In recognition of Canadian Patient Safety Week 2022, a Dotmocracy Voting Event took place on October 28 in Flavours’ Cafeteria. In total, 91 workers, students, and volunteers voted on their top priority for patient safety improvement projects.
‘Dotmocracy’ is an interactive group activity that uses dot-voting (multi-voting, sticker voting, etc.) to recognize group preferences among limited options. Feedback from this event will help support prioritization for the Risk Assessment Checklist and to guide future quality improvement projects.
- Participants were each given a dot sticker
- They placed a sticker next to the option presented that they like
- Options with the most stickers “win”
The question asked to participants was, ‘What should be our Hospital’s top patient safety priority?’
Results
91 workers, students and volunteers participated and voted on their top priority:
- Transitions of Care = 42 votes
- Medication Safety = 29 votes
- Fall Prevention = 20 votes
The results will support future quality improvement projects to improve patient safety.
In addition, Susan Hamilton, Indigenous Navigator (Renal) (pictured below) won a $25 giftcard to Goods and Co. Market in our Patient Safety Week draw. Congratulations Susan!
