{"id":491,"date":"2022-11-29T07:21:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T07:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/?p=491"},"modified":"2022-12-19T13:30:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T13:30:42","slug":"module-4-b-safety-oversight-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/?p=491","title":{"rendered":"Module 4: B. Safety Oversight in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Safety Oversight in Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Canadian Medical Protection Agency (CMPA), the Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC), and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) all <\/a>provide research, statistics, policies and procedures, and competencies to inform healthcare providers <\/a>about practices intended to lead to a culture of safety across the patient care continuum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enhancing Patient Safety Across Health Professions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Patient Safety Culture <\/strong>
Patient safety culture improvement needs ongoing collaboration and advocates for change.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Teamwork <\/strong>
Collaborative interprofessional teams demonstrate competencies essential to safe practice.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Communication <\/strong>
Communication builds trust between patients and healthcare providers and is essential for obtaining patient informed consent.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Safety, Risk, and Quality Improvement <\/strong>
Safety, risk, and quality improvement depends on collection and monitoring of performance data.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Optimize Human and System Factors <\/strong>
Optimizing human and environmental systems supports healthcare safety competence.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Recognize Respond to and Disclosure Patient Safety Incidents <\/strong>
Recognizing, responding to, and disclosing patient safety incidents to all stakeholders with appropriate apologies, benefits all.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Primary Adverse Events<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In operating rooms, the most common adverse events are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. airway problems<\/li>
  2. excessive bleeding<\/li>
  3. wrong site surgery<\/li>
  4. equipment malfunctions<\/li>
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    Simplified Airway Risk Index SARI<\/strong><\/p>

    Here is an example of an airway risk assessment chart. The anesthesia care team will use this chart to assess a patient\u2019s risk of potential airway problems prior to entering the operating room. Based on this assessment, the perioperative team will take extra steps to mitigate potential airway problems.<\/p>Read Article<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    Watch this quick video on never events:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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