Tag Archive for: Chronic Care and Patient Centred Care 2016

Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care Diane Lougheed Lougheed@kgh.kari.net 613-548-2348 SEAMO, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Queen's University Practical systems which support chronic disease management, including performance measurement, benchmarking and continuous quality improvement (CQI) are not routinely available. The proposed innovation is an electronic asthma registry and performance evaluation system, auto-populated...

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Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care SEAMO, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University Ron Levy ron.levy@queensu.ca (613) 929-5281 levyr@kgh.kari.net (613) 549-6666 x7444 Transformation: Robotic technology for clinical assessment in Parkinson’s disease (PD) will improve health care delivery by allowing the precise and objective assessment of the neurological signs of PD. Adoptability:...

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Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care William McCready wmccready@nosm.ca 807 345 8100 Northern Ontario School of Medicine Haemophilus A is an emerging pathogen in Indigenous populations in Northwest Ontario and elsewhere. This study examines of immunity in indigenous communities and provides an example of  the kind of collaborative community engagement...

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Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care Judy Gillies jgillies@timminsfht.ca 705-264-1881 Barbara Reid reidbct@gmail.com 705-221-7965 NOSM, Laurentian REB, Timmins FHT, Timmins-LEGTransformation: Efficacious medication renewals; Poly-pharmacy risk reduction; Team based approach utilizing full scope of practice; Yearly review and update of health status/concerns, immunizations and screening of chronic disease indices(meet MOH targets);...

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Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care Sherry Rohekar Sherry.Rohekar@sjhc.london.on.ca 519-685-8500 ext. 61243 AMOSOTransformation: Health care is being delivered in a team model rather than as individual experts working separately.  This fosters collaborations between primary care, specialists, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. Adoptability:  Use of telecommunication and electronic communication make this...

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Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care Eric Benchimol eric.benchimol@sickkids.ca Sick Kids, and University of OttawaCanada has among the highest rates of IBD in the world. Immigrants to Canada are at lower risk of IBD, and used the health system appropriately once they were diagnosed. However, some children of immigrants born...

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Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care Ken Chapman ken.chapman.airways@gmail.com 416-603-5499 Emily Seto Deborah Casey melanie.yeung@uhn.ca 416-931-9169 University Health NetworkSelf-management is a key component of evidence-based care for patients living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).  Mobile-based applications with patient-specific information may support COPD patients in learning self-management skills, including adherence...

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Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care Homer Yang hyang@toh.ca 613-761-4940 TOHAMO, The Ottawa Hospital, and University of OttawaPost-op 30-day readmissions, re-operations, and Emergency Department (ED) visits currently are 5 - 13%. With early discharge, patients are often unsure of signs or symptoms (S+S), resulting in extra ED visits for minor...

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Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care Virginia Wesson vwesson@mtsinai.on.ca 416-586-4800 x 6159 mchiu@mtsinai.on.ca Sinai Health System, University of TorontoCommunity based care coordinators can be taught Problem Solving Techniques that they can then apply in their work with carers of family members with dementia. Carers learned to more effectively manage dementia...

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Chronic Care and Patient-Centred Care Gaetan Tardif 416 597-3422 x 3730 gaetan.tardif@uhn.ca Carol Fancott 416 340-4800 x 6883 Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health NetworkAt a time when there is great emphasis on patients’ experiences of care and their engagement across the health spectrum, the development and implementation of...

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