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Conferences and Events

Residents First Webcast

March 9, 2010

A Residents First webcast was held on March 9, 2010, for all year one Resident First participating homes. Hosted by Dr. Ben Chan (Chair, Residents First Steering Committee and CEO, OHQC), Shelagh Nowlan (Vice Chair, Residents First Steering Committee and Administrator, Providence Care (Kingston)) and Eileen Patterson (Director, Quality Improvement, OHQC), the webcast provided an overview of the key components of Residents First:

·       Aim, vision and mission

·        Implementation, timelines and new developments

·        Communications: strategy, visual identity and support

 

An archived copy of the webcast is available online at http://mediasite.otn.ca/mediasite41/Viewer/?peid=db50f56bd7054c2a8468bec70dbfba2e

 

 

Quality Improvement Facilitation in Toronto
February 24-26, 2010

The OHQC, in Partnership with Long Term Care, hosted a second Improvement Facilitation training session in Toronto on February 24-26, 2010. Over 50 participants from several long term care homes in Ontario attended the interactive session. The feedback received from the participants was positive, and they are excited to start on the quality improvement journey in their Long Term Care homes.

Please contact us at ohqc@ohqc.ca if you would like a copy of the Powerpoint presentations.

Day 1 Presentations:
http://www.ohqc.ca/pdfs/feb_24-26_day_1_presentations.pdf

Day 2 Presentations:
http://www.ohqc.ca/pdfs/feb_24-26_day_2_presentations.pdf

Day 3 Presentations:
http://www.ohqc.ca/pdfs/feb_24-26_day_3_presentations.pdf

Quality Improvement Facilitation in Toronto
January 24-26, 2010

The OHQC in partnership with long-term care sector stakeholders hosted a training session in Quality Improvement Facilitation in Toronto on January 24-26, 2010. Over 40 participants from several long-term care homes took part. The session was interactive and the feedback quite positive. The participants are excited to start their quality improvement journey.

The link to download Dr. Ben Chan’s presentation which was not included in your binder is:
http://www.ohqc.ca/pdfs/if_training_2010jan_27-29_dr_ben_chan_presentation.pdf

All other presentations that were included in your binder can be downloaded by clicking on the following link:
http://www.ohqc.ca/pdfs/if_training_2010january_27-29_all_other_presentations.pdf

The link to download other related documents and forms is:
http://www.ohqc.ca/pdfs/rf_01_if_sampleworksheets_2009_12_09_lp.pdf

Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Facilitator Training: Two-Day Workshop
April 20-21, 2009   8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

An opportunity for LTC QI facilitators and LTC staff to acquire practical knowledge and skills in quality improvement. Topics will include:

  • Tools for system analysis
  • Methods for tracking variation
  • Succeeding with your team
  • How to use the model for improvement to achieve your objectives

Materials will be provided at the session.

NOTE: This workshop is full. We regret that we cannot accept any further registrations for this event.

Location:
Courtyard Marriott
475 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON  M4Y 1X7
Phone: 416-924-0611 or Toll Free: 1-800-847-5075
http://www.marriott.com/default.mi

Travel & Accommodation:
Participants are requested to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Costs for Travel and Accommodation are funded by the High needs intensity Fund. Please contact the person-in-charge in your organization for more information.

On March 16th and 17th, the OHQC hosted the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Facilitator Training workshop in Toronto. The workshop drew over 120 participants from several long-term care homes.

Please click on the following links for materials from the workshop:

Day 1 — March 16 , 2009

  1. Long Term Quality Improvement Vision (ppt) – Dr. Ben Chan, CEO, OHQC
  2. The Science of Improvement  (ppt)
  3. Measurement& Analysis - Improvement needs Measurement! (ppt)
  4. Process Mapping Overview & exercise (ppt)

Day 2 — March 17, 2009 

  1. System Analysis Overview & Exercise
  2. Change Concepts/PDSA Overview
  3. Uptake on Quality Improvement, Spread & Sustainability

Pan-Canadian Webcast of the 2008 IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care

On December 10th and 11th, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) and Medbuy Corporation (Medbuy) jointly hosted the pan-Canadian webcast of the 2008 Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care. The broadcast provided an excellent opportunity for healthcare employees, Board members, patients and clients, to tune into the forum's keynote and mini note presentations, and to find out about Canadian success stories in patient safety and quality improvement.  

The 2008 forum keynote presentations included the following:

  • Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs, and On-Air Health Policy Analyst, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS
  • John Kitzhaber, MD, President, Estes Park Institute, is also Director for the Center for Evidence-Based Policy at Oregon Health and Science University
  • Dr. Hippocrates Is Out: Please Leave a Message, a multimedia theatrical experience created by famed playwright Robert Brustein, and starring actors Tony Shalhoub (of Monk fame), Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus), and Brooke Adams
The Ontario Health Quality Council was proud to be among this year’s webcast sponsors. Our two commercials, which were aired during the webcast, are featured here.

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