Quality improvement in the ICU. A Canadian perspective.

J Crit Care

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Calgary Health Region, Alberta, Canada.

Published: March 2005

This article will provide an overview of the quality improvement initiatives of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Calgary Health Region. The Department has a Quality Council that is responsible for its quality improvement activities. The FOCUS-PDSA model is used for various projects including the development of guidelines and protocols. The Department has also participated in two collaboratives which use the Improvement Model methodology. It has 7 projects completed with 10 projects currently underway.

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