Key Competency 1

Contribute to the improvement of health care delivery in teams, organizations, and systems

  • 1.1 Apply the science of quality improvement to contribute to improving systems of patient care

  • 1.2 Contribute to a culture that promotes patient safety

  • 1.3 Analyze patient safety incidents to enhance systems of care

  • 1.4 Use health informatics to improve the quality of patient care and optimize patient safety

In addition to the resources listed above, we recruited a large group of patient safety/quality improvement experts across Canada to help you with your PS/QI challenges.

The CanMEDS Leader Role key competency 1.0 includes the following enabling competency: 

1.2 Contribute to a culture that promotes patient safety.

To promote patient safety, resource stewardship, and quality improvement, we have recruited over 125 patient safety/QI experts across Canada who have volunteered to share their knowledge and provide quick consults to residency program directors, curriculum developers, and faculty developers looking to augment a culture that promotes patient safety.

Are you looking for a near-peer expert to help contribute to a culture that promotes patient safety/QI/resource stewardship? Or do you have a patient safety/QI question for someone in this new community of practice? 

If so, please contact canmeds@royalcollege.ca and someone will connect you with the right expert(s). 

Our volunteers look forward to helping you!

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  • Your name and university affiliation
  • Your institution affiliation and title(s)
  • Your specialty
  • Your request