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ISMP Canada is a national non-profit, dedicated to the prevention of harm from medications.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada is an independent national not-for-profit organization committed to the advancement of medication safety in all healthcare settings. We work collaboratively with the healthcare community, regulatory agencies and policy makers, provincial, national and international patient safety organizations, the pharmaceutical industry and the public to promote

safe medication practices. ISMP Canada's mandate includes analyzing medication incidents, making recommendations for the prevention of harmful medication incidents, and facilitating quality improvement initiatives. Information about ISMP Canada's work with Canadians to prevent medication incidents is available at: www.ismp-canada.org; and also at www.SafeMedicationUse.ca, a website designed for consumers.

06/01/2026

Excited to share this upcoming virtual workshop from ISMP Canada! 🚀

📅 June 8, 2026
💻 Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification: Advancing CQI in Hospital and Community Pharmacies

This interactive session will help pharmacy professionals strengthen skills in:
✅ Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
✅ Process improvement & problem-solving
✅ Medication safety initiatives
✅ Lean Six Sigma tools & frameworks

🎓 Participants will receive a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification upon completion.

🤝 In partnership with The Value Collaborative

🎉 Group discount: Register 5+ participants and receive 10% off 🙌
🎓 Student offer: First 3 students receive 50% off

Learn more & register: https://ismpcanada.ca/education/

05/30/2026

Today, Enna Aujla and Melissa Sheldrick are at the Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians - CAPT conference

We spoke about the importance of reporting and learning as it is embedded in building a culture of safety in pharmacy. Technicians play a key role in safety and pharmacy workflow.

We also got to distribute copies of the recently updated Best Possible Medication History guide, co-developed with GeriMedRisk.

Thank you to CAPT for inviting us!

05/28/2026

Quality of life looks different for every resident. For this one, it's how she's treated by the people around her, and having her husband of 65 years beside her.

Hear more from residents, families, and care teams in the full video: https://youtu.be/2jVmhZeen8Q?si=q-IVCWRf1U7tI1UJ

05/25/2026

📢 FREE eLearning: Just Culture Essentials!

Learn how Just Culture helps create safer, fairer responses to patient safety events—supporting learning, accountability, and improved care outcomes.

💡 Strengthen how you respond to incidents and support safer systems in healthcare.

✅ Open to all healthcare professionals, patients & family members

💻 Register now: https://ismpcanada.ca/education

05/21/2026

Newer suspension medications to treat are available. Some require reconstitution before the medication leaves the pharmacy.

ISMP Canada has received two consumer reports where their medication was dispensed as powder and not reconstituted at the pharmacy.

Learn more about providing medications in a ready to use format:https://ismpcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/ISMPCSB-Supplement2-2024-i12-Ready-to-Use-Medications.pdf

05/18/2026

📊 NEW CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP

💡 Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification: Advancing CQI in Hospital & Community Pharmacies

🤝 In partnership with The Value Collaborative

Ready to take your quality improvement skills to the next level? Join this interactive workshop and gain practical tools to drive Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and enhance medication safety in your practice.

🧠 Learn how to:
✔️ Apply Lean Six Sigma fundamentals
✔️ Use tools like root cause analysis & process mapping
✔️ Drive measurable improvements in patient safety

🗓 June 8, 2026

⏰ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Eastern Time)

🎉 Group discount: Register 5+ participants and receive 10% off 🙌
🎓 Student offer: First 3 students receive 50% off

🎓 Earn your Yellow Belt certification and strengthen your impact in healthcare quality and safety.

🔗 Register now: https://ismpcanada.ca/education/

05/15/2026

📢 NEW GUIDELINES: deprescribing.org’s NEW statin deprescribing guideline is here!

This evidence-based guideline was developed to support in making informed and shared decisions about statin use in older adults.

Find the full guideline & other free tools here
👇
https://deprescribing.org/resources/deprescribing-guidelines-algorithms/

05/13/2026

🎉 It’s National Nursing Week! We celebrate the knowledge, leadership, and dedication that nurses bring to patients and healthcare teams across Canada.

Thank you for your unwavering commitment to patient safety and for the extraordinary difference you make every day.♥️

05/11/2026

💊 Multi-Incident Analysis & Medication Safety Culture Assessment Workshop

Gain practical skills to analyze multiple incidents and assess medication safety culture to drive system-wide improvements in patient safety.

🗓 Upcoming Dates:
• May 21 & 22, 2026
• October 29 & 30, 2026
• January 21 & 22, 2027

🎉 Group discount: 5+ participants = 10% off 🙌
🎓 Student discount: 50% off

🔗 Register now: ismpcanada.ca/education

Address

4711 Yonge Street, Suite 706
Toronto, ON
M2N6K8

Telephone

+14167333131

Website

http://www.ismpcanada.ca/

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