Health Care Safety and Quality

Links

Health Canada

from Health Canada's Health protection Division:

• buying drugs over the internet
• safe use of medicines

College of Nurses Complaints Process:

• Professional Conduct Services
• Investigation and Complaints Process

Nova Scotia District Health Authorities / IWK

• Annapolis Valley Health
• Cape Breton District Health Authority
• Capital Health
• Colchester East Hants Health Authority
• Cumberland Health Authority
• Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority
• IWK Health Centre
• Pictou County Health Authority
• South Shore Health
• South West Health
  

Nova Scotia Regulatory Bodies

• Board of the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Nova Scotia (Licensed Practical Nurses Act) www.clpnns.ca
• Board of the Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors (Chiropractic Act) www.chiropractors.ns.ca
• Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia (Dental Act)
• Nova Scotia Dental Technicians Examining Board (Dental Technicians Act)
• Denturist Licensing Board (Denturists Ac)
• Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia Dietetic Association (Professional Dieticians Act) www.nsdassoc.ca
• Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (Medical Act) www.cpsns.ns.ca
• Board of the College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia (Occupational Therapists Act) www.cotns.ca
• Board of Dispensing Opticians (Dispensing Opticians Act)
• Board of Examiners of the Nova Scotia Association of Optometrists (Optometry Act) www.nsoptometrists.ca
• Board of the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists (Physiotherapy Act)
• Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology (Psychologists Act) www.nsbep.org
• Council of the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia (Registered Nurses Act) www.crnns.ca

Leading Websites

• Canadian Patient Safety Institute: http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/index.html
• Safer Healthcare Now! Campaign - http://www.saferhealthcarenow.ca/Default.aspx
• NPSF - National Patient Safety Foundation (US): www.npsf.org
• IOM—Institute of Medicine (US): www.iom.edu
• AHRQ—Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US): www.ahrq.gov
• JCR—Joint Commission Resources (US): www.jcrinc.com
• NQF—National Quality Forum (US): www.qualityforum.org
• QualityHealthCare.org (US): www.qualityhealthcare.org
• Health Quality Council (CA): www.hqc.sk.ca
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons— Building a Safer System: A National Integrated Strategy for Improving Patient Safety in Canadian Health Care : http://rcpsc.medical.org/main_e.php?vtype=gp
• IHI—Institute for Healthcare Improvement (US): www.ihi.org
• VA National Center for Patient Safety (US): www.patientsafety.gov
• NSPA - National Patient Safety Institute (UK): www.npsa.nhs.uk
• Safety and Quality Council (AU): www.safetyandquality.org