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Laurie Dunn

Laurie Dunncreated the topic: How do you reduce falls with injury among home care patients? Spotlight on HNHB LHIN

Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (HNHB) LHIN has seen asteady decline in their rate of falls with injury among home care patients.This indicator - first introduced in their 2017/18 Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)- continues to be a focus within their …

4 years ago

Laurie Dunn

Laurie Dunncreated the topic: How do you prevent falls in acute care? Spotlight on Markham Stouffville Hospital

Falls that occur in hospital can result in longer hospital stays and can negatively impact patients’ physical and mental health and well-being. Sometimes these falls could have been prevented, or the impact of the fall reduced with timely intervention. …

4 years ago

Laurie Dunn

Laurie Dunncreated the topic: How do you prevent falls in primary care? Spotlight on North York Family Health Team

In Canada, 4 out of 5 injury hospitalizations involving seniors were due to falls1. Commencing in 2016, North York Family Health Team (NYFHT) initiated a formalized falls screening program arising as a practice-based issue that could be addressed within …

4 years ago

Laurie Dunn

Laurie Dunncreated the topic: Safe and effective care: New QIP indicators related to palliative care

Patients should receive palliative care much earlier thanthey often do. Ultimately, receiving timely palliative care provides benefitsfor both patients and the health system, supporting patients to die in theirpreferred place of death with the supports …

5 years ago

Laurie Dunn

Laurie Dunncreated the topic: How do you avoid bedside medication errors? Spotlight on Holland Bloorview’s medication sashes

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is using an innovative approach to avoid bedside medication errors. Red medication sashes are worn by nurses while they prepare and provide medication at patients’ bedsides to visually signal to staff and …

5 years ago

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  • Danielle LinnaneThis is truly an innovative approach to enhancing safe care! Impressive.

    5 years ago
  • Danyal MartinDid you end up running into any issues because people were trying to avoid interrupting the nurses? Interruptions often happen for a reason and I've seen some projects have success with tackling the root cause of those interruptions - I'd love to know more about your thoughts on this!

    5 years ago
Laurie Dunn

Laurie Dunncreated the topic: How do you impact ALC in a small rural hospital? Spotlight on South Huron Hospital

For a small rural hospital with 19 beds like South Huron, even one patient designated as Alternate Level of Care (ALC) has a large impact on the hospital’s ability to provide acute, rehab, and complex care to patients. The ALC issue is a symptom of a …

5 years ago

Laurie Dunn

Laurie Dunncreated the topic: Implementing teachback

Engaging patients through the use of Teachback Each year, staff at Health Quality Ontario read the Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) submitted by Ontario hospitals, primary care organizations, long-term care homes, and local health integration networks …

6 years ago

Laurie Dunn

Laurie Dunncreated the topic: Engaging patients, caregivers, and families, in improving the quality of the end of life journey

Each year, staff at Health Quality Ontario read the Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) submitted by Ontario hospitals, primary care organizations, long-term care homes, and local health integration networks (which administer home care). We identified some …

6 years ago

Laurie Dunn

Laurie Dunncreated the topic: Engaging residents in discussions about the Resident Bill of Rights

Each year, staff at Health Quality Ontario read the Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) submitted by Ontario hospitals, primary care organizations, long-term care homes, and local health integration networks (which administer home care). We identified some …

6 years ago