Work in Partnership With Your Health Professional to Prevent Medical Errors

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resources

Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
Health Canada
Web Address:	www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) was established in 2003 by the Canadian federal government to provide leadership and coordination in building a culture of patient safety and quality improvement throughout the Canadian health care system. A not-for-profit corporation, the CPSI promotes best practises, conducts awareness and education programs, and provides advice to policy makers and health professionals on effective strategies to improve patient safety.
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)
Health Canada
Web Address:	www.ctfphc.org/
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) uses the best available evidence to help determine how regular (periodic) health examinations might enhance or protect the health of Canadians and to make recommendations for a lifetime program of periodic health assessments. The task force regularly conducts rigorous, impartial assessments of scientific evidence and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services. The task force is composed of epidemiologists, health care researchers, and clinical practitioners, both primary care providers (such as family doctors) and specialists. The CTFPHC is funded by Health Canada. It was formerly known as the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination. This CTFPHC Web site is designed to serve as a practical guide for health care providers, planners, and the general public to determine the inclusion or exclusion, content, and frequency of a wide variety of preventive health measures, using the evidence-based recommendations of the task force.
Health Products and Food Branch
Health Canada
Web Address:	www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpfb-dgpsa/index_e.html
The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) is part of Health Canada responsible for enhancing the benefits and reducing the risks related to health products and food available to Canadians. Through its regulatory system, HPFB works to reduce health risk factors for Canadians and increase safety for health products and food. The agency also provides information and resources to help Canadians make informed decisions about their health.

Organizations

Canadian Medical Association
1867 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON  K1G 3Y6
Phone:	1-800-457-4205
Fax:	(613) 236-8864
Web Address:	www.cma.ca
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), a leadership organization for physicians, works to promote high health care standards for Canadians. The CMA provides information for patients, health professionals, and medical students on a wide range of health topics.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Canada
E2-26 Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON  M4N 3M5
Phone:	1-866-544-7672 (416) 480-5899
Fax:	(416) 480-5854
E-mail:	info@ismp-canada.org
Web Address:	www.ismp-canada.org
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Canada is an independent Canadian non-profit agency established for the collection and analysis of medication error reports and the development of recommendations for the enhancement of patient safety. ISMP Canada works to promote the safe use of medications throughout the health care community in Canada through improvement in drug distribution (institution and community), naming, packaging, labelling, computer program design, and drug delivery system design. The institute collaborates with health professionals, institutions, schools, professional organizations, the pharmaceutical industry, and regulatory and government agencies to provide education about adverse drug events and their prevention.
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
130 Colonnade Road
A.L. 6501H
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0K9
Phone:	Telephone numbers for PHAC vary by region. For your regional number, go to the listing on the PHAC Web site at www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/contact_e.html.
Web Address:	www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html
The Public Health Agency of Canada (formerly the Population and Public Health Branch of Health Canada) is primarily responsible for policies, programs, and systems relating to disease prevention, health promotion, disease surveillance, community action, and disease control.

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Author:	Sabra L. Katz-Wise Ralph Poore Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC	Last Updated: December 15, 2006
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
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