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Bruyère Path to Home Discharge Process -Have you got your Passport?
Discharge from hospital to the community can be a challenging transition for patients and caregivers. Through engagement with them, we learned that they often felt unprepared to manage at home. To improve the discharge process, we teamed with patients, caregivers,...
Read MoreALC Avoidance Framework
When a patient does not require the intensity of services provided within a hospital but continues to occupy a bed, the patient is designated as requiring an Alternate Level of Care (ALC). The resultant prolonged length of stay places the patient at greater risk for...
Read MoreEngaging Families and Direct Care Staff in Co-Design and Analysis of Family Experience Surveys
The Mental Health programs at BC Children’s Hospital are committed to understanding and improving the patient and family experience. We developed in-house surveys to capture the nuances of the patient/family’s care experience in our inpatient and outpatient settings....
Read MoreIntegrated Care Pathway: Dementia – Agitation and Aggression
CAMH follows the following definition of an Integrated Care Pathway (ICP) as defined by Middleton S Barnett J & Reeves D (2001): a Clinical Pathway with multidisciplinary outline of anticipated care, placed in an appropriate time frame. ICPs are popular in medical...
Read MoreBuilding System Capacity for Improvement – The Scarborough Hospital’s Lean Training and Secondment Programs
Clinical microsystems are the essential building blocks of health service organizations and our larger health system. Composed of patients, families, and care teams, research has illustrated that, “Increasing the capability of microsystems to improve work and to...
Read MoreHip and Knee Arthroplasty Care in Alberta
Demand for hip and knee arthroplasties was growing annually in Alberta while care protocols and practices were highly variable. In response, Alberta Orthopaedic Society, the professional body for orthopaedic surgeons, working with Alberta Bone and Joint Health...
Read MoreVHA Home HealthCare Client Choice Awards
Since 2007, VHA Home HealthCare has held an annual Employee of the Year awards program to honour staff and service providers who exemplify our service goal of spectacular client care. On average, VHA staff, service providers and supervisors used to put forward 40-50...
Read MoreCAVA Call ahead for Volunteer Assistance
Navigating the many different departments, units and clinics at The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) is an ongoing challenge for patients and visitors. Volunteer Services at TSH has recognized this barrier and developed a program to assist patients and visitors from...
Read MoreThe Apotex Family Mentor Program
The Family Mentor Program at Baycrest is a volunteer peer-support program offered to family members of a new resident to the Apotex Jewish Home for the Aged. All family mentors are registered volunteers who have had a close relative living in the Apotex. ...
Read MoreClient & Family Centred Care in ABI Services – CONNECT’s Life Redesign Model
Designed for individuals affected by acquired brain injuries (ABI) and stroke, CONNECT's Life Redesign Model (LRM) combines a coaching culture with home-like environments to maximize participation in real life, capitalize on neuroplasticity and increase an...
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