2011 EXTRA Improvement Projects
Fellows: Bruyère Continuing Care, Ottawa, ON
- Kathy Greene, Director, Department of Decision Support, Bruyère Continuing Care
Project: Organizational Changes to Patient Flow Using a Centralized Evidence Based Referral and Triage System for Hospice Palliative Care Services
Fellows: Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, NS
- Stephanie Connidis, Service Chief, Community Health Unit (8.4 Halifax Infirmary), Capital District Health Authority
- Sandra Janes, Director, Health Services, Medicine, Geriatrics and Emergency, Capital District Health Authority
- Stavros Savvopoulos, Medical Director, Hospital Care and Chief of Family Practice, QE II Site, Capital District Health Authority
Project: A Process to Improve Quality and Timeliness of Information Transfer Between Inpatient and Primary Care Physicians at Hospital Discharge – Implications for Continuity of Care
Fellows: Centre de réadaptation Lisette-Dupras, Lachine, QC
- Jocelin Lecomte, Local Deputy Commissioner, Service Quality and Complaints, Centre de réadaptation Lisette-Dupras
Project: Developing and Implementing a Legal Affairs Counselor Position at the Montreal Rehabilitation Centre for Mentally Disabled Persons and Persons With Pervasive Developmental Disorders (CRDITED)
Fellows: Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia, Amqui, QC
- Michel Simard, Interim Director, Client Services, Centre de santé et de services sociaux de La Matapédia
Project: Service Integration for the Frail Elderly: Upgrading Measures Seeking to Avoid or Delay Institutionalization
Fellows: Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Québec-Nord, Québec, QC
- Natalie Petitclerc, Assistant Executive Director, Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Québec-Nord
Project: Developing Measures to Support the Continuous Improvement of Service Quality
Fellows: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC
- Sandra D'Auteuil, Head Nurse, Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions Program, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
- Laurentiu Fulicea, Psychiatrist, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
- David Gaulin, Cogestionnaire, Clinical and Administrative Co-Manager, Psychiatry and Mental Health Program, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Project: Mental Health Care Partnership
Fellows: Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, QC
- Martin Lamarre, Assistant Director, Professional services, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec
Project: Involvement of Medical Staff in the Improvement of CHUQ's (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec) Surgical Performance
Fellows: Eastern Health, St John's, NL
- Lisa Adams, Project leader, Commission of Inquiry, Eastern Health
Project: Educating for a Senior Friendly Hospital and Efficient ER
Fellows: Fraser Health Authority, New Westminster, BC
- Minnie Downey, Program Director, Cardiac Services, Fraser Health Authority
Project: Cardiac Services and Diagnostic Cardiology Integration; From Complexity to Optimization
Fellows: Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority, Antigonish, NS
- Jane Newlands, Manager, Primary Health Care and Seniors' Health, Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority
Project: Transition to Interdisciplinary Collaborative Care Teams to Support an Integrated Chronic Disease Management Strategy in Rural Nova Scotia
Fellows: Interior Health Authority, Kelowna, BC
- Karen Omelchuk, Corporate Director, Health System Planning, Planning and Strategic Services, Interior Health Authority
Project: Supporting Rural Diagnostic Imaging: Remote GP-X-Ray Operators
- Marilyn R. El Bestawi, Senior Healthcare Executive (not affiliated with any organization), Toronto, Ontario
Project: Just in Time Delivery of Quality Results to Influence Decision Making
Fellows: McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC
- Carolyn Freeman, Co-Director, Office of Quality, Patient Safety and Performance, Cancer Care Mission, McGill University Health Centre
- Andréanne Saucier, Associate Director of Nursing and Co-Director, Cancer Care Mission and Respiratory Services, Office of Quality, Patient safety and Performance, Cancer Care Mission, McGill University Health Centre
Project: A Key Approach to Ensure Excellence in Cancer Care at the MUHC
Fellows: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto, ON
- Alison Paprica, Director (Acting), Health System Planning & Research Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Project: Evidence-informed Changes to Funded Health Services and Products
Fellows: Peel Public Health, Brampton, ON
- Julie Stratton, Manager, Epidemiology, Peel Public Health
- Monali Varia, Surveillance Advisor, Peel Public Health
Project: Strength in Numbers: A Workforce Development Approach to Making Data-Informed Decisions
Fellows: Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC
- John Andruschak, Vice President and Consolidation Lead, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Provincial Health Services Authority
Project: Change Management Meets Political Reality: Lab Reform in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
Fellows: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
- Michelle Joyner, Manager, Medical Affairs, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
- Laura Wheatley, Senior Manager, Clinical Development, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Project: Enhancing the Patient Voice at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Fellows: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MN
- Susan Bowman, Manager, Physiotherapy and Orthopedic Clinic and Interim Manager, Occupational Therapy and Speech Language Pathology, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Kathleen Klassen, Manager, Nursing Initiatives, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Paul Komenda, Medical Director, Home Hemodialysis, Manitoba Renal Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
