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Ross Baker Featured in Major Media

Dr. Ross Baker, HPME Professor, was interviewed by CBC TV, Global TV and the Toronto Star in November and December, 2003 for his response to the breach of infection control procedures announced by Sunnybrooke & Women's College Health Sciences Centre on November 17, 2003 (see SWCHSC news release). Failure to follow the proper sterilization procedures for the prostate biopsy ultrasound wand was discovered in an internal audit in August 2003 and 861 men were sent letters from SWCHSC requesting that they undertake blood tests for Hepatitus B, C and HIV. Dr. Baker told media interviewers that the hospital had responded appropriately by fully disclosing the error and recommended that the hospital undertake a comprehensive investigation of the conditions which enabled the error to occur.

Dr. Baker is leading the first study of the frequency and nature of adverse events in Canadian acute care hospitals along with Dr. Peter Norton (Co-PI) of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Baker has co-authored a number of reports and articles on patient safety and adverse events, including:

• Making Patients Safer! Reducing Error in Canadian Healthcare (2001)
• Governments and Patient Safety in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States: A Review of Policies, Institutional and Funding Frameworks, and Current Initiatives (2002)
• Patient Safety and Healthcare Error in the Canadian Healthcare System: A Systematic Review and Analysis of Leading Practices in Canada with Reference to Key Initiatives Elsewhere (2002) (Acrobat PDF)

First Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research

The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPRA/ACRSPS) (formerly the Canadian Health Economics Research Association CHERA/ACRES) invites you to attend its first conference, highlighting the themes of learning from international comparisons and knowledge exchange between researchers and decision-makers. The conference is co-sponsored by l'Université de Montréal & McGill University. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency (formerly Wyndham Hotel) in Montréal, Québec from May 25-28, 2004.

Registration for the conference is now open. Space is limited, so register early to ensure you have a spot. Until March 1st, members pay an Early Bird Rate of $395; non-members pay $495, so you may want to ensure you've paid for your 2004 CAHSPR membership.

For more information about CAHSPRA/ACRSPS or the conference, see the website: http://cahspr.ca/.

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