Tips for preventing and responding to falls
No matter our age, slips and falls are almost inevitable. However, with a little care, we can minimize our chances of falling and seriously injuring ourselves with these simple safety and preventative measures. Clean up: How many times have you stepped on a lego...Reducing medication errors in Canada: Canadian Patient Safety Week
Patient safety is always top of mind for us at Essential Medical Products. As such, we’re proud to talk about Canadian Patient Safety Week (October 29 to November 2, 2018), and this year the campaign is focusing on medication safety and reducing medication errors...
Measuring the effectiveness of your patient safety initiatives
Now that you’ve built your patient safety team, and set goals to improve patient safety in your healthcare institution, what next? Well, you need to measure your progress to know if your programs, initiatives, and investment are paying off! Here are a few ways to...
Why you need an interdepartmental health care safety team
We all know that hospitals and health care facilities need to work as an interdepartmental team to treat patients. The same goes for your patient safety team. A mix of doctors, nurses, technicians, and other health care staff should be on your team and here’s why:...
