p ractice e nhancement a chieved through k nowledge

Practice

Enhancement

Achieved through

Knowledge

Canmore Demonstration Site

Presenters?

• Carol Duncan, Principle Investigator

• Sue Langlais, Knowledge Broker

Where?

• Rural Health Bow Corridor

• Canmore General Hospital

• Calgary Health Region

Our Agenda Today

• Project description & status

• Challenges & opportunities

Hypothesis Implementation of an innovative knowledge brokering program will enhance care provider participation in evidence-based decision and policy-making.

The Research Team

• Calgary Health Region

• University of Calgary

Health Sciences (Library Services)

Two Knowledge Brokers

• Community Care/Long Term Care (March 2005)

• Acute Care Services (Fall 2005)

Personal Learning Project (PLP)

Step 1 ~ the story• the “bug”

• discomfort or intrigue regarding patient care and safety

• what is the story?

PLP Step 2~ the question

• PLP documented and submitted to Knowledge Broker (KB)

• “Story” reviewed and clarified• PLP modified with participant

if necessary

PLP Step 3 ~ research

• PLP researched by Knowledge Brokers and/or Health Sciences, University of Calgary

• Consultation with managers, colleagues, local and external experts

PLP Step 4 ~ sharing

• PLPs are shared

• Results are posted on bulletin boards throughout project sites and on the website (pending)

PLP Step 5~ action

• PLPs reviewed and prioritized by team

• Solutions discussed and actions recommended

PLP Step 6 ~ outcomes

• Practice and/or safety enhancements

• Evaluation of change

• Guideline policy and implementation

PLP Step 7 ~ evaluation

• Process and outcome evaluation

• Did it work?

Status

• On target

• Participants from different areas of the hospital

• Fast-tracking other areas

• PLPs steadily submitted

Top 5 Challenges

Number 5

Nobody knows.

Number 4

But you didn’t tell

me anything!

Number 3

Quality of Research

Number 2

Quantity of Research

Number 1

Time

Opportunities

• Timely, up-to-date information to assist care provider participation in evidence-based practice

• Enhancement of patient care and safety

• Improved team cohesiveness

Last but not least…

“Tell me and I forget.Teach me and I may remember.

Involve me and I learn.”

~ Benjamin Franklin ~