2013 EXTRA Improvement Projects

Team: Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie, Longueuil, QC

  • Brigitte Brabant, Coordinator, Department of Frailty, Ageing and Residence Services, Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie
  • Stéphane Groulx, Medical Officer, Department of Public Health, Research and Evaluation, Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie

Project: Support in the home to limit emergency room visits


Team: Agence de la santé et des services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, CSSS Cléophas-Claveau & CSSS de Lac-Saint-Jean-Est

  • Martine Couture, Chief Executive Officer, Agence de la santé et des services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Chicoutimi, QC
  • Christine Mimeault, Coordinator of speciality services and service performance, Information and Liaison, Agence de la santé et des services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Chicoutimi, QC
  • Caroline Savard, Director of hospital services, Performance and Organizational Projects, CSSS Cléophas-Claveau, La Baie, QC
  • Guy Verreault, Director, Department of Professional Services and Medical Affairs, CSSS de Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Alma, QC

Project: Adoption of an integrated model for the dynamic management of chronic illness


Team: Bruyère Continuing Care, University of Ottawa, University Health Network

  • Simon Akinsulie, Director, Long Term Care, Bruyère Continuing Care, Ottawa, ON
  • Marie-Andree Cadieux, EntourAGE Coordinator, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
  • Nora Hoffer, Financial Analyst, Case Costing, Bruyère Continuing Care, Ottawa, ON
  • Sophia Weber, Project Manager, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario

Project: Developing a Framework for Case Costing in Long Term Care in Ontario


Team: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON

  • Patricia Cavanagh, Clinic Head, Outreach and Community Care, Complex Mental Illness Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • April Collins, Executive Director, Complex Mental Illness Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • Gabriella Golea, Director, Interprofessional Practice, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Project: The Development of an Integrated Care Pathway for Schizophrenia


Team: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, QC

  • Cécile Lagoutte, Senior Advisor, Organizational Development, Department of Transformation Support, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
  • Roch Parent, Medical Specialist, Internal Medicine; Medical Co-Manager, Client Groupings Branch; Assistant to the Director of Professional Services: Hospital Bed Management and Emergency Department Coordinator Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
  • Stéphane Trépanier, Clinical and Administrative Co-Manager: Operating Rooms, Recovery Room, Day Surgeries and Admissions. Client Groupings Branch. Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Project: Safe, efficient and respectful transportation of patients


Team: CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC

  • Elizabeth Arpin, Head of Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care, CHU Sainte-Justine
  • Martin Cyr, Senior Advisor, Technology Department, CHU Sainte-Justine
  • Karen Harrington, Intensive Care Pediatrician, Lead Physician, Quality and Risk Management, Pediatric Intensive Care, CHU Sainte-Justine
  • Baruch Toledano, Intensive Care Pediatrician, Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Training Program, CHU Sainte-Justine

Project: Optimizing the safe transition from pediatric intensive care to ward


Team: Health Sciences North, Sudbury, ON

  • Debbie Barnard, Director, Quality and Patient Safety, Health Sciences North
  • Rhonda Watson, Vice President, Human Resources, Health Sciences North

Project: Designing an Organizational Framework for Building Improvement Capability and Capacity


Team: Peel Public Health & Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON

  • Debbie Chang, Manager, Family Health, Peel Public Health
  • Cheryl Morin, Manager, Family Health, Peel Public Health
  • Shelly Petruskavich, Professional Practice Lead, Nursing, Trillium Health Partners, Credit Valley Site

Project: Evidence-Informed Practice Change – Increasing Breastfeeding Exclusivity in Hospital


Team: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB

  • Allison Bell, Pharmacy Manager - Long Term Care Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
  • Joanne DiNicola, Manager of Initiatives - Long Term Care Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
  • Michael Haip, Manager of RAI/MDS Decision Support - Long Term Care Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Project: Development of an effective educational framework to reduce antipsychotic use