2012 EXTRA Improvement Projects

Fellows: Bluewater Health, Sarnia, ON

  • Victoria Lucas, Business Director Surgery, Rehab, Oncology and Ambulatory Care Programs, Bluewater Health
  • Jennifer McCullough, Director, Performance Management, Bluewater Health
  • Renato Pasqualucci, Medical Director, Emergency Department, Bluewater Health
  • Mark Taylor, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Chief Quality Patient Safety and Risk Management, Interim Chief of Professional Staff, Bluewater Health

Project: Challenges in Standardized Order Set Implementation


Fellows: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, QC

  • Christiane Arbour, Assistant Director, Academic and Medical Affairs, and Assistant Director, Professional Services Department, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
  • Joanne Guay, Acting Assistant Director, Client Groupings Department, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
  • Jean-François Guévin, Assistant Head, Innovation and Professional Practice/Department of Pharmacy, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

Project: An Intervention to Support the Implementation of Medication Reconciliation (MedRec)


Fellows: Centre de santé et de services sociaux Jeanne-Mance & Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, QC

  • Michèle de Guise, Director, Health Promotion and Advisor, Care Episode Management, Public Health Department, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
  • Guylaine Leblanc, Project Office Directorate, Centre de santé et de services sociaux Jeanne-Mance
  • Roger Roberge, Director of Medical Affairs, Centre de santé et de services sociaux Jeanne-Mance

Project: Implementing a Clinical Intake Process


Fellows: Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, QC

  • Martin Coulombe, Assistant to the Director, Department of Evaluation, Quality, Engineering, Performance and Infection Prevention, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec
  • Daniel La Roche, Director, Department of Evaluation, Quality, Engineering, Performance and Infection Prevention, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec
  • Marc Rhainds, Co-Manager, Medical and Scientific Affairs, Health Technology and Intervention Methods Evaluation Unit, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec

Project: A Strategic Approach to Resource Reallocation Based on Appropriateness of Care Interventions


Fellows: Grey Bruce Health Services, Grey Bruce Health Unit & Owen Sound Family Health Team, ON

  • May Elhajj, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Grey Bruce Health Services
  • Hazel Lynn, Medical Officer of Health, Grey Bruce Health Unit
  • Christie Webster, Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Owen Sound Family Health Team

Project: A Multi-Institutional Approach to Improving Maternal and Fetal Health


Fellows: Health Sciences North, ON

  • Mark Hartman, Vice President, Northeast Cancer Centre, Health Sciences North
  • Amanda Hey, Regional Primary Care Lead, Health Sciences North
  • Carole Mayer, Regional Psychosocial Lead & Manager, Supportive Care Program and Supportive Care Oncology Research Unit, Northeast Cancer Centre, Health Sciences North

Project: Optimizing a Cancer Survivorship Care Model for North East Ontario


Fellows: Institut national de santé publique du Québec & Centre de santé et des services sociaux de la Vieille Capitale, QC

  • Jaques Beaulieu, Executive Advisor, Quality Practice Development, CSSS de la Vieille Capitale
  • Sylvie Vézina, Head, Scientific Unit, Institut national de santé publique du Québec

Project: The Informed Decision-Maker: A Support Model for Knowledge Management


Fellows: Peel Public Health, ON

  • Gayle Bursey, Director, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Peel Public Health
  • Eileen de Villa, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Peel Public Health

Project: Evidence-Informed Public Policy Development for Public Health Practitioners Serving a Diverse Population


Fellows: Vancouver Island Health Authority, BC

  • Marilyn Bater, Medical Director of Seniors Health & Department Head of Geriatrics, Vancouver Island Health Authority
  • Eileen Goudy, Executive Director of Quality, Research & Safety, Vancouver Island Health Authority
  • Mary Jackson, Director of Professional Practice, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia
  • Rita den Otter, Program Director of Care Delivery Model Redesign, Vancouver Island Health Authority

Project: Engaging Patients in Care Decisions