QIHI Journal of Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety

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QIHI Journal focuses on various aspects of healthcare improvement and patient safety.

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Articles in this Journal

“We all make errors. It’s recovering from the error that’s crucial”

The interview with Dr. Roy Ilan, an Associate Professor of Medicine and Queen's University and an Internal Medicine and Critical Care physician at Kingston General Hospital.

The Implication of a Rise in Premature Newborns on Neonatal Intensive Care: How Can the Increased Burden Be Managed?

Since it’s inception around the early 1920s, the domain of neonatal intensive care in a hospital setting grew substantially, becoming an established part of most hospitals in the developed world by the 1970s. Technological advances, such as improved...

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LIVING IN THE SHADOW: Caregiver Burden in Huntington’s disease

Caregivers for patients with chronic illnesses play a pivotal role in the provision and maintenance of care, but this often occurs at the expense of their quality of life and well-being. Fostering patient safety and a higher quality of care requires...

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TRANSVERSING THE ELEMENTS TO HEALTH: An Overview of Aboriginals Health Barriers in Northern British Columbia

Health care access should not be a luxury; however, Aboriginal people in Northern British Columbia often feel this to be the case. For those in remote villages, access to medical professionals is both a timely and costly process. The purpose of the a...

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ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD: Developing an Optimal Interface for Optimal Care

The electronic medical record (EMR) has tremendous potential to become a robust tool and advance the prevention and management of chronic disease. Although the rate of EMR use has increased substantially, it’s presence is limited and less coordinated...

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ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AND ACCESS IN CANADIAN HEALTHCARE: International Point of View

Overall in the article, QIHI Journal columnist is aiming to underscore the intersectionality of two major issues, which are faced by Canadian healthcare: allocation of resources and access. The columnist discusses these issues by bringing in her inte...