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Canadian Patient Safety Week

What is Healthcare Harm and How to Reduce itCanadian Patient Safety Week October 28 – November 1, 2024 Canadian Patient Safety Week (CPSW) is an annual campaign organized by Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) to inspire extraordinary improvements in healthcare safety and quality. The theme selected by HEC for 2024 is “Broadening our Understanding of Harm, Together.” Patients for Patient Safety Canada (PFPSC) members know that the physical harm (e.g., loss of life or function, pain, extended hospitalizations) is only a part of the harm experienced. In 2022-23, PFPSC and HEC discussed what...

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Patients for Patient Safety Canada is now an independent organization Excited to move forward with “Every Patient Safe” vision Toronto, September 9, 2024 –  After 18 years as the leading voice for patients and families who’ve experienced harm in healthcare, Patients for Patient Safety Canada is proud to announce it is now an independent incorporated patient-led not-for-profit organization. For almost two decades, in partnership with Healthcare Excellence Canada, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and many other organizations dedicated to...

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