What's New!- August, 2024 | |
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The Northern Maternal Child Network (NMCN), is committed to ensuring you receive timely information regarding best practices, guidelines, resources and events.
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Feel free to send information regarding professional development to info@nmcn.ca for future newsletters.
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Ontario Enhancing Protections for More People Throughout Fall Respiratory Illness Season | |
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Exciting news for Ontario. There will soon be universal vaccination for all infants, high-risk children and pregnant people against the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), to offer better protection and avoid severe outcomes for infants and young children during respiratory illness season.
The Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario Health, and other provincial partners have been working to support the implementation of the expanded RSV prevention program in the fall. Resources for providers and the public will be available in the coming weeks.
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New PCMCH-IPHCC Measles Fact Sheet | |
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Ontario is seeing an increase in measles activity in 2024 compared to 2023, with cases predominantly associated with travel outside of Canada. Given the highly contagious nature of this respiratory virus, factual and timely information is essential. PCMCH partnered with the Indigenous Primary Healthcare Council (IPHCC) to develop a fact sheet for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people who are pregnant and those with young children to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information to support their decision-making.
The fact sheet, which is downloadable on the PCMCH website, provides information about measles, how it spreads, vaccination and actions to take if exposed to the virus.
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Nursing Community of Practice Advances Care for Children with Complex Needs | |
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Launched in 2021, Complex Care for Kids Ontario (CCKO)’s Nursing Community of Practice (CoP) is advancing province-wide access to integrated care and coordination for children and youth with complex medical needs.
What is the Nursing CoP?
The Nursing CoP supports the CCKO program by providing a dedicated network for CCKO nurses to enhance capacity building, share best practices, and foster collaboration between the program’s four regional lead sites and 17 satellite clinics, in addition to a newly established Northern site in Sudbury. This promotes consistency in standards, implementation and evaluation when it comes to providing complex care for children and youth in Ontario.
Membership includes nurse practitioners (NPs), who play an important role in the CCKO program by providing medical care coordination in hospital settings and maintaining strong connections with community care providers, as well as any nursing roles from CCKO’s four regional lead sites.
Identifying gaps in care for children and youth with medical complexities
The Nursing CoP plays a key role in informing on quality improvement opportunities in CCKO, some of which have been incorporated into CCKO’s strategic priorities, including the development of two recent standardized resources: a referral process for existing patients to other complex care clinics; and practice guidelines for effective collaboration between Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) care coordinators and CCKO nurse practitioners.
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IPHCC Resources for Providing Care to Indigenous People in Ontario | |
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First Nation, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) communities in Ontario face unique healthcare challenges due to systemic racism and the impacts of colonization. To address these issues, it is crucial for healthcare providers to have the necessary resources to offer culturally safe and high-quality care to FNIM individuals and communities.
The Indigenous Primary Health Care Council (IPHCC) is an Indigenous-governed organization dedicated to enhancing Indigenous primary healthcare services across Ontario. IPHCC's mission is to foster healthier Indigenous communities through healthcare models rooted in Indigenous principles, values, and knowledge. Their Model of Wholistic Health and Wellbeing integrates physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, emphasizing that culture itself is a form of treatment and healing.
IPHCC supports frontline healthcare providers by ensuring they are well-funded and resourced, using Indigenous solutions to improve health outcomes and decolonize health systems. The IPHCC website offers various resources for healthcare providers, such as the Indigenous Patient Family Community Engagement Toolkit and infographics on cultural safety, unconscious bias, and land acknowledgements.
In August 2023, the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) formed a strategic partnership with IPHCC to promote high-quality healthcare for Indigenous peoples in Ontario, acknowledging that Indigenous health should be managed by Indigenous communities.
