title: Spacelabs Innovative Project Award winner--2007. Solar system of safety.
abstract: In 2004, the pediatric intensive unit at the Winnipeg Children's Hospital began a journey into space, engaging in the evolving culture of safety emerging in Canada. This process started with the joining of the Canadian ICU Collaborative on Patient Safety, where the first project focused on decreasing catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs). This single project created the impetus for the mission: 2007 Solar system of safety. The solar system analogy was a powerful methodology to engage staff to travel to the different planets (projects) and step outside of their comfort zone into what some perceived as zero gravity. Planets (projects), in addition to CRBSIs, included safety huddles, safety newsletter, ventilator-associated pneumonia reduction, pediatric rapid response team, and executive walk rounds.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Winnipeg Children's Hospital, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, MB.
authors.forename: Jannell A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Plouffe
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008350:Manitoba; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017751:Safety Management; D016082:Solar System