Medical Safety Huddles - a Multi-site QI Project

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patient Safety
• Interventions: Other: Implementing medical safety huddles

• Registration Number: NCT05365516
• Lead Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto

Brief Summary

This quality improvement project will implement and evaluate the impact of physician-specific huddles, termed "medical safety huddles" on patient safety within four programs/sites at Sinai Health Systems, St. John's Rehab (Sunnybrook) and University Health Network.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-09
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-31
• Study Completion: 2023-01-30
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-24
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Medical Safety Huddles - Post-implementation	Implementing medical safety huddles	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adverse events	19 months	We will examine whether the huddles impact the frequency and severity of adverse events experienced by patients. We will also determine if the huddles specifically impact certain types of adverse events in terms of frequency and severity. We will also perform analysis specific for each program/site.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Process measure - Attendance rate	15 months	The number of physicians attending each huddle will be monitored to ensure the fidelity of implementation
Process measure - Safety issues	15 months	The type and number of safety issues brought up during huddles will be monitored on a monthly basis to ensure the fidelity of implementation
Process measure - Actions taken to address safety issues	15 months	The number of actions taken to address safety issues will be monitored on a monthly basis to ensure the fidelity of implementation

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Bridgepoint Active Health; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

St John's Rehab; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mount Sinai Hospital; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Princess Margaret Hospital - UHN; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario1, Canada