Reflections on the Canadian MORE(OB) obstetrical risk management programme.

In, 2001, the Patient Safety Division of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada initiated and championed a new program to improve patient safety performance in Canadian hospital obstetric units. This new program was developed under the banner of Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently and called the MORE(OB) Programme The MORE(OB) Programme was first piloted in Canadian hospitals at the beginning of May 2002 and, by mid 2004, 33 pilot sites had been implemented. In autumn 2004, this program embarked on a national launch.

Development of a cross-disciplinary investigative model for the introduction of microarray techniques at non-r1 undergraduate institutions.

Integrating advanced biological techniques into instruction at non-R1 institutions can prove to be a challenge. Here, we report the creation of a model for the introduction of gene expression microarray technology into a research laboratory. A student assessment tool was used to evaluate 1) technical skill development, 2) cross-disciplinary issues, 3) development of trouble-shooting skills, and 4) career evaluation.

Agroterrorism in the U.S.: key security challenge for the 21st century.

Agriculture is one of the easiest sectors of the U.S. economy to disrupt, and its disruption could have catastrophic consequences for the U.

Utilizing best practice methods to improve labour management in a partnership of five hospitals.

Objective: To assess the use of "Best Practice" methods as a means of improving obstetrical care pertaining to labour management and Caesarean birth in a partnership group of 5 hospitals, 4 with birthing rates of 50 to 175 women a year, and the fifth with a birthing rate of approximately 1000 women a year.

Methods: The Labour Management module of the Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM) Best Practice course of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) was tested on the 4 Level I rural hospitals and 1 modified Level II hospital in a small city in the Huron Perth Hospitals. The outcomes assessed were the module's effectiveness as a Continuing Medical Education (CME) tool; its effectiveness at promoting common practice guidelines; and its effectiveness at improving communication and co-operation.