Issue 7
Injecting Standardization into Vaccine Clinics
This bulletin shares learnings from a multi-incident analysis (MIA) and recent failure modes and effects analysis to help inform safe medication practices in vaccine clinics. Some safety vulnerabilities identified in vaccine clinics included clinic set up and organization factors such as clinic layout, access to technology, patient flow and documentation processes. Vaccine associated considerations included procurement, storage, cold chain requirements and administration.
Key Words:
- Host facilities
- Immunization
- Influenza, flu shot
- Cooler
- Refrigerator
- Bar code identification
- Unique identifiers
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗿𝘀:
- Help Improve Medication Safety Across Canada
- Keep Your Medications Organized