ISMP Canada

04/06/2026

BULLETIN: A Multi-Incident Analysis of Reports Associated with Newer Insulins

Newer insulin products consist of biosimilars and faster-acting, longer-acting, or higher-concentration analogues.

This safety bulletin describes a multi-incident analysis of reports involving newer insulin products and shares recommendations to enhance their safe use.

Health care providers are encouraged to review their current processes and implement suggested improvements to support and promote the safe prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, and administration of insulin products.

Learn more: https://ismpcanada.ca/bulletin/insulins-mia/

04/06/2026

💊 Medication Reconciliation & Best Possible Medication History Workshop

Want to sharpen your skills in collecting the most accurate medication histories? Join us to learn practical tips and clinical pearls you can apply right away.

📅 Upcoming sessions:

✨ May 1, 2026
✨ September 19, 2026
✨ November 20, 2026

🔗 Register today: ismpcanada.ca/education

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Designed for healthcare professionals who want to improve patient safety and accuracy in medication histories.

🎉 Group discount: Send 5+ people, get 10% off! 🙌
🎓 Student discount: 50% off

03/31/2026

📢 Free Trial for British Columbia Pharmacies! 📢

Looking for an online medication safety and reporting platform that supports your CIRCL reporting requirements? ISMP Canada presents the enhanced Community Pharmacy Incident Reporting (CPhIR) platform!

Easily support your CIRCL activities:
✍️ Report incidents and near misses efficiently
✅ Seamless submission to the NIDR
💡 Track and analyze trends
📋 Document team meetings and action plans
🛡️ Complimentary access to the Medication Safety Self-Assessment (MSSA)

Discover how CPhIR can help strengthen your pharmacy’s safety culture and compliance with CIRCL.

👉 Visit https://w20.cphir.ca/Reporting/freetrial.php today to learn more and take advantage of your free trial!

03/30/2026

📢 Build your skills and save!

Join ISMP Canada’s interactive virtual workshops to strengthen medication safety and quality improvement practices.

🎉 Group discount: From your organization, send 5+ attendees and get 10% off. If sending more than 10, contact education@ismpcanada.ca
for additional discounts.

🎓 Student discount: 50% off — email education@ismpcanada.ca
with proof of student status.

🗓️ Explore all upcoming workshops and register: ismpcanada.ca/education

03/26/2026

Sharing Matters! Concerned Reporting Results in Improved Labelling to Reduce the Risk of Wrong-Route Errors

MedError.ca received a report from a consumer who almost ingested a boric acid vaginal suppository, mistaking it for an oral capsule. ISMP Canada shared this incident with Health Canada and the manufacturer, Szio+ Inc. Following discussions, the manufacturer has added clearer warnings to the outer box, bottle, and product insert.

https://ismpcanada.ca/bulletin/wrong-route-errors/

Sharing Matters! Concerned Reporting Results in Improved Labelling to Reduce the Risk of Wrong-Route Errors - Bulletin from ISMP Canada.

03/23/2026

🚨 Is there a safety topic you want to analyze?

Join our Multi-Incident Analysis ( ) & Medication Safety Culture Assessment ( ) workshop on 🗓️ May 21 and 22, 2026.

📽️ Watch the video to see how MIA strengthens and transforms your safety culture.

🎉 Group discount: Send 5+ people, get 10% off! 🙌
🎓 Student discount: 50% off

🔔 Secure your spot today ➡️ ismpcanada.ca/education

03/19/2026

Medications are the No.1 cause of poisoning in Canada. Prescription and over-the-counter medications and natural health products can cause poisoning if taken by mistake, used incorrectly, or stored unsafely. https://lnkd.in/g79CjiWk

Learn more: Keep a Lid on It! Child-Resistant Safety Closures Are Not Childproof: https://lnkd.in/ea8j3E5A

Safe storage saves lives. Storing medications and other poisonous products safely away after every use keeps your household safe. Safe storage = up high, locked and out of sight. parachute.ca/poisonpreventionweek

03/18/2026

Keep medications and natural health products in their original, labelled packaging to ensure you have instructions for use, avoid mix-ups and have information about the contents should you need to call a poison centre. parachute.ca/

03/17/2026

It’s ! Learn how to give, take and store medications safely: parachute.ca/poisonpreventionweek

03/16/2026

📢 Workshop: Reduce risk before incidents happen

Build your expertise in proactive risk assessment and strengthen your ability to identify vulnerabilities before they impact patient safety. Incident analysis is also included to support a comprehensive approach.

🔔 Register now: ismpcanada.ca/education

🗓️ March 26 & 27, 2026
🗓️ May 28 & 29, 2026

🔔 Space is limited. Secure your spot early.

03/09/2026

📢 New Workshop

In partnership with The Value Collaborative, join us on March 30, 2026 for the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification: Advancing CQI in Community Pharmacies Virtual Workshop.

Designed for community pharmacy professionals looking to strengthen medication safety and Continuous Quality Improvement practices.

✨ Earn your Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
🔧 Gain practical CQI tools
💊 Improve medication safety

👉 Register now: ismpcanada.ca/education

🎉 Group discount: Send 5+ people, get 10% off! 🙌
🎓 Student discount: 50% off for first 3 students

03/04/2026

📢 New in BMJ Open Quality: Best possible medication history interview guide: a rapid scoping review

This review was aimed at strengthening medication reconciliation and improving patient safety. This work in partnership with GeriMedRisk reviewed the evidence for questions and procedures to gather accurate and reliable medication histories — a critical step in preventing medication errors and optimizing care transitions.

🔍 Why it matters:
✔️ Compiles the research about "best possible medication histories" and medication reconciliation from around the world
✔️ Reviews the evidence for questions and procedures for the best possible medication history
✔️ Highlights the role of virtual care and digital health in the best possible medication history
✔️ Improves the quality of medication reviews
✔️ Reduces risk of adverse drug events
✔️ Supports safer prescribing practices

🔗Access the BPMH interview guide in English and French: https://ismpcanada.ca/resource/bpmhinterviewguide/

📖 Read the full open-access article for practical insights clinicians and quality improvement teams can apply: https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/15/1/e004015