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Safer Healthcare Now!

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790 Bay Street, 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1N8
Telephone: 416-351-3760
Fax: 416-351-3762
info@qhn.ca

 

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About the Ontario Node of Safer Healthcare Now!

In 2005, the Ontario Node of the Safer Healthcare Now! campaign received startup funding from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), Quality Healthcare Network (QHN), Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC), Headwaters Health Care Centre, Niagara Health System, Toronto East General Hospital and Trillium Health Centre.

The Quality Healthcare Network continues to act as the secretariat to the Ontario leg of this important patient safety initiative, and continues to provide ongoing funding.

Specific projects have required additional support, such as the Ontario Trailblazer initiative which was sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOH LTC) and regional patient safety workshops scheduled for Spring 2007 which have been made possible by the generous support of Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC).

Our Mission

Our mission is to accelerate the Safer Healthcare Now! campaign in Ontario.

We offer Ontario healthcare organizations the opportunity to participate in a campaign dedicated to improving patient safety, through the implementation of six targeted interventions in patient care.

Deploy Rapid Response Teams
Deliver Reliable, Evidence-Based Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction Prevent Adverse Drug Events (ADEs)
Prevent Central Line Infections
Prevent Surgical Site Infections
Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Although these six interventions take place in the hospital setting, the campaign is embarking on new best practice interventions to be implemented in the community.

To Learn More

To learn more about the Ontario Node of the Safer Healthcare Now! campaign, please contact us or visit the national campaign website at www.saferhealthcarenow.ca.

To find out how the campaign is improving healthcare in Ontario, read the Ontario Node newsletter

Safer Healthcare Now! Ontario Node Newsletters

Spring 2007 Newsletter click here.

December Newsletter click here.

October Newsletter click here.

September Newsletter click here.

Summer Newsletter click here.

June Newsletter click here.

May Newsletter click here.

April Newsletter click here.

March Newsletter click here.

January/February Newsletter click here.


Ontario Node Contacts

Cynthia Majewski
Ontario Node Leader, Safer Healthcare Now!
Executive Director, Quality Healthcare Network
T el: (416) 351-3761

Cynthia is the Node Leader for the Ontario leg of the Safer Healthcare Now! campaign. This role she shares with the Quality Healthcare Network (QHN) of which she holds a leadership position as Executive Director. QHN is proud to act as the secretariat for the campaign in Ontario. As the Node Leader, Cynthia is the first line of request for inquiry and consultation - for site visits, presentations on the Campaign and Ontario’s performance, meetings with LHIN and Leadership representation.

Clara Ballantine
Safety and Improvement Advisor, Safer Healthcare Now!
Tel: (613) 736-9142

As Safety and Improvement Advisor, Clara is available to assist organizations and teams enrolled with Safer Healthcare Now! with improvement strategies, measurement challenges and linking with resources. Education requests, questions or issues related to use of the Getting Started Kits, the content of the interventions, use of the Model for Improvement and other quality improvement methodology and measurement questions should be directed to Clara by e mail or phone as shown below.
Clara will also be the key resource and support for Ontario’s 26 Trailblazers as they work within their LHINs to support the campaign’s objectives.


Tanya Flanagan

Media and Communications Consultant, Ontario Node, Safer Healthcare Now!
Quality Healthcare Network
Tel: (416) 351-3704

Tanya is the Communications and Media Relations advisor to the Ontario Node of Safer Healthcare Now! and the Quality Healthcare Network. Tanya is the point person for communication related inquiries. She supports the creation and implementation of the Ontario Node and QHN's strategic communications plans. Her goal is to establish the Ontario Node of SHN and QHN as leaders in quality improvement, with the aim of raising each initiatives visibility. Tanya is responsible for a wide range of communication activities, including the identification of stories with news value, editing and writing of press releases, tip sheets, feature articles, profiles and other written assignments for various print and electronic publications. In the year ahead, she aims to cultivate and outreach local, and national reporters/editors who cover health issues. Emphasis will be placed on creative story pitching, proactive media placement in major publications/broadcasts, and the establishment and maintenance of excellent relationships with regional and national news media.

Sean Molloy

Director, Knowledge Management, Quality Healthcare Network
Tel: 416-351-3760

Sean is the Project Coordinator to the Ontario Node and the Director, Knowledge Management for the Quality Healthcare Network. Sean will be the central point of contact for general inquiries about the Campaign for Ontario and will refer queries to the appropriate resource for follow up if needed. He will communicate with participants about events and updates on the Campaign and will support participants in updating their contact information, or deleting/adding new teams and organizations to the campaign database. Sean will also support teams on data collection and submission issues as well as work with them on web or Community of Practice issues.

Ontario Node Address

Ontario Node of Safer Healthcare Now!
c/o Quality Healthcare Network
790 Bay Street, Unit 910
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1N8

Please visit the web site www.saferhealthcarenow.ca for regular updates. Details on upcoming events and new resources will be posted frequently for the enrolled teams.

 

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