Background: Adverse events are poor patient outcomes that are due to medical care. Studies
of hospital patients have demonstrated that adverse events are common, but few data …

Objective.To identify the behavioral determinants—both barriers and enablers—that may
impact physician hand hygiene compliance.Design.A qualitative study involving semistructured …

Background Healthcare-associated infections affect 10% of patients in Canadian acute-care
hospitals and are significant and preventable causes of morbidity and mortality among …

Background To improve patient safety, organisations must systematically measure avoidable
harms. Clinical surveillance—consisting of prospective case finding and peer review—…

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the under-representation of women
physicians in clinical leadership by examining the issue from their perspective. Design/…

The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is focused on providing safe, high-quality care to its patients.
TOH has identified physician engagement as a critical factor for improving the quality of care …

Objective: A case report of a giant cell reparative granuloma involving the temporal bone
successfully treated with calcitonin. Study design: Case report. Setting: Teaching hospital, …

The practice of grouping children of similar ability for reading instruction is as much a part of
the classroom as the chalkboard, yet for decades research into classroom practice has …

The 2004 Canadian Adverse Events Study estimated up to 23,750 potentially preventable in-hospital
deaths occur annually; 51.4% of adverse events occurred with surgical care …

University Health Network has been working to become a high-reliability organization, with
a focus on safe, quality patient care. In response, the Medical Affairs Department has …