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Improving Pain, agitation and delirium (PAD) management in a community Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Pain, agitation and delirium (PAD) are often cluster symptoms that make the patient and family experience difficult. As the population in Niagara region has shifted with the demographic having more seniors, in 2016 Niagara Health embarked upon the impact of a...
Read MoreBC Women’s NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Model of Care: Mother Baby Care
Mother Baby Care (MBC) at BC Women’s Hospital (BCW) Neonatal Program, provides a combined care model for postpartum mothers and their newborns babies who need level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) care. In this model, mothers and newborns are cared for together...
Read MorePerineal and Pelvic Physiotherapy in Intensive Functional Rehabilitation for People Who Have Suffered a CVA and Have Urinary Incontinence
Many sequelae are secondary to a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and are directly addressed in rehabilitation. Among these sequelae, urinary incontinence (present in 26% to 44% of people admitted into rehabilitation) is often left out and remains problematic. The main...
Read MorePartnership with Patients and Staff to Reduce Readmissions and Increase Satisfaction with Discharge Process
Queensway Carleton Hospital identified a need to reduce its readmission rates – one strategy amongst several to address capacity challenges and occupancy rates that regularly exceed 100%. The team examined available data and determined that the discharge process was a...
Read MoreCANImmunize. A Digital Immunization Record
Immunization is one of the most effective interventions to reduce mortality and morbidity and serves as a cornerstone of public health practice. A key component to the success of immunization programs is ensuring uptake of vaccines and effective vaccination tracking...
Read MoreRegional Orthopaedic Program: Optimizes care, Safety and Outcomes for Patients
The North West Local Health Integration Network’s (LHIN) Regional Orthopaedic Program (ROP) at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has developed a Musculoskeletal (MSK) Centre of Excellence. Rather than require patients to travel, the ROP brings services...
Read MoreImproving Family Engagement in Long-Term Care through Public-Private Partnership
Transition to Long-Term Care (LTC) can be very emotional and challenging for new residents and their families. Many are impacted by caregiver burnout, family members often feel “guilty” and struggle with transferring responsibility to their loved one’s new home....
Read MoreDebunking Penicillin Allergy Myths
The majority of people (90%) who have a penicillin allergy label in their medical records do not truly have allergies. However, this misinformation is perpetuated in medical care leading to significant harms. In acute care, 15-20% of admitted patients have these...
Read MoreCulturally-Sensitive, Patient Designed Images Enhance Patient Understanding of Surgical Print Education Material
Fraser Health Surgery Services recognized that simply having the right information is not enough when it comes to patient education resources. Clinicians identified that patients were arriving for their surgery unprepared despite being provided patient education print...
Read MoreComplex Discharge Rounds
The implementation of Complex Discharge Rounds across both sites of Middlesex Hospital Alliance began in March 2017. These weekly rounds were established as a forum to discuss discharge plans for both complex and ALC patients. Prior to this time ALC discharge rounds...
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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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