift card.

Fill out our Virtual Safety Conversations survey and be entered to win a $20 gift card. The survey is open to staff, patients and the general public, and closes Nov. 3, 2024.

Healthcare harm matters to those receiving and delivering care. Recognizing and reducing harm is all essential to creating safety for all.

Let’s broaden our understanding and reduce the impact of healthcare harm together.

Learn more at: UnderstandHarm.ca