‘a resource to prevent and mitigate patient safety incidents’

Edmonton, Canada – For the first time, patient safety alerts from across the globe will be available in one site, helping prevent patient safety incidents from happening again. Global Patient Safety Alerts, a publicly available web-based platform developed by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute will give frontline health-care providers and organizations around the world access to information on patient safety incidents, from causes to recommendations and solutions.
Global Patient Safety Alerts is being launched on 15 February at 8:00.a.m.MT, 10:00.a.m. ET, 4:00.p.m. CET.

For access please click here Media Launch or visit http://www.gowebcasting.com/2190
 
Availability with:
Sir Liam Donaldson, Chair of the WHO Patient Safety, World Health Organization
Hugh MacLeod, CEO, Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Kaaren Neufeld, Chief Quality Officer at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Paula Beard, Director of Operations, Canadian Patient Safety Institute
 
 
 
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Cecilia Bloxom
Director of Communications
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Phone (780) 700-8642