Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

2011 Biotechnology Lecture Series

On March 8th and 9th 2011, Centennial College presented a Biotechnology Lecture Series in collaboration with Bioscience Education Canada. This lecture series hosted a dynamic group of speakers from all areas of the biotechnology industry in Canada, as well as some nationally recognized bioscience educators, to speak about cutting-edge research and the latest breakthroughs in the field of biotechnology.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Patient Safety in Emergency Medical Services

As well trained compassionate caregivers, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel often care for patients in challenging and dynamic environments. Providing healthcare services in unstable, high stress environments can lead to a real potential for risk of harm.

To better understand and begin to formally address the current patient safety issues in EMS, in 2008, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute partnered with the EMS Chiefs of Canada (EMSCC) and the Calgary EMS Foundation to fund research exploring patient safety in EMS. Through a competitive process, a research team from the University of Toronto was commissioned to develop the report, “Patient Safety in Emergency Medical Services: Advancing and Aligning the Culture of Patient Safety in EMS”.