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World AMR Awareness Week

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    World AMR Awareness Week 18 – 24 November 2025 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future. World AMR Awareness WeekNovember 18-24, 2025 The Go Blue for AMR is a campaign event. On November 24, monuments and landmarks across Canada will light up Blue to recognize WAAW, and we can wear blue in support of the campaign.  “Overcoming a severe MRSA infection that almost claimed both my face and life required a strict commitment to following my antibiotic prescription protocols, which included the use of last-resort medications at certain...

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Webinar – Safe healthcare

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Safe From the Start – Safe Care for Every Child World Patient Safety Day- Sept. 17, 2025  Our Journey by Gaia Orion in the PFPSC HeART of HealthCARE gallery Patients for Patient Safety Canada (PFPSC) invites families and healthcare providers to a national webinar focused on ensuring safe healthcare for every child in Canada.  Families will gain practical tools and insights to advocate effectively for their children’s care. Healthcare providers will hear directly from families and experts about what matters most in...

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World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) 2025

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Our Journey by Gaia Orion part of the HeART of HealthCARE virtual gallery  Safe care for every newborn and child: Patient Safety from the start World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) 2025 is focused on safe care for every newborn and every child as captured in the slogan “Patient safety from the start!”. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for urgent action to eliminate avoidable harm in pediatric and newborn care and reaffirm every child’s right to safe care. Patients for Patient Safety Canada (PFPSC), as the Canadian arm of the Patients for Patient Safety Global Network launched by...

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PFPSC Partnership Announcement with CAA

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Partnership Announcement Patients for Patient Safety Canada welcomes the Chiropractic Association of Alberta as our new gold partner. As a member-based association advocating for the chiropractic profession, the Chiropractic Association of Alberta stands for engaging patients as partners in patient safety. Patient engagement is the foundation of everything they do because it strengthens the profession and ensures care remains patient-centred. Our partnership will bring this commitment to action. Shaping the future of safety Every patient deserves and expects that the care they receive...

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Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day

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November 21, 2024 is Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day (PIPD). This is a topic Patients for Patient Safety Canada (PFPSC) cares deeply about because we know from our own experience and from evidence that the harm from this preventable injury is more than the pain and discomfort suffered by the patient and the family caregiver, it is psychological, emotional and financial. Watch our 2-part exploration of this topic on your YouTube channel. According to the Canadian Institue for Health Information the number of pressure injuries (also known as pressure ulcers or bed sores) is...

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World AMR Awareness Week

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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is invisible. I am not.World AMR Awareness WeekNovember 18-24, 2024 The Go Blue for AMR is a campaign event. On November 24 monuments and landmarks across Canada will light up Blue to recognize WAAW and we can wear blue in support of the campaign. “Overcoming a severe MRSA infection that almost claimed both my face and life required a strict commitment to following my antibiotic prescription protocols, which included the use of last-resort medications at certain points. Additionally, maintaining rigorous infection control and hygiene practices was...

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