Read the Safety Bulletins to help you strengthen your medication-use system. Learn about strategies to mitigate harm and to prevent medication errors based on analyses of medication incident reports from Canadian health care providers, facilities, pharmacies, organizations, and consumers.
Analysis findings and recommendations from the MIA are shared to inform targeted strategies for preventing medication errors and the associated harm to residents and their families.
This bulletin describes findings from a multi-incident analysis of medication incidents associated with post-anesthetic recovery areas and shares recommendations to improve medication safety and to pursue continuous quality improvement.
The multi-incident analysis reported here highlights practices and processes that resulted in successful interception of errors in the community pharmacy setting.
This bulletin reviews recent hyponatremia-related incidents, highlights encouraging findings, refreshes knowledge about IV fluid management, and incorporates guidance to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired hyponatremia.
This bulletin shares findings and learning from an analysis of incidents involving e-prescribing in the community pharmacy setting, to inform continuous quality improvement.
This bulletin summarizes the analysis of aggregate data submitted by paramedics through a Medication Safety Self-Assessment (MSSA) focused on individual practice and reflections. Areas of strength and opportunities for improvement in paramedicine are highlighted.
This bulletin provides evidence-informed recommendations for nurturing psychological safety among patients and their care providers, to ensure patient safety, including safety related to medications.
This bulletin highlights key themes from a multi-incident analysis of incidents related to central fill services and shares error prevention strategies to address identified gaps.
The bulletin describes the recent development of the Canadian High-Alert Medication List, as well as information about the accompanying user guide. This will support organizations in implementing an organization-specific list in their respective settings and aid accreditation processes.