The Canadian Association of Paediatric Hospitals was co-founded in 1968 by the leaders of Children’s Hospitals across Canada. In 2001, the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres (CAPHC) was created to better respond to emerging healthcare challenges and the shifting landscape of child and youth health service delivery in Canada. Today it is a national organization with 42 member organizations representing multidisciplinary health professionals that provide health service delivery to children, youth, and their families within acute care hospitals, community health centres, rehabilitation centres, and home care provider agencies.
Patient safety and quality improvement is one of CAPHC’s national priorities. Under the leadership of CAPHC’s Patient Safety Collaborative, a framework for partnership and communication supports national paediatric patient safety and quality improvement programs. Examples of these programs include the CAPHC Paediatric Trigger Tool, the CAPHC Paediatric Medication Reconciliation Collaborative, and High-Risk Medication Delivery in Paediatrics – Implementing Leading Practice.
The CAPHC Paediatric Medication Reconciliation Collaborative, in collaboration with Safer Healthcare Now!, supports paediatric healthcare centres and related organizations across Canada to facilitate implementation of medication reconciliation. CAPHC has formed a partnership with the Institute of Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada), the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, and Accreditation Canada to reduce harm through standardization and improved delivery of high-risk medications in the Canadian paediatric population.
For more information, visit caphc.org.