A Provincial Forum on Adverse Health Event Management was held in St. John’s on May 26, 2008. Phil Hassen, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Patient Safety Institute, chaired the Forum which featured local and national experts addressing a variety of topics on adverse health events.
Forum Agenda (22 KB)
Opening Remarks: Phil Hassen (662 Kb) video file (8.9 MB), Forum Chair, Hon. Ross Wiseman (21 KB), Minister of Health and Community Services and Robert Thompson (35 KB), Chair, Task Force on Adverse Health Events
Keynote Address: Embracing a Culture of Safety and Learning (2.8 MB) (Dr. Ward Flemons) video file #1 (8.9 MB) / video file #2 (4.5 MB)
Panel Presentation: Perspectives on an Adverse Event Management Framework: Assessing Adverse Health Events: Measurement Tools (156 KB) (Paula Beard)
Panel Presentation: Perspectives on an Adverse Event Management Framework: Disclosing Adverse Health Events: Ethical Considerations (Dr. Daryl Pullman) (419 KB)
Panel Presentation: Perspectives on an Adverse Event Management Framework: Acting on the Management of Adverse Health Events (241 KB) (Dr. Ward Flemons)
Panel Presentation: Perspectives on an Adverse Event Management Framework: Adverse Health Events: Observations from a Community Perspective (Susan Abell) (oral presentation only – no power point used)
Luncheon Speaker: Adverse Health Events: A Personal Experience (Ryan Sidorchuck)
Workshop 1: Using Information Systems for the Management of Adverse Events (965 KB) (Mike Barron)
Workshop 2: Assessment of Adverse Health Events (346 KB) (Paula Beard)
Workshop 3: Issues in Disclosing Adverse Health Events (370 KB) (Dr. Daryl Pullman)
Workshop 4: Operational Response to an Adverse Health Event: Short and Long Term (1.2 MB) (Dr. Ward Flemons)
Workshop 5:
Leadership, Coordination and Communication of Adverse Health Events
(2.0 MB)
(Jim Hornell) video file #1
(50.8 MB) / video file #2
(65.4 MB)
Canadian Blood Services: Adverse Event Management - Lessons from Canada's Blood System (744 KB) (Dr. Heather A. Hume, MD, FRCPC)
Forum Synthesis (169 MB) (Dr. Ian Bowmer, Executive Director, Medical Council of Canada)
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