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Canadian hospitals collaborate to improve patient safety

Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 27, 2005

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Teams of health providers and managers at seven Saskatchewan hospitals are collaborating to improve the quality of care and patient safety in adult intensive care units (ICUs), according to Canada NewsWire Group.

Over the next year, the hospital teams will meet three times for learning sessions, and will apply and test evidence-based strategies in their ICUs.

"Because this is such a challenging care environment, applying and sharing knowledge is key to improving outcomes," said Laurie Gander, project manager for the Saskatchewan Adult ICU Collaborative. "Given what other collaboratives have accomplished, we are optimistic that participating Saskatchewan units will achieve significant improvements."

The ICU team at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital participated in a nationwide collaborative in 2003-2004 and subsequently eliminated incidents of hyperglycemia and practically eliminated incidents of hypoglycema in its ICU.

The Saskatchewan Collaborative aims to improve communication and improve the quality of care, specifically relating to controlling sedation and agitation, and preventing venous thromboembolism.

To read the news release, click here.

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