Patient Safety in Emergency Medical Services Research Paper
The Emergency Medical Services Chiefs of Canada (EMSCC) and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), together with the Calgary Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Foundation, have jointly identified the need to better understand the patient safety issues unique to the delivery of patient care in emergency medical services. It is intended that the research findings will help to inform system practices, policies and care delivery. A facilitated roundtable event will be held in Niagara, Ontario, on June 1, 2009 (TBC). The selected researchers will provide an overview of their initial findings to roundtable participants. Subsequently roundtable participants will have the opportunity to discuss the findings and offer further insights through small and large group discussions during the balance of the day. It is further intended that the proceedings of the roundtable will be incorporated into the background paper. Once complete, the paper will be made available to participants of the roundtable and published on the CPSI and EMSCC websites.
