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A Database for the Medicine Unit
The staff of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s Medicine Program has created an exhaustive database in which information on all internal medication used by the patients in four of its hospitals can be entered almost in real time. It includes detailed data on...
Read MoreBalance of Care
Central CCAC's Balance of Care programme is an innovative model designed to improve client safety, improve quality of life, provide additional support to families and caregivers, relieve pressure on emergency departments and postpone premature admission to long-term...
Read MoreAgeing at Home
Central CCAC's "Ageing at Home" programme is funded by the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) to help patients waiting for an alternative level of care (ALC) and who require complex care to transition from hospital to home. Since its implementation in September...
Read MoreLetter to My Daddy
The "Letter to My Daddy" project involves sending 12 letters every month to the new dad of a first child during the first year of the baby's life. Subsequently, five letters are sent, one at eighteenth months, then on the child's second, third, fourth and fifth...
Read MoreStandards Model / Standards Development for Clinical Networks and Services
Horizon Health Network (Horizon) uses a Standards Model, which is based on a Structure - Process - Outcome framework, to facilitate standardized care, clinical practice, and services across the health authority. The process brings clinicians and front line service...
Read MoreFamily Networking Group
The catchment area of Regional Early Intervention in Psychosis program extends from the James Bay Coast to Bracebridge/Parry Sound, and from Sault Ste Marie to Mattawa. This Northeastern Ontario geography does not facilitate the gathering of family members in person...
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 MoreHeroes in the Home
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” (Christopher Reeve, aka Superman) Superman was a superhero with amazing powers, but he was also Clark Kent, an ordinary person living an ordinary...
Read MoreBeyond the Traditional Approach to Falls Prevention
In 2009, William Osler launched a revision of the 2001 Falls Prevention policy. The strategy focused on a comprehensive falls risk assessment, universal and high-risk interventions, reassessment, documentation, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring. While the strategy...
Read MoreHealthy Living Program: Integrating Mental and Physical Wellbeing
CMHA Durham developed a Healthy Living Program to assist mental health clients at risk of, or living with, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease. The Healthy Living Program (HLP) is a 20-week educational and monitoring program to address the mental...
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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.
Practices that are recognized as Leading Practices are published in the Leading Practices Library. Leading Practices are also promoted through HSO mediums including newsletters, webinars, conferences, education materials, and affiliated accrediting bodies.
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