PATIENT, CLIENT, CARE PARTNER COUNCIL OUTREACH

Do you know a group or organization that could benefit from learning about our Patient, Client, Care Partner Council (PCCPC)?

The PCCPC held its first outreach event October 27th when the group attended the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) Patient Experience Advisory Committee (PEAC) Retreat to present its work on how it is striving to move past the status quo, and improve the patient, client, and caregiver experience.

"It did clarify several questions in my mind," wrote Kirk Patterson who attended the presentation. "As I mentioned before, by stating 'sign me up', I want to reiterate that if you need another Patient Partner, I would be glad to be the link from our council to yours."

The PCCPC will make similar presentations to other Patient, Client, Family, Caregiver tables across the MLOHT region. 

Please email us at [email protected] to get involved.

Nearly 40 people, representing 25 agencies, attended our first meeting of the Middlesex London Navigator Collaborative to raise collective awareness of the resources available to help patients, clients, caregivers, care partners, and providers.

The ultimate goal of the collaborative is to help patients/clients find the appropriate help they need, and it starts with providers learning about community resources and tools that can help.

The feedback following the meeting was positive and a few connections were made to help their patients/clients.

“Great meeting, I think it went well and everyone is jazzed up about the information sharing and rapport building between agencies," said one of the participants.

At each meeting, three agencies share a brief overview about their organization and services. The group meets every other month. 

For questions about the group or to join, please email Trudy DeVries at [email protected].

The West Region System Strategy, Planning, Design and Implementation (SSPDI) Team and provincial partners congratulated us following our submission of our Population Health Management and Equity Plan. 

It observed effective work in advancing an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Collaborative, relationship- building in local First Nation communities, the Self-Management West Region consolidated website, our partnerships with other OHTs, our PCCP council, a focus on initial and full population , and COVID-19 response.  

Researchers at Western University are looking for primary care healthcare workers to take part in a study to explore the success of the London Middlesex Primary Care Alliance and primary care physician engagement.

Participants will take part in a 30-minute Zoom interview with results to be published in peer reviewed journals.  

The goal of the study is to help shape physician engagement in the region.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Shannon Sibbald ([email protected]) or Atharv Joshi ([email protected]). 

This role is designed to provide leadership in digital health to residents served by TransForm, in partnership with multiple Ontario Health Teams including Middlesex-London, Elgin, Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton, and Windsor-Essex.

The Ontario government announced three new Ontario Health Teams for Northern Ontario to break down barriers in people's health care and provide a better- connected health care system.

There are now 54 OHTs with four new potential teams to complete applications.  

Ontario Health acknowledges the importance of a collaborative approach to managing through the upcoming challenging season of COVID, influenza and respiratory viruses.

As part of Digital Health Week, Ontario MD is hosting a special webinar - Year in Review: New Developments in Privacy, Cybersecurity and Virtual Care on November 15th from 12pm-1pm.

The OMD's Chief Privacy Officer and General Counsel are guest speakers.

London Health Sciences Centre recently opened its new Office of Population Health Management and Health System Partnership to support the work to build a more connected health care system to help patients and families.

A key to this success is building and strengthening health system partnerships. 

The new office demonstrates LHSC's commitment to health care transformation and will focus on five key areas:

1. Health system coordination and governance
2. Care design
3. Change management
4. Population level data, analytics and technology
5. Research, innovation and education

For more information, email Nancy Dool-Kontio or Dr. Matthew Meyer.

Join London's Community Safety and Wellbeing (CSWB) Plan Committee

The CSWB plan is a provincially mandated initiative working toward a community that is safe for everyone and meets the needs of its residents. It is looking for 2-3 new members, with lived experience, to join.

Deadline to apply:

Friday, November 25, 2022

Send application to Alexis Kampman [email protected]. 

In the Know: Palliative Care Education Series

This webinar will explore a palliative care approach to care for people with non-malignant diseases. This webinar is for health care providers.

When:

Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 7pm

DIABETES, HEALTHY FEET AND YOU

• Attend this FREE educational workshop to earn about how to enjoy an active life and keep your feet healthy.   
• The workshop is for people who have diabetes or people who care for someone who does.

When: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 9:30am to 12pm

CONSOLIDATED SELF-MANAGEMENT NETWORK PROGRAMS

Please print off the poster above and put it in your clinic to help raise awareness of these FREE virtual workshops.

Self-management programs help patients, clients and caregivers to feel empowered in their health care journey, improve their quality of life, reduce stress and care for a loved one.