BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

While there is increasing evidence about patient safety issues and potential solutions in hospital or acute care settings, there is a need for more evidence on the nature of patient safety issues in all healthcare sectors and settings to guide effective approaches to improving patient safety and the quality of healthcare services in Canada. Specifically, there is limited data and understanding about the burden of safety problems and adverse events among Canadian home care clients and in the home care setting.

The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to invite interested researchers and not for-profit organizations to submit a detailed proposal that will enable CPSI to select the most qualified organization, individual or team of researchers that they determine are best suited to complete the project according to the provided criteria and objectives.

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) and the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council (BCPSQC) have jointly identified the need to better understand the patient safety issues unique to primary care in Canada. A coordinated and collaborative approach to exploring and addressing the need for new knowledge in this field has therefore been undertaken. The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to invite interested researchers and/or consultants to submit a detailed proposal that will enable CPSI and BCPSQC to select the most qualified organization, individual or team of researchers that they determine are best suited to complete the project according to the provided criteria and objectives.

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) together with Baxter and 3M have jointly identified the need to better understand the economics of patient safety. In particular, CPSI, Baxter and 3M wish to gain an evidence-informed sense of:
• the cost borne by the health system in Canada arising from adverse events and
• the economic value of programs which enhance the use of best practices and reduce unsafe practice – in clinics, large institutions and whole populations.
CPSI is requesting applications from research teams that will report on the economics of patient safety.

The mission of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) is to provide national leadership in building and advancing a safer Canadian health system. CPSI is pleased to announce its fourth Research Competition to continue its strategic mandate of increasing the scope and scale of research and evaluation activities in patient safety. The primary goal for the CPSI Research Competition is to develop knowledge about patient safety that can be helpful in a variety of settings and circumstances in organizations across Canada. Research funded will have patient safety as a primary focus.