Patient Safety

At UHN, patient safety is always our priority. Recently, a Patient Safety Council has been formed to coordinate, supervise and help implement our patient safety initiatives. The Council is a multidisciplinary leardership group that has representation from Medicine, Surgery, Nursing, Pharmacy, Medical Engineering, Risk Management, and Senior Management. The Council has developed the following list of actions to be taken and is fostering implementation and monitoring progress.

• Establishment of a culture where the reporting of adverse medical events and near misses is supported and facilitated;
• Implementation of physician computer order entry, emphasizing medication orders;
• Support and expansion of human factors analysis for interaction of staff with equipment;
• Participation in provincial and national patient safety councils and initiatives;
• Further development of electronic reporting and review mechanisms which facilitate quality improvement.

UHN Resources

UHN Brochures and Pamphlets

•	Bed Bugs
•	Clostridium Difficile
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•	Falls Prevention Program
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•	Food Safety for Patients with Weakened Immune Systems
•	Hand Hygiene at UHN
•	Home Safety: Tips for Patients Returning Home from the Hospital
•	How to Protect Yourself, Your Family & Friends from HospitalAcquired Infections
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•	How to Reduce Your Chance of Falling in a Rehab Hospital
•	Influenza
•	Keep Moving: Myths and Facts about Being Active in the Hospital
•	Medication Safety at UHN
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•	Moving from a Wheelcair to Bed: Tips for
	Families of Patients in Rehab People in Rehab
•	Needle Safety at Home
•	Operating Room - A Team Approach to Ensure Your Safety
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•	Outpatient Treatment Protocol for MRSA
•	Patient Identification Safety
•	Patient Information: Welcome to UHN
•	Patient Safety and Medication Reconciliation
•	Patient Safety at UHN
•	Patient Safety - Use of Restraints in UHN
•	Planning Your Return Home
•	Preadmission Clinic MRSA/VRE Screening
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•	Pressure Ulcer Prevention
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•	Preventing the Spread of Infection
•	Protecting Yourself from Falls at Home
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•	Protecting Yourself from Falls in the Hospital
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•	A Quick Guide to Medication Reconciliation for Patients
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•	Together We Can Prevent Falls
•	Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
•	Viral Gasteroenteritis
•	What is MRSA?
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•	What is VRE?
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UHN Clinics or Centres

• Electronic Medication Order Entry and Medication Administration Record (MOE/MAR)
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Patient Relations
• Pharmacy

Related Web Sites

•	The Canadian Patient Safety Dictionary
	This publication is developed by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
•	Canadian Patient Safety Institute
	The CPSI facilitates collaboration between governments and stakeholders to enhance patient safety initiatives.
•	Patient Safety & Healthcare Error in the Canadian Healthcare System - Health Canada
	A systematic review and analysis of leading practices in Canada with reference to key initiatives elsewhere.
•	MedicAlert
	MedicAlert is the provider of medical information services linked to customized medical bracelets and necklets.