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Explore how systems, structures and bias shape health equity and influence care experiences and outcomes. This self-paced learning module introduces the core principals of health equity and provides practical tools, reflection activities and discussion opportunities to help you apply an equity lens in your own organization or care setting. Estimated time to complete: 1.5–2 hours

Learn how to think and act differently about patient safety in care beyond the absence of harm to include the relationships, environments and systems that shape safer care. This self-paced learning module introduces a broader understanding of patient safety and provides practical tools, reflection activities and discussion opportunities to help you strengthen safety in your own organization or care setting. Estimated time to complete: 1.5–2 hours

The Health Workforce Innovation Challenge supported teams across Canada to strengthen their workforces and deliver safer, higher-quality care. Find out what teams accomplished and how they’re helping make positive changes across health systems.

This collaborative aims to improve access to equity-oriented palliative care with and for people experiencing homelessness or vulnerable housing.

To support the long-term care and retirement home sector to rapidly share with and learn from each other, and strengthen pandemic preparedness and response, Healthcare Excellence Canada took action and launched LTC+: Acting on Pandemic Learning Together (LTC+).

The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the need to enhance person-centred care and support the health and safety of the long-term care workforce.

The National Health Engagement Network is a community of practice of healthcare leaders, providers and essential care partners.

The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) (now amalgamated with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute as Healthcare Excellence Canada), the New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes (NBANH) and Government of New Brunswick collaborated to support the province-wide expansion of the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) approach to all 58 nursing homes in New Brunswick.

The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) (now amalgamated with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute as Healthcare Excellence Canada) collaborated with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island to support the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) approach being implemented in:all 39 publicly funded long-term care homes in Newfoundland and Labrador all nine publicly funded long-term homes in Prince Edward Islandfive long-term homes from the Seniors Quality Leap Initiative, a North American network of long-term care organizations focused on improving clinical and safety for seniors.