Patient Safety

​​​Find information and tools to promote a culture of safety when providing care, and learn more about actions taken across the health system to improve patient safety. Scroll down for Medication Safety information.

Patient Safety Alerts

Patient Safety Alerts are issued when recommendations following the review of a critical incident may benefit the province more broadly.  Sharing information about an event along with recommendations to prevent the event from recurring, promotes learning and helps improve health system quality and safety.

Any supporting materials are included in the same document, following the alert itself.

2019-20

• Bed Entrapment Prevention - 19/20-01
• Decanting and Labelling Guidelines - 19/20-02

2018-19

• Ensuring AEDs are Operational - 18/19-01
• Pre-Operative Pregnancy Testing - 18/19-02
• Ensuring Fetal Wellbeing While Providing Unrelated Medical Care - 18/19-03​

2017-18​​

• Correct Patient Identification Prior to Any Care​ Interaction - 17/18-01
  
• Hydropmorphone-Related Administration Errors​ - 17/18-02​
• Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Acute Care - 17/18-03
• Safe Use of Four-Wheeled Walkers - 17/18-04
• Patient Referrals to Saskatchewan Cancer Agency – 17/18-05​​​

2016-17​​

• Use of the Term "Bolus" - 16/17-01​
• Powered Mobility Devices - 16/17-02
• Timely Patient Registration and Availability of Blood Products - 16/17-03
• Correct Patient Identification Prior to Blood Transfusion - 16/17-04
• Correct Labeling and Use of Irrigation Solutions - 16/17-05
• Ensuring Alarms are Audible - 16/17-06
• Discontinue Use of Magnesium Sulfate Enemas - 16/17-07
• Monitoring Residents at Risk of Wandering - 16/17-08​

Medication Safety

​Medication Reconciliation​ is a formal process in which healthcare providers work together with patients, families and care providers to ensure accurate and comprehensive medication information is communicated consistently across transitions of care.​

​Download MedRec Discharge/Transfer Form​​​​

Sample​ Medication Reconciliation Forms

• Sample Pre-Populated Saskatchewan Discharge/Transfer Medication Reconciliation Form​
• Annotated Paper Copy of Discharge/Transfer Medication Reconciliation​
• Annotated Pre-Populated Saskatchewan Discharge/Transfer Medication Reconciliation Form​
  
• Annotated Discharge/Transfer MedRec Form for Prescribers
  

Supporting Documentation

• Medication Reconciliation Definitions and Flowcharts​
  
• Discharge and Transfer Medication Reconciliation Process Narrative​
  
• Audit Instructions and Template
  
• Medication Reconciliation Frequently Asked Questions​
• MedRec Frequently Asked Questions for Community Pharmacists
  
• Facility Codes for Hospitals​
  
• MedRec in Acute Care - Presentation Slides
  
• MedRec in Long-Term Care - Presentation Slides
  
• Work Standards – MedRec on Discharge from Acute Care (paper –based)
  
• Work Standards – MedRec on External Transfer from Acute Care (Sending Site)
  
• Work Standards – MedRec on External Transfer from Acute Care (Receiving Site)
  

Tutorial

Medication Reconciliation Training Video - 13:55 (Saskatchewan Health Authority - YouTube)

Contact​

For more information, contact the Acute and Emergency Services Branch at:

• Phone: 306-787-3764
  
• Email: info@health.gov.sk.ca​