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Updated Safe Administration of Oxytocin Documents | |
The Safe Administration of Oxytocin guideline report, developed by PCMCH in 2019, outlines best practice recommendations for the safe management of pregnant patients whose labour is induced or augmented with the medication oxytocin. The objective of the report is to reduce the risk of misuse and/or mismanagement of oxytocin by addressing risk factors that have contributed to common errors in its administration. To promote a culture of safety when using this high-alert medication, 11 best practice recommendations were identified and vetted by clinical experts. | |
Ongoing Health Equity Learning Opportunities | |
Our partners at Ontario Health have gathered a list of health equity opportunities. This includes webinars, conferences, asynchronous modules as well as reports and articles. There are quite a few directly related to pediatric patients. Some events require registration and most are free unless otherwise noted. | |
Children's Healthcare Canada Conference in Now Open! | |
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CHC is thrilled to announce that registration for the 2024 Children's Healthcare Canada Conference is now open! This year's event will take place from October 20-22 at the stunning St. John's Convention Centre in vibrant St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Their conference website provides a wealth of information on what to expect, including details on their program (in person vs virtual), keynote speakers, and special events.
Like previous years, they are pleased to offer a convenient single invoice option for bulk registration orders of seven or more attendees. Additionally, they are extending a 10% discount on bulk registration orders of 7 or more team members. Simply complete the below 2024 Bulk Registration Order Form and return it to José Gauthier (jgauthier@childhealthcan.ca) to take advantage of this offer.
As part of your conference experience, you will have the opportunity to connect with colleagues at our Welcome Reception at O'Reilly's, a fun well-known local pub, and their VIP Reception at The Rooms (exclusively for Board Directors, Executive Leaders Network Members, PCC members, and conference sponsors). Both events will feature live local entertainment, delicious food and drinks, and are included in your conference registration.
The highlight of our second conference day will be the Awards Ceremony, where they will celebrate the achievements of outstanding individuals and organizations in the children's healthcare community. The ceremony will take place during a special luncheon, and all delegates are invited to attend.
To secure conference passes for your team, please follow these simple steps:
- Determine how many attendees from your organization will attend the conference.
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If 7 or more, complete the attached 2024 Bulk Registration Order Form (found below) and send it to jgauthier@childhealthcan.ca.
- They will provide you with a single invoice and a unique registration code for each registration category you have requested.
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You can manage who has access to the code and who can register.
- We will monitor your registrations and provide updates as needed.
As an added convenience, CHC will have negotiated a limited number of discounted hotel rooms for conference attendees at the Delta St. John's. Our special conference rate of $259.00 + taxes per night is available from October 18-22, 2024, based on availability. To reserve your room, please call 1-709-739-6404 and identify yourself as a Children's Healthcare Canada Conference 2024 participant. Alternatively, you can book online using the group rate for Children's Healthcare Canada Conference 2024. Please note that their special conference rates are only guaranteed until September 17, 2024, so be sure to book early to avoid disappointment.
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SPARK Webinars:
Quality Community-Based Autism Care in Canada: Scaling-up ECHO AuDIO
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Description:
All autistic children receive care in community setting, and yet too much work has focused on care processes in tertiary settings. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health care Outcomes) Autism aims to change this through the evidence-based ECHO model, which aims to ensure that all children can access quality autism care, irrespective of geography. They have implemented the ECHO Autism model in Ontario for many years, and in this webinar, they will describe their plans to spread and scale this work across Canada. They will discuss how implementation science approaches are informing their work, helping them understand the perspectives of Canadian pediatricians and develop solutions that reflect best-practice standards as well as local realities. Importantly, they will share how lived experience councils are integrated into the project to ensure that the future of autism care in Canada respects the dignity of autistic people and responds to the diverse needs of Canadians.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will
- Be aware of the need for high quality, community-based autism care.
- Understand how implementation science approaches can help to spread and scale promising programs.
- Be motivated to include the voices of those with lived-/living-experience to inform the design of meaningful future care practices.
When:
September 11, 2024 (11am ET)
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Connecting the North, Improving Health | | | | |
