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Establishing a Schwartz Rounds Program: Advancing Compassionate Care in Canada
There is growing recognition in healthcare organizations that healthcare workers are under increased pressure, putting them at risk for compassion fatigue, the erosion of empathetic behaviors and workplace stress (Cunico, Sartori, Magrognolli, 2012; Ward, Parsons,...
Read More“Matters of the Plate” – Improving the Dietary Intake of Stroke Patients in a Rehab Unit
Improving the nutritional intake of patients has been shown to decrease the risks and costs associated with malnutrition. Malnutrition increases the risk of pressure injuries, infections, falls, readmission to hospital and can lead to a prolonged hospital stay....
Read MoreUsing Social Media Live Broadcasting for Community Engagement & Health Promotion
Since 2016, Hamilton Health Sciences' Digital Communications team has been utilizing live broadcasting tools on social media (specifically, Facebook) as a means to support population health in our community and beyond. The hour-long, interactive events allow...
Read MoreBarcode Verification For Medication Preparation and Traceability Using In-house Developed System
Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) has mandated all hospitals to comply with the OCP compounding standards by January 1, 2019.1 One of the standards addresses the retention of medication records for 10 years that are auditable and traceable to the patient. Another...
Read MoreEnhancing Ethical-Decision Making through a 7-Day Model of Ethics Services
Historically, in most hospital settings, ethics services are available Monday to Friday. However, ethical issues can arise any day of the week. THP recently adopted an organizational philosophy that aims to provide a consistent client experience regardless of the day...
Read MoreIntegrated Hip Fracture Inpatient Program (i-HIP)
Over the last 2 decades, there has been an emergence of new models of care including co-management models of hip fracture patient with geriatricians or hospitalist, and dedicated orthogeriatric inpatient units. There is evidence suggesting that co-management may be...
Read MoreIntegrated Approach to Chronic Diseases: the Strength of the Patient-Researcher-Decision Maker Partnership
In our region, more than one in two adults (54%) report having at least one of the seven chronic health issues studied in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Health Survey (2012). 4% of adults report two of these seven issues; 8% report three of them; 6% report at least four...
Read MoreTransition Navigator Role in Hemoglobinopathies
Adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease and thalassemia transitioning from pediatric to adult health care experience a lack of engagement with adult providers and are at risk of loss to follow-up, morbidity and mortality. In an effort to provide...
Read MoreAn Organizational Strategy To Support the Consistent Use of Outcome Measures
The use of outcome measures is essential to our ability to demonstrate the efficacy of care, and is also an expectation of regulated health professionals. Often in a rehab setting, the outcome measures are used to measure progress towards the clients' goals....
Read MoreDrugCocktails.ca: A Resource for Youth and Healthcare Professionals
Substance use by youth is an identified health care concern. Youth with chronic illness are as likely, or more likely, to use substances than healthy youth (Suris JC, Parera N. Sex, drugs and chronic illness: health behaviours among chronically ill youth. Eur J Public...
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