Workshop Proceedings on Eating the SSI Elephant: A Workshop to help Ontario Hospitals
reduce Surgical Site Infection while meeting provincial reporting requirements
March 12, 2009, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
The Westin Bristol Place Toronto Airport Hotel
950 Dixon Road,
Toronto, Ontario
www.qhn.ca
Title: Welcoming & Opening Remarks
Presenter: Patti Cochrane, Vice-president, Patient Services & Quality,
Trillium Health Centre,
QHN Board Member & SHN Ontario Node Advisory Co-Chair
To access Patti's presentation, click here.
For more information contact:
Patti at pcochrane@thc.on.ca.
Setting Your Improvement Plan
Title: Snapshot of SSI in Canada
Presenter: Virginia Flintoft, Project Leader,
Central Measurement Team,
Safer Healthcare Now!
To access Virginia's presentation in PDF, click here.
For more information contact: Virginia at virginia.flintoft@utoronto.ca.
Title: Data
Capture &
Reporting for Patient Safety Measures Project
Presenter: Doris Doidge, Project Manager, Ontario Node of Safer Healthcare Now!
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For more information contact: Doris at doris.doidge@qhn.ca.
Getting Started with SSI for Reliable Care
Title: Getting Started in SSI for Reliable Care
Presenters: Dr. Claude Laflamme, Anesthesiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Faculty,
SSI Intervention and Marlies van Dijk, SHN Western Node Leader, SSI Intervention Lead
To access Claude and Marlies' presentation in PDF, click here.
For more information contact: Marlies at marlies.vandijk@hqca.ca.
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Title: Antimicrobial Stewardship: The Time is Now
Presenters: Dr. Kevin Katz, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control,
Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control,
North York General Hospital and
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Assistant
Professor, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and
Pathobiology, University of Toronto
To access Kevin's presentation in PDF, click here.
For more information contact:
Kevin at
kkatz@nygh.on.ca.
Title: Where are all the Docs?
Presenter: Dr. Peter Norton, MD., Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
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For more information contact: Peter at norton@ucalgary.ca
Tools of the Trade
Title: Using The Model for Improvement: A Refresher
Presenter: Dr. Michael Murray,
Knowledge for Improvement Consulting
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For more information contact: Michael at Michael.Murray@utoronto.ca
Title: Critical Concepts of Data and Measurement
Presenter: Virginia Flintoft, Project Leader,
Central Measurement Team,
Safer Healthcare Now!
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For more information contact: Virginia at virginia.flintoft@utoronto.ca.
The Surgical Checklist in Canada
Title: Safe Surgery Saves Lives: A National Journey
Presenter: Dr. Chris Hayes,
Medical Officer,
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
To access Chris' presentation, click here.
To access the Canadian Patient Safety Institute's Surgical Safety Checklist, click here.
For more information contact: Chris at HayesC@smh.toronto.on.ca
Success Stories
Title: Antibiotic Timing and Discontinuation: UHN’s small bites
Presenter: Monique Pitre, Pharmacy Clinical Informatics Infectious Disease Pharmacist,
Department of Pharmacy Services, University Health Network
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For more information contact: Monique at monique.pitre@uhn.on.ca.
Title: Antibiotic Timing and Discontinuation: Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance
Presenter: Donnalene Tuer-Hodes, Program Director, Surgery, Chief Nursing Executive,
Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance
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For more information contact: Donnalene at donnalene.tuerhodes@hpha.ca.
Title: Normothermia: Halton Health Care Services
Presenter: Julie McBrien, Patient Care Manager, Halton Health Care Services
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For more information contact: Julie at jmcbrien@haltonhealthcare.on.ca.
Title: Normothermia: Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital
Presenter: Zaida Wilson, Manager, Operating Room, Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital
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For more information contact: Zaida at zwilson@jbmh.com.
Title: Glucose Control: Southlake Regional Hospital
Presenter: Betty Ann Whelan, Clinical Educator, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Sandra Skerrett,
Nurse Practioner, Cardiovascular Surgery, Southlake Regional Hospital.
To access Betty Ann and Sandra's presentation, click here.
For more information contact: Betty Ann at bwhelan@southlakeregional.org.
2009 Eating the SSI Elephant Photo Gallery
Dr. Claude Laflamme gives a passionate presentation
on Getting Started in SSI for Reliable Care.
Doris Doidge shows delegates what she has learned
about Safer Healthcare Now! SSI reporting from
preliminary work on the Data Capture and Reporting
Project for Patient Safety with the Ontario Health
Quality Council.
Dr. Kevin Katz describes the benefits of the Antimicrobial
Stewardship program for Ontario hospitals.
University Health Network’s Monique Pitre speaks about
UHN and their small bites toward improved surgical care.
All photographs compliments of Clara Ballantine/ QHN
