Making change is hard, and it takes a lifetime of learning, practice and testing. There are times where we might feel stuck and struggle with how to tackle the issues we face. The ChangeMakers series centers on six key themes for enhancing patient care, delivering learnings that are meaningful, practical, and honour the expertise already within each of us.
The following podcasts and presentations use a conversational style to spark curiosity and allow 'a-ha’ moments to surface. This 13-part series is intended to support collaboration and is for anyone working to advance care and support services in the community.
Identify the elements needed to have effective engagement with people for your initiatives and discuss strategies for working through barriers.
Relational dynamics are about the people and how they help or hinder improvement projects.
Learn what a health ecosystem is and how the health systems are all interconnected.
Listen as the health ecosystem comes to life through a parent's journey of her young son's Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis.
In order to have true innovation and social cohesion, we must harness the collective intelligence. This requires thinking differently, not just outside of the box.
Listen and learn how caregivers/families alongside primary care physicians play unique roles in all aspects of healthcare planning, quality improvement and safety.
Implementation science is an area of research and practice focused on understanding what change is happening, why, how, in whom and under what conditions – to optimize outcomes. Learn how you can make change using this evidence-informed approach.
Planned and unplanned moments can influence the application of quality improvement tools in the work that we do. Using tools and making change requires an openness from the user and a shift in mindset. Knowing when to use which tool is a skillset that is refined over time and helps bring an increased awareness of the situation.
Social innovations means investing in meeting the needs of the community first and peoples' perspectives. Data on the day-to-day tensions and relationships need to be addressed and unpacked to help tackle the complexity of issues facing the communities. This means, among other things, collectively designing prototypes that might work towards building out a bigger solution.
We encourage healthcare providers to consider that ‘function' is an important health outcome. The rehabilitation philosophy and model of care frames efforts to encourage the notion that "rehabilitation is everyone's responsibility" in healthcare.
Partnering with Patient Advisors can truly bring what matters to you into action. Learn about how Patient Advisors and Family Advisory Councils can guide learning and growth for your project.
Bringing in Patient Advisors into your work. How to bring them in and ensuring you're making the best use of them and their time.
When High River, AB had a COVID-19 outbreak in August of 2020, healthcare organizations and community organizations came together to responded quickly. It was a great example of the health ecosystem working in practice and of how we can better integrate Alberta's health system.
