Medication Safety Self-Assessment^® (MSSA)

Medication Safety Self-Assessments® (MSSAs) are designed to:

Evaluate the safety of your medication system
Identify vulnerabilities and opportunities for improvement
Increase awareness of safe medication system characteristics
Monitor progress over time

Testimonial

We have been completing ISMP Canada's MSSA approximately every two years since 2006.

We found the MSSA helpful:

in preparing to meet Accreditation Canada standards
helps to visualize the complexities involved in establishing a system for safe medication delivery, administration and monitoring
to set the foundation for what we would like to see

The MSSA:

re-affirms our strengths,
allows us to identify developmental opportunities and possible risks to the organization,
identifies each individuals responsibilities for a safe medication system, and
allows managers to be able to explain to staff why we're adopting specific practices.

Ontario Long Term Care Organization

Medication Safety Self-Assessment^®

The Medication Safety Self-Assessment® (MSSA) and its components are copyrighted by ISMP and may not be used in whole or in part for any other purpose or by any other entity except for self-assessment of medication systems by users as part of their ongoing quality improvement activities.

Several previous MSSA programs have been removed from this webpage. For any questions, email mssa@ismpcanada.ca

Long-Term Care Version III - 2021 Program: $150 Register	Community Pharmacy Program: $150 Register
Hospital Version III, 2016 Program: $150 Register	Hospital - Assessment Tool for Aseptic Compounding, 2017 Program: $150 Register	Home Care Organizations - 2015 Program: $150 Register	Home and Community Care Personal Support Worker Organizations - 2015 Program: $150 Register
Focus on "Never Events" in Community Pharmacy - 2021 Program: Free Register	Focus on "Never Events" in Long-Term Care - 2019 Program: Free Register	Focus on "Never Events" in Hospitals and Ambulatory Care Centres - 2019 Program: Free Register	The "Focus on Never Events" series of MSSAs was developed in collaboration with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (now Healthcare Excellence Canada) and is free to access.