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Rapid Fire Team Presentation Template
Name of Presenter: Karen Leifso www.saferhealthcarenow.ca
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Who We Are
NOR-MAN Regional Health Authority Flin Flon/The Pas/Snow lake Number of Patients: 84 beds www.saferhealthcarenow.ca
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AIM
From your Team Charter • • • To provide an interdisciplinary approach to the management of falls To reduce the number and severity of falls To develop and deliver education to staff, patients and families on falls prevention and management www.saferhealthcarenow.ca
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Team Members
From Your Team Role/Responsibility
Team Sponsor: Lois Moberly Executive Director of Clinical services Team Leader: Karen Leifso Regional Patient Safety Coordinator Team Members (Darlene Larson RN Management, Nellie Brown RN Med Peds, Diane Chambers PT, Kelly Elvin HCA , Joanne Roberts BN Management , Lori Weiman OT, Pat Kerwin BN Staff Education)
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Review Falls Change Ideas tested to date in your organization Changes Implemented within Organization
Morse scale
Working/Not Working
Trial stage
Facilitators/Barriers identified
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Measures
Audit on 10 charts Base line data June – Nov 2011 www.saferhealthcarenow.ca
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Lessons Learned on Sustaining Falls Improvement Work during Action Period
What advice would you give to other teams?
What are your key insights?
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What were some barriers?
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We do not measure and we do not have a strategy for sustainability We are gathering data and we think we see improvement but we haven’t really taken the time to know and analyze the data How we monitor is a data base that we purchased from another Organization and it doesn’t have the ability to do all the measurements The inconsistency of staff and all following the care plan Falls tool that was developed by LTC manager www.saferhealthcarenow.ca
Falls Facilitated Learning Series What are some facilitators?
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Leadership Policy Making Networks
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Falls Facilitated Learning Series How do you propose to move forward?
• • • Use the Morse Falls tool Specific interventions Fall Prevention plan www.saferhealthcarenow.ca
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Next Steps
• • • • Adapt the new Morse scale Revise the existing policy for Fall Management Staff/Patient education Measurements www.saferhealthcarenow.ca
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Contact Information
Name: Karen Leifso Regional Patient Safety Coordinator Email: [email protected]
Phone Number:204-687-9320 www.saferhealthcarenow.ca