Quality Improvement & Outcome

Quality Improvement & Outcomes Amer M. Johri amerjohri@gmail.com 613-572-1443 AFFILIATIONS Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization Kingston General Hospital Queen’s University PRESENTING Nicholas Grubic nicholas.j.grubic@gmail.com 343-333-3590 AFFILIATIONS Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization Kingston General Hospital Queen’s UniversitySudden cardiac death in active individuals is a tragic public health concern. To prevent...

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Quality Improvement & Outcomes Anne Koch Anne.koch@uhn.ca 416-946-2919 AFFILIATIONS University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto Michael Velec Patients with breast cancer have unmet needs and anxiety during radiotherapy. To address this, a person-centered service was designed through Radiation Therapist (RTT)-led education and continuity-of-care over the...

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Quality Improvement & Outcomes Ian Randall Ian.randall@uhn.ca 416-603-5118 AFFILIATIONS UHN-SHS AMO, Toronto Western Hospital, University of TorontoSurgical prehabilitation is possible and feasible in a multitude of settings, is associated with a high degree of patient engagement, and may result in improved post-operative outcomes for patients who are at high...

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Quality Improvement & Outcomes Karen Okrainec karen.okrainec@uhn.ca 647-462-3047 AFFILIATIONS MSU-Mount Sinai Hospital-Univerity Health Network Academic Medical Organization Howard Abrams AFFILIATIONS MSU-Mount Sinai Hospital-Univerity Health Network Academic Medical OrganizationPoor discharge practices can result in poor patient experience, silloed care and adverse events such as avoidable emergency room visits and readmissions...

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Quality Improvement & Outcomes Ally Murji ally.murji@sinaihealth.ca 416-565-1050 AFFILIATIONS TOH - The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization Lindsay Shirreff LINDSAY.SHIRREFF@SINAIHEALTH.CA (416) 586-4800 ext. 6277 AFFILIATIONS TOH - The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical OrganizationThe Surgical Gynaecology Scorecard is an online platform for surgeons to log-in, input perception of their surgical...

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Quality Improvement & Outcomes Warren McIsaac warren.mcisaac@sinaihealth.ca 416-586-3191 AFFILIATIONS SH-UHN AMO; Sinai Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto Andrew Morris This project demonstrated a scalable way to assist family physicians and other primary care providers (nurse practitioners, pharmacists) to more judiciously prescribe antibiotics for common infections occurring in...

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Quality Improvement & Outcomes Carol Ott cott@baycrest.org 647-524-4120 AFFILIATIONS Baycrest Health Science Centre and Women's College Hospital University of Toronto Thirumagal Yogaparan tyogaparan@baycrest.org 4167852500 ex 2615 AFFILIATIONS Baycrest, University of Toronto, Division of Geraitric PsychiatryMost education for healthcare professionals in hospitals occurs in silos - meaning that the nurses...

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Quality Improvement & Outcomes Robert Madan rmadan@baycrest.org 416-785-2500 (2457) AFFILIATIONS Baycrest Medical Services AFP Association Kenneth Schwartz kschwartz@baycrest.org 416-785-2500 AFFILIATIONS Baycrest, University of Toronto, Division of Geraitric PsychiatryThe Baycrest-Quick-Response Caregiver Tool (BQRCT) (formerly C.A.R.E.R Tool) was developed as an online educational tool to assist caregivers of persons with dementia...

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Quality Improvement & Outcomes John Basmaji john.basmaji@lhsc.on.ca 226-376-7460 AFFILIATIONS Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario Robert Arntfield PRESENTING Michelle (Yee) Wong yee.wong@lhsc.on.ca 519-991-3997 AFFILIATIONS Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern OntarioOur project allowed us to understand POCUS workflows and patterns across institutions to inform important Knowledge Translation initiatives and pave...

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Quality Improvement & Outcomes Cindy Hutnik cindyh@sjhc.london.on.ca 519-646-6272 AFFILIATIONS AMOSO St. Joseph's Health Center London Western UniversityThe clinical success rates of traditional glaucoma surgery, as well as the rapidly evolving area of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, stand to benefit greatly from novel, yet feasible and practical strategies to modulate...

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