August 2006: Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Commitment to Sharing Information about Medication Incidents
The Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) web homepage (www.cas.ca) now provides a link to the individual practitioner reporting component of the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS), operated by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (www.ismp-canada.org/cmirps.htm).Anesthesiologists are encouraged to report near misses or adverse medication incidents to the CMIRPS. Although each event may be unique, there are likely to be patterns in the sources of risk. The CAS Patient Safety Committee, working together with ISMP Canada, will use this information to identify needed system improvements and to establish practice recommendations, best practice guidelines and educational programs.
