Eating the Elephant: A Workshop for Ontario Hospitals preparing to meet the
provincial reporting requirements for CLI, VAP & SSI

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

June 17, 2008, 7:30 am - 4:15 pm
Sandman Signature Hotel Toronto Airport
55 Reading Court, Toronto, Ontario
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Welcome & Opening Remarks

Patti Cochrane, Vice-president, Patient Services & Quality, Trillium Health Centre and SHN! Ontario Node
Advisory Committee Co-Chair

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08patticochrane.ppt

Collaborating to Support Safer Care

Debbie Gibson, MSc, Senior Health Analyst, Health Analytics Branch, Health System Information Management and Investment Division (HSIMI), Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08debbiegibson.ppt

G. Ross Baker, Ph.D, Project Lead, Central Measurement Team, Safer Healthcare Now and Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08rossbaker.pdf

Concurrent Sessions: Getting Started

Getting Started in VAP
Leanne Couves, Improvement Advisor, Canadian ICU Collaborative Partner, Improvement Associates Ltd
Dr. Claudio Martin, MSc, MD, FRCPC, Clinician/Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute Associate Professor of Medicine and Physiology, University of Western Ontario, Attending Physician, Critical Care/Trauma Centre, Victoria Campus, London Health Sciences Centre

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08gettingstartedVAP.ppt

Getting Started in SSI
Marlies van Dijk, RN, MSc., Western Node Leader, SSI Intervention Lead
Dr. Claude LaFlamme, MD, Anesthesiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08gettingstartedSSI.ppt

Getting Started in CLI
Pam Ritchie, Infection Control Practitioner, Rockyview Hospital, Calgary Health Region
Katie N. Dainty, MSc, CRPC, PhD(Cand) Program Manager, Centre for Health Services Sciences Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08gettingstartedCLI.ppt

Concurrent Sessions: Success Stories

CLI
The Credit Valley Hospital
Winnie Lee RN, BN, Nurse Champion Central Line project ICU/CCU
Barb Young, BScPhm, Quality Facilitator, Quality and Risk Management

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08CLIcreditvalley.ppt

North York General Hospital
Marina Bitton, Clinical Nurse Educator,CrCU

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08CLInorthyork.ppt

SSI
Queensway Carlton Hospital
Shelita Dattani, Bsc.Phm., Pharm.D., Clinical Coordinator, Department of Pharmacy Services

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08SSIqueensway.ppt

Huron Perth Health Care Alliance
Lindsay Mc Gee, Quality and Patient Safety Coordinator

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08SSIlindsaymcgee.ppt

VAP
St Joseph’s Health Centre, Hamilton
Jeff Dionne, Clinical Coordinator, Respiratory Therapy
Janice Klutt, ICU RN Team Leader

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08VAPst.joes.ppt

Bluewater Health
Lisa Veeke, RRT
Gail Boughner, RRT

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08VAPbluewater.ppt

Concurrent Sessions: Special Issues

Measurement and Improvement of Small Volume Processes
Michael Murray, PhD, Health Services Consultant, Researcher, & Educator

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08michaelmurraymeasurement.ppt

Engaging Physicians in Clinical Improvement
Dr. David A. Higgins, B.Sc., MB, B.Ch., MRCPI, FRCPC, Chief of Staff, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08davidhiggins.ppt

Dr. Darlene Fenech, MD,. MSc, FRCSC, Division of General Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08darlenefenech.ppt

Coming Together: Moving to Action

Dr. Claude Laflamme, MD., Anesthesiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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http://www.qhn.ca/events/EatingtheElephant/EE08claudelaflamme.ppt

QHN: Learning how to eat an elephant one bite at a time

Photo Credit: Tanya Flanagan/ QHN Cynthia Majewski, Executive Director, Quality Healthcare Network welcomes workshop delegates from across the province.

Photo Credit: Tanya Flanagan/ QHN

Workshop delegates learn how to eat an elephant at last months session for
Ontario hospitals on meeting Ministry mandated public reporting requirements.

About the Quality Healthcare Network:The Quality Healthcare Network (QHN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the development and adoption of best practices by its members through education and shared improvement projects. Established in 1992 as the CQI Network, the network grew into the  Quality Healthcare Network in 2003, a member-based organization, which now exceeds over 70 healthcare organizations that share the courage to move beyond status quo, inspired towards excellence in care and service. In 2005, the network became the Ontario lead of the Safer Healthcare Now! campaign, an ambitious pan-Canadian effort aimed at reducing the number of injuries and deaths related to adverse events, such as infections and medication incidents. For more information about QHN, visit the network website at www.qhn.ca