Workshop Proceedings on Reducing Adverse Drug Events Through
Medication Reconciliation
in the Long Term Care Setting
January 19, 2009, 9:00 am - 4:15 pm,
Providence Healthcare, Conference Centre,
Third Floor, 3276 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario,
www.qhn.ca

Title: Terms, Definitions & Concepts of Medication Reconciliation
Presenters: Marg Colquhoun, Intervention Lead, Safer Healthcare Now! and
Project Leader, ISMP Canada
Olavo Fernandes, Safety Specialist, ISMP Canada

To access Marg's presentation, click here.
To access Olavo's presentation, click here.
To access their best possible medication history interview guide, click here.
To access their top 10 practical tips for how to obtain an efficient, comprehensive and accurate
best possible medication history (BPMH), click here.
For more information contact: Marg Colquhoun at mcolquhoun@ismp-canada.org or Olavo
Fernandes at Olavo.Fernandes@uhn.on.ca

Title: Critical Concepts of Data: Why measure?, What we have learned from measuring?,
What should you know as you get started?, How to submit?
Presenter: Virginia Flintoft, Project Leader, Central Measurement Team, Safer Healthcare Now!

To access Virginia's presentation, click here.
For more information contact: Virginia Flintoft at virginia.flintoft@utoronto.ca.

Title: Getting Started: How a Charter can Advance your Team’s Progress
Presenter: Clara Ballantine, Safety and Improvement Advisor, Ontario Node,
Safer Healthcare Now!

To access an Improvement Charter template, click here.
For more information contact: Clara Ballantine at clara.ballantine@qhn.ca.

Title: Using The Model for Improvement in Long Term Care: Incorporating
Measurement, & Planning Small Tests of Change
Presenters: Clara Ballantine, Safety and Improvement Advisor, Ontario Node,
Safer Healthcare Now!
Doris Doidge, Project Manager, Data Capture & Reporting for Patient Safety Measures,
Ontario Node, Safer Healthcare Now!

To access their presentation on Using the Model for Improvement in Long Term Care, click here.
To access their presentation on Using the Model for Improvement in Action, click here.
To access their PDSA Worksheet, click here.
To access their PDSA Worksheet for Testing Change, click here.
For more information contact: Clara Ballantine at clara.ballantine@qhn.ca or
Doris Doidge at doris.doidge@qhn.ca.

Title: Research in Medication Reconciliation in Long Term Care
Presenter: Chaim Bell, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, Management &
Evaluation, University of Toronto, Staff General Internist, St. Michael’s Hospital

To access Chaim's presentation, click here.
For more information contact: Bellc@smh.toronto.on.ca.

Title: Experiences in Safer Long Term Care Now!: Going Beyond The Task, Bringing Medication
Safety Alive
Presenters: Jean Benton, Primary Health Care Nurse Practioner, County of Renfrew Municipal
Homes for Aged, Bonnechere Manor (Renfrew) and Miramichi Lodge (Pembroke) and
Elizabeth Fletcher, MScN Candidate

To access their presentation, click here.
For more information contact: Jean Benton at JBenton@countyofrenfrew.on.ca.

Title: Electronic Medication and Other Strategies in Long Term Care
Presenter: Dean Yang, Staff Pharmacist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

To access Dean's presentation, click here.
For more information contact Dean Yang at Dean.Yang@sunnybrook.ca.

2009 Med Rec in Long Term Care Photo Gallery

Olavo Fernandes, Safety Specialist with ISMP Canada presents tips for
achieving best possible medication history (BPMH).

Virginia Flintoft, Project Leader with the Central Measurement Team
from Safer Healthcare Now! presents on critical concepts of data.

Delegates are put to work developing their improvement charters.

Case studies help delegates identify medication discrepencies.

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