Golden Safety Pin Awards

2010 Award Winner: Safe Surgery Checklist (BC)

Kristin DeGirolamo, OPSEI BC Children's Hospital
Ida Molavi, University of British Columbia
Ian Wilson, University of British Columbia

Runners up:

Patient Safety in Jeopardy! (QC)
Mark Daly, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
David Bitton, Public Affairs and Strategic Planning Department

Mitigating Interruptions in Healthcare: Techniques for Improving Patient Safety (ON)
Tara McCurdie, Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network
Varuna Prakash, University of Toronto
Patricia Trbovich, University of Toronto

Hands for Health (BC)
Steven Rathgerber, The Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation
Jennifer Yam, University of British Columbia
Monica Langer, BC Children's Hospital

Scrubbing In (BC)
Steven Rathgerber, The Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation
Jennifer Yam, University of British Columbia
Monica Langer, BC Children's Hospital

Call for Videos 2010

Calling all film-makers! We are looking for short videos - no longer than 3 minutes - on topics related to healthcare safety.

Please read this Call for Videos thoroughly before downloading the official submission form and making your submission.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: August 14, 2010
Notification Date: September 6, 2010

Video Topics

Videos should document safety initiatives that have taken place or are currently taking place.

The topic of the video should provide insight into human performance issues in healthcare safety, for example, one of the H9 themes. Videographers may also document a healthcare safety theme of their choosing. The video may be aimed at members of the public, healthcare providers, or organizational and regulatory administrators.

Examples of possible topics include communication and collaboration with patients, design, disclosure, hand hygiene, human factors, patient and staff safety, technology, training, safety education, and story-telling for safety.

Submission Review Process

All videos submitted will undergo review. The Video Review Committee will assess each submission on criteria that will include:

1. How well the objective of the video was achieved, based on the stated purpose
2. Quality and originality of concept
3. Direction
4. Adherence to format
5. Graphics
6. General appeal

Videos will be judged based on the above criteria and the winner will receive the "Golden Safety Pin" award.

Submission Requirements

All videos submitted will undergo review. The Video Review Committee will assess each submission on criteria that will include:

1. Videos must be received by August 14, 2010.
2. Each video must be submitted on DVD-Rom to after completing and emailing the submission form (below):
   
   Video Submission
   c/o BUKSA Associates Inc.
   Suite 307, 10328 - 81 Avenue NW
   Edmonton, AB T6E 1X2
   
   
3. Videos should adhere to one of the following three formats: .mov, .mpeg or .avi.
4. Videos must not exceed 3 minutes in duration (file size ~100mb).
5. Videos may be selected for presentation at the Symposium and on the Symposium website. Those that are selected for presentation will be shown unedited, as submitted.
6. An individual may submit more than one video.
7. There is no fee to submit video(s).
8. Any person submitting a video will be responsible for obtaining all relevant releases and permissions and hereby verifies their submission does not violate or infringe on any rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or constitutes copyright infringement.
9. Successful submitters (those chosen for presentation at the conference) are required to have at least one representative of the production team register and attend the Symposium.

Official Submission Form

The official submission form is in Microsoft Word format and must be completed electronically. If you do not have MS Word, please contact the Abstract Coordinator to make alternate arrangements. To download and submit the official form, please follow these instructions carefully:

1. Right-click this link and choose “Save Target As...” to save the file to your computer:
   
   Official Submission Form
   
   
2. Complete the highlighted boxes on the form and double-check that you have answered all of the necessary sections of the form.
3. Save your file before submitting.
4. Email the completed submission form to halifax@buksa.com.
5. An official confirmation of receipt of your file will be forwarded within 48 hours. If you do not receive this official confirmation, please contact the Video Coordinator to be sure your file was received.

2009 Golden Safety Pin Awards

Below is a list of the videos submitted for the 2009 Golden Safety Pin Awards. These files are quite large and are available to download in .zip folders. Depending on your connection speed, it will take time to download most of these files:

Award Winner - In Safe Hands (download)
Dorothy Jones, Curtin University, Faculty of Health Sciences

2009 Sample Video

"This video, titled "Germs!", was produced by Corrine Chappell, Calgary, Alberta as a sample video for the Halifax 9 "Call for Videos" Competition:

The video presents a few interesting facts about hand washing. A special thanks to Corrine Chappell for giving us permission to continue posting this video.
Corrine's video was recently chosen by the CPSI as their promotional video for "Stop! Clean your hands day" website: www.handhygiene.ca.

2009 Honourable Mention

Needlestick Injuries: Prevention and Protocol (download)
Meghan Gilley*, BSC, University of British Columbia Medical School, Vancouver, BC
Stephanie Wise*, BSCH, University of British Columbia Medical School, Vancouver, BC
Stephan Malherbe, MB, ChB, FCS(SA), MMed, FRCPC, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
John Masterson, MD, FRCSC, FACS, DABU, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
*co-author

A Clinical Skills Video: The Open Gowning and Gloving Technique and The Closed Gowning and Gloving Technique (download)
Simon Jones, University of British Columbia Medical School, Vancouver, BC

Oh schnocks!: The state of healthcare technology in '09 (download)
Tara McCurdie, Healthcare Human Factors Group, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Joe Cafazzo, Healthcare Human Factors Group, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Anjum Chagpar, Healthcare Human Factors Group, University Health Network, Toronto, ON

Teaching safe sharps handing in the operating room (download)
David Tso, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Monica Langer, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Sonia Butterworth, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC

Additional Information

For additional information, please contact the Video Coordinator:
Sean Jones
(780) 436-0983 x229
halifax@buksa.com