What comes to mind when you think about healthcare harm?

Canadian Patient Safety Week 2024

Join us October 28 – November 1 as we seek to understand healthcare harm.

Register today

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Let’s broaden our understanding of harm, together 

Recognizing and reducing harm is essential to creating safety for all. But what is healthcare harm? How and why does it happen? Who does it impact — and how?

We'll be exploring these questions and more during Canadian Patient Safety Week 2024, and we’d love for you to join us.

How you can participate in CPSW 2024

Organized by Healthcare Excellence Canada, Canadian Patient Safety Week is an annual campaign to inspire extraordinary improvements in healthcare safety and quality. Between now and October, we’ll share many opportunities for you to get involved. Ready to jump in?

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Learn about the theme

Get the details on why healthcare harm is the focus of this year’s campaign and ways you can participate.

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Register for CPSW 2024

Sign up for the latest news about CPSW, including our upcoming webinar series, ways to organize your own events and more.

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Who should register for Canadian Patient Safety Week 2024?

CPSW is designed to bring together people involved in delivering or receiving care
to explore healthcare harm and create safer care for all.

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Safety and quality leads and others can explore how to expand the understanding of harm at their organization.

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Care providers can explore how understanding harm benefits care teams, including those receiving care.

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Patients, residents, clients and care partners can explore their vital role in contributing to safer care.

Why you should register

Register for Canadian Patient Safety Week 2024 so you can stay informed, order free materials and get up-to-date information about events and resources.

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Order free swag 

Ensure you receive your items in time for your CPSW 2024 events and activities.

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Participate in webinars

Learn about and reserve your spot for our online learning events.

Stay up to date

We'll keep you in the loop on the latest CPSW 2024 developments.

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Organize your own CPSW 2024 activities

Ready to engage your team or organization during Canadian Patient Safety Week? Were here to help with resources and guidance.

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Explore harm with our infographic

We’ve created an infographic to help you broaden your understanding of healthcare harm.

Download (PDF 700 KB)

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Engage teams with our activity card

Use our new healthcare harm activity card with your team to stimulate discussion and thoughtful reflection that inspires proactive action to prevent harm and create safer care for all.

Learn more and download

Strengthen your skills with our Patient Safety Essentials e-learning program

Sign up for a free, self-directed virtual learning program designed especially for healthcare providers to help you understand the fundamentals of patient safety.

Sign up today 

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Access other CPSW 2024 materials

Check out our other materials for you to download, use and share.

Poster

Help spread the word about the need to better understand healthcare harm.

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Communications toolkit 

Help raise awareness about CPSW 2024 with content and supporting graphic files for your channels. 

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Our guide on Rethinking Patient Safety

Get informed and kick-start conversations with this statement and discussion guide.

Learn more and download

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Register for Canadian Patient Safety Week now 

Take a moment to register to ensure you are up-to-date and have first access to events and resources as they become available.

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Register for Canadian Patient Safety Week now 

Take a moment to register to ensure you are up-to-date and have first access to events and resources as they become available.

Register here