Quality and patient safety committee structure and activities in an academic department of anesthesiology: a narrative description

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Quality and patient safety (QPS) activities continue to attract more attention and are deemed an essential component of care provision by all departments of anesthesiology, but examples of the structure and processes to manage QPS matters at the department level in Canada are not well described in the literature. This narrative article highlights the creation, structure, evolution, and experiences of a QPS committee in a Canadian department of anesthesiology and pain medicine. Specific focus and case examples of the QPS committee’s use of a hospital-wide incident reporting system to monitor and respond to perioperative QPS matters are provided.

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Pysyk, C. L., Filteau, L., & Baxter, A. (2020). Quality and patient safety committee structure and activities in an academic department of anesthesiology: a narrative description. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 67(1), 100–108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-019-01473-x

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