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You’ll be helping to empower vulnerable people You can significantly impact your community You’ll be part of a caring, compassionate team You’ll connect with people and learn about patient safety for your own needs You’ll engage the public in developing knowledge of, and skill in self-advocacy and health literacy You will know you are making a difference! Flexible hours and commitment Why volunteer? Learn... safe to be What is patient safety? We need your help. Giving presentations Hosting information booths Outreach Training It’s Safe to Ask your doctor, nurse, pharmacist Medication Safety Patient Advocacy Patient Rights The Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety is recruiting volunteers to help educate the public and to empower some of the most vulnerable people in the community. Several opportunities are available including: Patient safety is actions taken and practices followed by healthcare providers, organizations and the public to prevent harm to patients from healthcare services. The Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety helps to educate the public and healthcare providers to reduce risk and provide helpful tips to improve overall patient health. Topics we cover:

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Page 1: Mips Brochure March 18...204-927-6477 | admin@mips.ca or apply online at mips.ca Getting Started. Getting started is easy! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at the Manitoba

You’ll be helping to empowervulnerable people

You can significantly impactyour community

You’ll be part of a caring, compassionate team

You’ll connect with people andlearn about patient safety for your own needs

You’ll engage the public indeveloping knowledge of, and skill in self-advocacy and health literacy

You will know you are makinga difference!

Flexible hours and commitment

Why volunteer?

Learn...safe to be

What is patient safety?We need your help.

Giving presentations

Hosting information booths

Outreach

Training

It’s Safe to Ask your doctor, nurse, pharmacist

Medication Safety

Patient Advocacy

Patient Rights

The Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety is recruiting volunteers to help educate the public and to empower some of the most vulnerable people in the community.

Several opportunities are available including:

Patient safety is actions taken and practices followed by healthcare providers, organizations and the public to prevent harm to patients from healthcare services.

The Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety helps to educate the public and healthcare providers to reduce risk and provide helpful tips to improve overall patient health.

Topics we cover:

Page 2: Mips Brochure March 18...204-927-6477 | admin@mips.ca or apply online at mips.ca Getting Started. Getting started is easy! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at the Manitoba

All about the Manitoba Institutefor Patient Safety

Established in 2004

Not-for-profit charitable corporation

35 Member organizations

Helps healthcare providers learn and improve patient safety practices

Empower patient and family engagement

Develops, shares and promotes patient safety resources

Hosts and sponsors patient safety education

Advises on patient safety related policy and legislation

Raises awareness about patient safety issues and our organization

102 - 175 Carlton Street, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3H9 204-927-6477 | [email protected]

or apply online at mips.ca

Getting Started.Getting started is easy!

If you are interested in becominga volunteer at the Manitoba Institute for Patient

Safety, please contact us at:

You can make a difference.

If you are concerned aboutpatient safety relating to

medications, patient rightsand advocacy, we’d love to

hear from you.

Engage with your communitywhile providing a vital service.

Consider becominga volunteer.