1. AN OVERVIEW: SAFER HEALTHCARE NOW! Canadian Patient Safety Institute Falls Faculty Meeting January 25 th, 2012 Theresa Fillatre

2. SHN as a Social Movement  SHN started as a grassroots campaign 2005  Continued to evolve into the flagship program of CPSI…approx 1000 teams today  Inspires people to get involved and make a difference 2

3. SHN : First 6 Interventions  Surgical site infections  Acute Myocardial Infarction  Central Line Infections  Ventilator Associated Pneumonia  Rapid Response teams  Medication reconciliation (acute care)

4. Newer Interventions  Hand Hygiene  Medication Reconciliation (long term care and homecare)  Venous Thromboembolism Prevention  Surgical Checklist  Falls and Injury from Falls (acute care, long term care and home care)  STOP Infections Now

5. Evidence  All the SHN interventions are based on evidence.  SHN works to accelerate the length of time it takes to move evidence into practice 5

6. Grounded in Science of Improvement  Model for Improvement  Positive Deviance  Sustaining and spreading change  Measurement 6

7. Learning and Sharing  Communication Tools  Communities of Practice  National Calls  Improvement Programs  Tools and Resources

8. People  Clinical intervention leads  Improvement support and coaching through the SHN regional structures  Clinical faculty associated with each intervention  Central Measurement Team (U of T)  Healthcare teams and care providers  Patients 8

9. Partner Network Mentor Network Measurement Working Group & CMT Education & Resource Working Group Clinical Support Canadian ICU Collaborative ISMP Canada Operations Teams Other Canadian Faculty Communications Support SHN Atlantic SHN Ontario SHN West Canadian Patient Safety Institute Patients & Families SHN Quebec RNAO Dr. William Geerts Sunnybrook Health Science Centre Dr. Michael Gardam University Health Network Safer Healthcare Now! Structure

10. SHN Sites Submitting Falls Data by Sector Today  54 Acute Care  92 LTC/ Continuing Care  16 Home Care/Community

11. Thank You ?