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Family Doctor Notification Project
To facilitate continuity of care and improve communications with family physicians, we engaged a team of Information Technology staff and representatives of community physicians to design a better system to inform family physicians as to when a patient makes an ER...
Read MoreCultivating Collaboration across the Continuum of Care through Diverse Clinical and Community Partnerships
William Osler Health System (Osler) serves one of the most diverse and fastest growing communities in Canada. Diversity adds richness and value to communities whether it's race, ethnicity, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, physical or...
Read MoreCollaborative Model of Service Provision: Middleton Adult Day Program
The Middleton Adult Day Program is a collaboration between the Annapolis Valley District Health Authority and Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC). The program has reduced isolation by socializing clients with their peers. Clients are eager to attend the program and...
Read MoreCollaborative Model of Service Provision: Middleton Adult Day Program
The Middleton Adult Day Program is a collaboration between the Annapolis Valley District Health Authority and Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC). The program has reduced isolation by socializing clients with their peers. Clients are eager to attend the program and...
Read MoreImplementing AVH Strategic Direction 1: Healthier people & communities through partnering & learning
The strategy and its components have moved AVH from an organization focused almost entirely on the delivery of health care services to one that is also committed to improving the health status of the population. This commitment is described in governing board...
Read MorePartnering for the Prevention of Aggressive Behaviour (PPAB)
The Partnering for the Prevention of Aggressive Behaviour (PPAB) program involves nine monthly modules. This training program aims to prevent violent behaviours, increase the quality of care at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and improve the safety...
Read MoreUsing Collaborative Approaches for Addressing Challenging, Aggressive Behavior
The COMPASS (Centre for Collaborative Child and Family Treatment) team has found that implementing collaborative approaches for understanding and addressing challenging/aggressive behaviors has a significant impact on patient and staff safety, as well as client and...
Read MorePartnership for Population Health and System Sustainability
Over the years, the strong and continually growing partnership between the University of Northern British Columbia and Northern Health has supported clinicians, researchers, educators, community members, and health services administrators in working together more...
Read MoreCollaborative Care Relationship Between Seven Oaks Tertiary Care Facility and Seven Oaks ACT Team
The Seven Oaks Assertive Community Team (ACT) is linked with the Seven Oaks Tertiary Care Facility for the provision of respite and short term admissions (2 or 3 days) with relapse, thereby preventing acute care access and improved quality of care for clients. This...
Read MoreSpecialized Knowledge Transfer Program
Over the past three years, staff members at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute’s Eating Disorder Program (EDP) have developed a formal knowledge transfer program which provides dedicated staff to help instigate shared-care arrangements with community...
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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 a practice carried out by a health and/or social service organization that has demonstrated a positive change, is people centred, safe and efficient. The Leading Practices Library is a knowledge sharing resource of innovative practices that have been identified through a rigorous evaluation process, and shared with the public, policy makers and organizations who are seeking ways to improve the quality of health services for all. Practices that are recognized as Leading Practices are published in the Leading Practices Library and also be advertised through HSO outreach events such as seminars, conferences, education materials; accrediting bodies affiliated with HSO etc.
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