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Canadian Patient Safety Week 2022

Thank you to everyone who participated in Canadian Patient Safety Week from October 24-28, 2022. The theme was “Press Play on Safety Conversations” focusing on safer care of older adults through safety conversations and actions. When we have safety conversations, it changes the way we think about safety. Ask questions, listen and act.

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Let’s keep the Momentum Going 

Our efforts won’t end now that the week has come to a close. When healthcare workers, patients, residents, clients and caregivers prioritize talking about safety and acting on the insights, outcomes and experiences can improve for everyone. That’s why we’re sustaining our Press Play on Safety Conversations campaign beyond Canadian Patient Safety Week. Please continue to participate and engage with the campaign using #SafetyConversations, and continue to use our curated list of quality and safety tools and resources to help you make care safer for older adults.  

Safety conversations tools, resources and opportunities

Whether you want to fine-tune your safety conversations or get started, we can help with resources and opportunities. 

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Safety conversations tools, resources and opportunities

Whether you want to fine-tune your safety conversations or get started, we can help with resources and opportunities. 

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Watch the virtual events

How safe is your care? Building capacity for safety in partnerships with providers, patients and essential care partners.

Webinar Series: Next Steps in COVID-19 Response in Long-Term Care

Date: October 17, 2022 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (ET) 
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Essential Together Huddles: Connecting for peer-to-peer learning and support

Date: October 19, 2022 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (ET) 
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Now is the Time to Press Play on Safety Conversations

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (ET) 
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Safety Conversations Start with Creating a Safe Workforce and Workplace 

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022 
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (ET) 
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Communications toolkit 

We’ve developed a Communications Toolkit to spread the word about the campaign. You can join us by sharing posts on social media or in your newsletter.

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Communications toolkit 

We’ve developed a Communications Toolkit to spread the word about the campaign. You can join us by sharing posts on social media or in your newsletter.

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Read our recent patient safety blogs

Now is the Time to Press Play on Safety Conversations

Everyone wants and deserves safe care. Yet with health systems under strain, risks of unintended harm can grow.

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Are we Safe or Just Lucky?

Safety is fundamental to excellent healthcare. We all expect, and deserve, safe care.  

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Safe-to-Say

By Melissa Sheldrick and Maryanne D'Arpino

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How Patient Safety Starts with Healthcare Workers

Learn how patient safety starts with healthcare workers and how this directly connects with the health and safety of their patients.

Read more

About Canadian Patient Safety Week

Canadian Patient Safety Week is a pan-Canadian, annual campaign that started in 2005 to inspire extraordinary improvement in patient safety and quality. 

Have any questions or suggestions? Contact our Communications and Marketing team. 

Toll free: 1-866-421-6933 
Email: communications@hec-esc.ca 
Join the conversation at #CPSW2022

CPSW partners

Patients for Patient Safety Canada Logo

HSO Logo

Supporting organizations

AGEWELL logo

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association logo

Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network logo

HIROC logo

Canadian Frailty Network logo

Canadian Home Care Association logo