In this Issue:
- Ontario Structured Psychotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder Survey
- COVID-19 Guidance: Primary Care Providers in a Community Setting – UPDATED
- Ontario Health Updates: Upcoming events and programs related to quality standards (QS)
- Participate in Research
- Upcoming Webinars
Ontario Structured Psychotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder Survey
The Ontario Structured Psychotherapy program (OSP) has been designed and implemented for people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression. Screening for substance use including Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) does occur, however people are not disclosing concerns around their alcohol consumption in initial screenings. Clients often disclose concerns related to alcohol consumption after a few sessions which leaves some clinicians unable to adequately meet their clients needs.
Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO), along with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence (MHA CoE), has convened an advisory committee to recommend next steps for an OSP program for clients with mild to moderate AUD. This survey is intended to gather information that would support the committee in making recommendations to support the development of the program.
The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and will be open until November 12, 2021. Please note, this survey was initially designed for people working in the mental health and addiction sector. Not all question will be relevant to all providers, so feel free to only complete sections that are relevant to your care setting.
If you have any questions or further comments, please contact karen.cook@amho.ca.
COVID-19 Guidance: Primary Care Providers in a Community Setting
Ministry of Health has released a version 9.0 for the COVID-19 guidance for primary care providers in a community setting on October 19, 2021. Sections that are updated are on In-Person, Screening, Testing, and Occupational Health and Safety. Please keep an eye on the Ministry of Health (MOH) COVID-19 website for regularly updated versions.
Ontario Health Updates: Upcoming events and programs related to quality standards (QS)
Content below developed by Ontario Health (Health Quality Ontario)
RGP Toronto Implementation Coaching Series for Delirium Care
Join us this fall for a practical coaching series on how you can use the implementation guide for the Delirium quality standard to change care in your workplace! Come on your own or bring a team.
This will be a dynamic, interactive coaching series where all levels of implementers are welcome—no preparation required. Whether you are just getting started, are started but stalled, or on a roll, this series is for you!
Part 1: Assemble a Team | October 28, 2021 • 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
In this session you will learn how to create an elevator pitch, provide a case for change, and decide how you will engage various stakeholders. REGISTER HERE
Part 2: Prioritize a Change Idea | November 25, 2021 • 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
In this session you will learn practical methods to set priorities in diverse groups and how to set up two-way communication mechanisms. REGISTER
Part 3: Create a Plan | December 16, 2021 • 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
In this session you will learn how to create a practical action plan, address barriers, and leverage facilitators so that your change sticks. REGISTER
Mainpro+® Self-Study Program | Understanding Quality Standards in Primary Care | Coming October 2021
Ontario Health is excited to announce a new opportunity for family physicians to earn Mainpro+® credits by reading the quality standards relevant to primary care. This one-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 48.75 credits. To learn more, or to enroll in the program, contact: UnderstandQS@ontariohealth.ca.
Participate in Research!
Your opinion matters: Help us develop educational materials for lipid management.
Researchers at The Knowledge Translation (KT) Program at St. Michael’s Hospital and Women’s College Hospital are collaborating on a study called the “CANHEART Improving Cholesterol Management Study” to improve lipid management and cardiovascular health in Ontario.
The Community Heart Outcomes Improvement and Cholesterol Education Study (CHOICES) is an Ontario research study being conducted in certain health regions in Ontario with higher than average rates of cardiovascular disease. The study is being funded as part of Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) and by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). CHOICES will involve implementing a ‘toolbox’ for cholesterol management to inform and empower people when it comes to the appropriate management of their cholesterol and cardiovascular health. The tools within this ‘toolbox’, such as cholesterol tip sheets, educational videos, and online decision aids, will be widely distributed in the high-risk health regions, to allow people to work with their primary care physician and share in the decision-making process together.
Currently, we are looking to recruit primary care physicians Ontario wide to review and provide feedback on an online decision aid tool aimed to improve cholesterol management among patients. Participants will be compensated with a $100.00 honorarium for their time. If you are interested in reviewing the tool and participating in a 30 – 45-minute confidential telephone interview, please contact Research Assistant, Suvabna Theivendrampillai at Suvabna.Theivendrampillai@unityhealth.to
Are you a Family Physician delivering virtual care?
A study on digital health and compassionate care led by Dr. Laura Desveaux from Women’s College Hospital is exploring how technology influences interactions in primary care. Family physicians who have experience delivering virtual care (e.g., video visits, asynchronous messaging, and remote monitoring) with their patients are being invited to participate in a 30–45-minute interview over Zoom. The interview will explore your experiences with technology, how you have adapted your practice, and what is needed moving forward. A $75 e-gift card will be provided in recognition of your time. To participate or discuss further, please contact the project lead, Kelly Wu (kelly.wu@wchospital.ca).
Upcoming Webinars:
- Delirium Awareness: Untapped Potential for Patient Care and System Transformation, Oct. 27, 2021
- Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario hosts a webinar with clinical experts to share perspectives in the identification and response to delirium. The session will discuss how care can be transformed by utilizing the delirium quality standard to implement institutional delirium awareness, screening, and monitoring. Register here.
- Practical Approaches To Polypharmacy: The Gentle Art Of Deprescribing, Nov 3, 2021
- In this webinar we will explore approaches to the issues and problems around polypharmacy and deprescribing in primary care patients. We will discuss approaches to the integration of patients’ goals and priorities with evidence. In the second part of the webinar, we will demonstrate the TAPER tool (Team Approach to Polypharmacy Evaluation and Reduction), an integrated pathway designed for use in a primary care team-based approach as routine “prevention” in primary care patients with polypharmacy. Register here.
- Parenting Resilient Children, Nov. 4, 2021
- CFI@PRI’s first “Rooted in Change: The Centre for Family Initiatives at Pine River Institute Masterclass.” Dr. Brad Reedy of Evoke Therapy Programs will present a formula for increasing resiliency in our children. Topics will include parental anxiety, definitions of Self for parents and children, and how common myths in parenting need to be reconsidered. Register here.
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