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The Safety Competencies Framework.

October 5, 2021

Ottawa, ON: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2020.

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This initative defines competency domains for safe health care and outlines educational practices to achieve them. The 2nd edition of the Patient Safety Competencies was released in 2020.

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