Welcome to this HiQuiPs post on Quality Improvement in Residency Education where we will review the current status of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) education in postgraduate medical education and strategies to effectively engage trainees in QIPS. CanMEDS and QIPS In 2015, the updated CanMEDs framework broadened accreditation standards for residency programs across Canada.1 As part of the CanMEDS roles, competencies in QIPS methodologies have been highlighted in each of the six …
FrontlineEM Primer: Human Trafficking
Defining Human Trafficking Human trafficking is an under-recognized health and social injustice affecting patients presenting to emergency departments across Canada.1 It is defined by the United Nations as the “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion) for an improper purpose including forced labour or sexual exploitation”.2 Human trafficking is sometimes referred to as modern day slavery or human exploitation. The three components …