| First, let’s talk mental health: Do you have any older patients with depression who are not making progress with their treatment? There is support available for them and for you! No matter where you are in Ontario, you can sign your patients up to get better access to scarce geriatric psychiatry support at no charge. In addition, you and your patients will be compensated for your expenses and efforts. This is because the support is being offered in the context of a research project coming out of CAMH. The project is equal parts service to you and your patients, and exploration of the effectiveness of any strategies you and your patients end up using. The project came out of awareness that there are many outstanding questions in the literature about what exactly is the best approach for treatment-resistant depression in seniors. For more information about the project, contact peter.selby@camh.ca. To organize a meeting, recruitment, or on-site education about OPTIMUM and/or treatment for depression in older patients, contact athina.perivolaris@camh.ca. | |
You’re right – the D2D deadline is coming around again! Measurement works to improve outcomes when it is continuous. You can contribute as much data as you want to D2D again until February 8th. D2D data can help with program planning and quality improvement. It also helps demonstrate the value of teams. For your convenience, here are links to some reports you might find useful with D2D and other work:
New to D2D? Here’s an introduction. Also, check out our Planning & Preparation page for a video walkthrough, and many other resources. And you’re always welcome to reach out to us with any questions. |
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| Is there something to learn about single-site teams design and quality of care? D2D 5.0 shows that single-site teams tend to have lower costs and better quality than multi-site teams. What is that about? Is there something that every team (no matter how many sites) can learn to do from this? Join your peers in the QI enablers study so we can find the answer(s) together. Please let carol.mulder@afhto.ca know if you have time for a phone interview to help us all get closer to the answer. Using D2D: Your peers at CFFM are using data from D2D to celebrate success and drive improvement. They created an infographic (right) to tell their story (Click on the image to enlarge it). How are YOU using data in your team? Share a picture with us for the next eBulletin! In Case You Missed It: Check out eBulletin #71 or peruse other eBulletin back issues here! |  |
| D2D 5.1 Timeline | |
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| Help spread the word about D2D – invite others to sign up for the eBulletin online. | |
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