Welcome to the Safety IQ Blog! We strive to create blog content that will help community pharmacies across Manitoba to improve pharmacy practice and reduce the chances of patient harm. Have a post topic or guest author to suggest? Contact us by email at safetyiq@cphm.ca.
Near-miss events in the community pharmacy system are both a warning and an opportunity. Learn more about how near-miss events can prevent incidents, reduce the chances of patient harm, and transform pharmacy practice on a national level.
Improvements to staff training and technical and clinical checks can improve safety in your pharmacy. Learn how with three improvements today.
Safety culture is essential to reducing the risk of patient harm from a compounding incident. Employ principles of safety culture to reduce risk in your pharmacy today!
Compounding in pharmacy practice is a high-risk process with a heightened risk for patient harm. Learn more about reducing the risk of patient harm with these six safety improvements.
Most community pharmacy incident reports involve catching potential medication incidents before they reach the patient. Improve practice and culture with these good catches today.
Learn how timely and seamless communication between providers can prevent medication incidents and prevent patient harm.
Quality improvement (QI) in healthcare can feel overwhelming. Explore simplified key QI concepts with these four quality improvement resources.
Poor prescriber communication is a persistent source of preventable medication incidents. Learn how structured communication can help
Managing external pressures in community pharmacy can be a challenge. Use these four key tactics to prevent medication incidents and patient harm when the pharmacy team is under pressure.
Gaps in patient understanding and health literacy can lead to medication incidents. Learn 5 simple approaches to improve patient engagement and reduce the chances of patient harm.