University of Toronto Chapter of the IHI Open School

Organizations

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
• Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
• Center for Healthcare Quality Improvement (CHQI)
• Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC)
• University of Toronto Center for Patient Safety

Books

• Medical Error and Patient Safety: Human Factors in Medicine. George A. Peters and Barbara J. Peters. CRC Press, 2007.
• Patient Safety. Charles Vincent. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
• Understanding Patient Safety. Robert Watchter. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007.
• Prescription for Excellence. Michael Rachlis. Available for download here.
• High Performing Healthcare Systems: Delivering Quality by Design. Ross Baker. Longwoods Publishing Corporation, 2008. Preview the book here.

Newsfeeds

• Hospital News – Canada’s Healthcare News Online
• Canadian Medicine
• C-Health: Healthcare in Canada

Articles

• Canadian adverse events study (2004)
• OHQC tools for QI teams
• Preventing harm from high-alert medication
• Reducing surgical complications