Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK): Safer care and improved outcomes for ill and injured children in EDs across Nova Scotia
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm via Zoom
Presented by Dr. Shannon MacPhee, pediatric emergency physician and the Medical Director of the Patient Safety Program at IWK Health. Dr. MacPhee is the Atlantic Nodal Leader for Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK) and serves as Co-Chair of the TREKK Knowledge Mobilization Advisory Committee. She previously served as Chief of Emergency Medicine at IWK Health from 2009-2018.
Presentation objectives:
1. Discuss the evolution of TREKK: Using knowledge mobilization to get up to date evidence into the hands of emergency providers across the province
2. Discuss moving beyond health care siloes and towards integration and standardization of care in tertiary and general EDs
3. Meeting parents where they’re at --- use of evidence-based patient/family videos and stories
Recording coming soon.
Physician Involvement in Accreditation
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm via Zoom
Presented by Dr. Steven Soroka, BMus, MD, MSc, FRCPC, EXTRA Fellow. Dr. Soroka is a Professor of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Adult Renal Consultant, Nova Scotia Health; Senior Medical Director, Nova Scotia Health Renal Program and Pharmacy Services; and Surveyor Accreditation Canada. He is also past chair of the Physician Advisory Committee.
Objectives of the presentation
- Increase knowledge of accreditation and the on-site survey process
- Discuss what role physicians play in accreditation and how they can become involved
- Increase knowledge of the benefits of accreditation to physicians
Improving Care and Outcomes – NS Health Quality Improvement Approach
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm via Zoom
Presented by Erin Leith, Director, Quality Improvement & Safety at Nova Scotia Health, and Dr. Vanessa Sweet (pictured), Anesthesiologist at Nova Scotia Health and Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, at Dalhousie University.
Presentation objectives:
- To introduce the NS Health Quality Improvement & Culture Strategy
- To level set understanding of QI basics and the NS Health Quality Improvement Approach
- To raise awareness of the NS Health QI Hub of resources, tools and supports
- To discuss the critical role of physicians in improving care and outcomes and what is needed to support meaningful engagement in QI
Ethics Issues in Practice: Ethics Nova Scotia Health
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm via Zoom
Presented by Christy Simpson, Associate Professor and previous Head of the Department of Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University. She is also the Department’s Coordinator of the Ethics Collaborations Team which provides ethics support for Nova Scotia Health, IWK Health, and the Nova Scotia Health Ethics Network.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the functions of Ethics Nova Scotia Health
- Identify resources on ethics and how to access ethics support
- Describe ethics-related themes and trends
Update on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm via Zoom
Presented by Dr. Steven Soroka, BMus, MD, MSc, FRCPC, EXTRA Fellow. Dr. Soroka is a Professor of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Adult Renal Consultant, Nova Scotia Health; Senior Medical Director, Nova Scotia Health Renal Program and Pharmacy Services; and Surveyor Accreditation Canada. He is also past chair of the Physician Advisory Committee.
Learning Objectives:
- Update on how to identify and screen patients at risk for CKD and disease progression
- Discuss how to apply the latest guidelines, recommendations and kidney evidence to optimize kidney protection and reduce the risk of CKD progression in people with T2D
- Update on when and how to refer to Nephrology
Watch the recording here.
Situational Awareness in Medicine
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm via Zoom
Presented by Dr. Vanessa Sweet, Senior Medical Director of Quality and Patient Safety at Nova Scotia Health. She is an assistant professor and Associate Medical Director of Quality and Patient Safety within the Department of Anesthesiology at Dalhousie University. She currently practices Anesthesia in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Define situational awareness, including the 3 levels of situational awareness
- Understand how situational awareness can impact quality and patient safety
- Articulate factors within the human and physical environments that can either support or degrade situational awareness
- Identify strategies for improving personal and team situational awareness
- Be aware of tools and resources for teaching and assessing situational awareness in learners
Recording coming soon.
