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Fair and Equitable Hiring
A series of projects focused on fair and equitable hiring have been put in place to ensure that we recruit qualified people based on merit. • Fair hiring policy and equitable hiring opportunities workshop: The policy and workshop allow managers who hire staff to learn...
Read MoreInvolving Patient Partners in Improving Flow of Surgery Process
Over the past two years, Montfort Hospital has harnessed the concept of patients as partners to overhaul its surgical program flow. After receiving a complaint concerning the pre-admission procedure, the hospital invited the patient to tell her story to the members of...
Read MoreA High Quality Care Pathway for Patients Requesting Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
With the introduction of Bill C‐14 on June 17, 2016, medical assistance in dying (MAID) became legal in Canada. This followed over a year of debate about this ethically contentious issue after the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Carter v. Canada (February 2015),...
Read MoreGetCheckedOnline STI/HIV Testing
Problem:In BC, rates of reportable sexually transmitted infections (STI) continue to rise but uptake of STI and HIV testing is below recommended levels. Barriers to testing include concerns about privacy and disclosing sexual behaviors and discomfort with health...
Read MoreAn Evidenced Based E-Therapy Model based in Stepped Care
In a series of papers on cancer and mental health, published in The Lancet, The Lancet Psychiatry and The Lancet Oncology – depression was found to be 2 to 6.5 times more common at any point in time in cancer patients than in the general population; however they...
Read MoreREACH Clinic
The primary goal of the REACH clinic is to reduce the number of visits to the Emergency Department and admissions to hospital. REACH functions as an emergency clinic for oncology outpatients in need of stabilization, investigation and/or possible admission. Our...
Read MoreLung RAMP – Nurse Navigator
The Lung RAMP Program has significantly improved the care of lung cancer patients at the University Health Network. What was previously an uncoordinated individual referral process is now a coordinated system capable of providing timely, efficient, coordinated care...
Read MoreSeniors Rapid Assessment Service – Seniors LINCS
The Seniors Rapid Assessment Service is a unique partnership with the Emergency Department and demonstrates a change in approach to health care. Instead of being reactive, the service aims to be proactive in the delivery of service. While at times it is difficult to...
Read MoreEarly Palliative Care
The University Health Network has found that having early palliative care has had a tremendous impact, not only on patients and families, but on the culture of care in the hospital. The focus is on timely, patient and family-focused care, as well as on collaboration...
Read MoreManitoba Renal Program’s Exercise & Wellness Program
The Manitoba Renal Program's Exercise & Wellness Program has had a significant impact on the physical and mental health of people with chronic kidney disease. Individuals have reported having increased self-confidence, enhanced positive outlook, increased...
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Health Standards Organization (HSO) and its affiliate, Accreditation Canada, have been identifying and publishing Leading Practices in the Leading Practices Library for over 15 years. A Leading Practice is an innovative, people-centred, evidence-informed practice that has been implemented by teams in an organization.
The leading practice has demonstrated a positive change related to safe and reliable care/service, accessible and appropriate care/service, and/or integrated care/service.
The Leading Practices Library is a knowledge-sharing resource and serves to recognize innovative practices that have been submitted and have undergone a review by peer reviewers. Leading Practices are shared with the public, policymakers and organizations who are interested in improving and making real quality and health system changes.
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