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A Comprehensive Patient Education Program for People Living and Thriving with Cardiovascular Disease
A strategic focus for the University Health Network (UHN) Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation program was the development of a comprehensive multi-modal education tool; “The Cardiac College” to support patients and families following an acute cardiovascular...
Read MoreImproving Employee Engagement Through Quarterly Staff Engagement Surveys
Staff engagement surveys are a vital component of measuring organizational engagement, culture and overall satisfaction. At Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH), quarterly staff engagement surveys are conducted to consistently monitor staff engagement, identify...
Read MoreAmbulatory Care-Electronic Health Record Implementation
The Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) score provides peer comparisons for hospitals relative to the implementation of an electronic health record (EHR). Holland Bloorview’s current Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society...
Read MoreParent Support Workers Providing Fluoride Varnish to Children in their Homes
Ontario public health units are mandated under the Ontario Public Health Standards (2008) to offer professionally applied fluoride (PATF) according to specific risk criteria as part of the provision of essential clinical oral health services. Public health in the past...
Read MoreThe Use of In-situ Simulation as a Needs Assessment to Detect Human and System Errors
Human and system errors are found in healthcare. Human errors relate to suboptimal working conditions and gaps in skills, knowledge and attitudes. System errors relate to the inability to access equipment, information or people. As part of an innovative quality...
Read MoreEarly Pharmacist Notification with Treatment Intervention Benefits in Clostridium Difficile Infection
In April 2013, we introduced a multidisciplinary process to review the most severe Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) cases across our hospital sites. This review identified numerous medication-related opportunities for improvement for the prevention and treatment...
Read MoreTransitioning Emergency AFIB Management – the Atrial Fibrillation Quality Care Program
Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB) is one of the leading cardiac causes of visits to the Emergency Departments (ED) in Ontario. However a subset of these ED visits for AFIB could be managed just as safely in the community by care providers with training and support. In...
Read MoreBuilding Lives Worth Living through Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Caregivers
Chronically suicidal and/or self-injuring young adolescents with significant difficulties in emotion regulation can be challenging to treat, impose a substantial burden on healthcare systems, and cause significant family distress. To this day, suicide continues to be...
Read MoreThe Implementation of Auricular Acupuncture as a Complimentary Treatment
Pinewood Centre is a community-based addiction treatment program of Lakeridge Health, and offers among the broadest range of services for substance abuse and problem gambling in Ontario. Our team has helped thousands of people recover from substance use, concurrent...
Read MoreChronic Kidney Disease Clinic Update
Lack of a comprehensive client assessment on admission to identify care needs can result in re-admission, especially when transition plans are not informed by the findings from these assessments (Herndon et al., 2013; Richards & Coast, 2003; Schall et al., 2013;...
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