Abstracts for Health Quality Transformation 2017 aligned with the key enablers of a quality health system found in Quality Matters, also taking into consideration the six dimensions of a high functioning health system: safe, effective, patient-centred, efficient, timely and equitable.
The Health Quality Transformation 2017 abstract categories were:
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Category 1 – Engage Patients and the Public in Improving Care
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Category 2 – Redesign the System to Support Quality Care
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Category 3 – Help Professionals and Caregivers to Thrive
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Category 4 – Ensure Technology Works for All
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Category 5 – Support Innovation and Spread of Knowledge
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Category 6 – Monitor Performance with Quality in Mind
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Category 7 – Build a Quality Driven Culture
Abstract and Poster of Distinction 2017
At Health Quality Transformation 2017, abstracts were allocated to oral presentations in breakout sessions or as poster presentations. See a summary of abstracts here.
The top two posters with the highest mean score in each category was selected as a Poster of Distinction. The abstract with the highest mean score in each category was selected as an Abstract of Distinction.
The selection process was led by the Abstract Review Committee, which was comprised of internal and external members, including patient and family caregiver representatives.
Abstract of Distinction Award 2017
Joint Centres Choosing Wisely Patient Advisory Committee- Choose Wiser with a Patient Advisor - Jennifer N. Zadravec
North York General Hospital
Quantifying the Quality of Care and System Impact of Assess and Restore Intervention - Linda Davis, CEO (c/o Maureen Canfield), Karen Truter
Northumberland Hills Hospital
Pharmacists’ Perspectives on the Ontario Naloxone Program for Pharmacies - Zahava R. Rosenberg-Yunger, Lee Verweel
Ontario Pharmacists Association; Ryerson University
Telehomecare for COPD and CHF: A Technology Tool for Home Healthcare Success - Susana Neves-Silva
Toronto Central CCAC
Regional primary care provider report: Developing a cancer screening tool for performance monitoring and quality improvement - Michelle E. Policarpio, Nikki Cunningham
Cancer Care Ontario
lmproving Access, Enhancing Care: Ontario's Primary Care Low Back Pain Pilots - Marc Bisson, Hannah Loshak
Centre for Effective Practices
Poster of Distinction Award 2017
Publishing Emergency Department Wait Times in the Waiting Room – Implementation and Evaluation of a Co-designed Patient-centered Solution - Samantha M. Calder-Sprackman
University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital
Comparison of Recruitment Strategies for Patient Engagement with Young Adults in Transition Care - Tracy Robinson
London Health Sciences Centre
Closing the Loop on Important Communication (CLIC) - Dean Henderson
Trillium Health Partners (Mississauga)
High Risk Detection of Delirium and Dementia at Bridgepoint Active Healthcare: An Innovative Initiative of Scale and Spread - Susan MacRae
Bridgepoint Active Healthcare: Sinai Health System
Improving organizational capacity for high quality implementation: Evaluating the Practicing Knowledge Translation Course - Sobia Khan
St Michaels Hospital
Harnessing Multiple Quality Enablers to Improve Care Quality in Long-term Care: Ontario's Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-term Care - Raquel Meyer
Baycrest Centre for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-term Care
Improving Access to Specialty Care for Frail Homebound Older Adults in Toronto Using a Novel Telemedicine-Based Model of Care - Samir K. Sinha
Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics, Sinai Health System
Remote post-acute monitoring reduces CHF readmissions - Cindy Fajardo
Ontario Telemedicine Network
Integrated Patient Safety Action Plan - Chris Power
Canadian Patient Safety Institute (Ottawa)
A Continuous Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Imaging Utilization for Minor Head Injuries in the Emergency Department - Sameer Masood
University of Toronto
Quality Improvement Fundamentals: Enabling sustainable change via system measurement and evaluation - Arun Dixit
North York General Hospital
Setting Benchmarks for Rehabilitative Care: Determining and Reporting Benchmarks - Charissa Levy
Rehabilitative Care Alliance
Innovating Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum with Interprofessional Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Projects - Scott McKay
University of Western Ontario
Simcoe County Community Paramedicine Partnership with the NSM Health Links and SSNYR HL - Kyle MacCallum
County of Simcoe Paramedic Service