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Welland McMaster FHT reduces ED visits with Mental Health and Addictions Response Team Since its inception in July 2018, Welland McMaster FHT’s 2018 Bright Lights-nominated program – Mental Health and Addictions Response Team (MHART) – has responded to 101 emergency calls for low acuity mental health and addictions patients with only 9 of those callers needing transport to the ED.  The program has already seen a 5% reduction in mental health transports by ambulance to the ED compared to the same time period prior to MHART launch and they aim to reduce ED visits by 10% by January 2019. Find out how here. |
In this Issue: Welland McMaster FHT reduces ED visits with Mental Health and Addictions Response Team Opioid Use Disorder Tool LeaderShift update St. John Ambulance first aid training discount RN prescribing: seeking feedback on proposed regulation changes Upcoming events regarding strategic planning and more | |
| Opioid Use Disorder Tool The Centre for Effective Practice has launched the Opioid Use Disorder Tool. It was developed to support primary care providers in screening, diagnosing and implementing opioid agonist therapy (OAT) for patients who have problems with opioid use. It emphasizes a stigma-free and empathetic approach and provides talking tips to help navigate difficult conversations about opioid misuse. Access it here. | ||
LeaderShift update LeaderShift has engaged OPTIMUS | SBR to help increase the leadership capacity in the sector by identifying different leadership career pathways through different primary research and engagement activities. The team will identify opportunities and barriers to enhancing leadership capacity and develop recommendations to build upon strengths while addressing issues and gaps. At the end of the project they hope to achieve the following:
There will be opportunities for leaders to provide input through several engagement activities; they will be reaching out to organize these sessions over the coming weeks. They’d like to ask each organization to identify one HR Lead/Manager to provide input and support the collection of data and documents from member organizations. Please identify your HR Lead/Manager via the survey link. If you are a small organization with an ED that manages the HR please also indicate that in the survey. Please try to complete the survey by the end of this week to help facilitate the set-up of engagement events this month. Rachel Steger, the project manager at OPTIMUS | SBR, would be happy to answer any questions or provide any further detail on the project and can be reached at rachel.steger@optimussbr.com. Thank you for your continued support and your participation in this project. |
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| St. John Ambulance first aid training discount St. John Ambulance in Burlington would like to extend the offer of a 25% discount for those professionals seeking to renew any of their required qualification in cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from Jan 1st to Feb. 28, 2019 at their branch location. Please feel free to call the branch to book your course and quote CPR201902. | RN prescribing: seeking feedback on proposed regulation changes The College of Nurses of Ontario’s (CNO’s) Council is seeking feedback on draft regulations that will:
Visit their consultation page for more information, including the draft regulation. You can submit your feedback to regulations@cnomail.org or complete the online survey by Feb. 18, 2019. |
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| Governance Webcast Series: Strategic Planning, Jan. 15, 2019 Learn how strategic planning can bring your organization growth and success. Register now! | Asthma Action Plans: From Research to Real World Usage, Jan. 10, 2019 Attend this webcast on Asthma Action Plans, hosted by The Lung Association. Learn more here. | |
| Asthma Action Plans: From Research to Real World Usage, Jan. 10, 2019 Attend this webcast on Asthma Action Plans, hosted by The Lung Association. Learn more here. | Changing CARE: Made-in-Ontario approaches to improving the caregiver experience: Jan. 28, 2019, Toronto Registration is required for this free event by the Change Foundation. Learn more here. | |
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