Saving the BrainCollaborative Stroke Care Network
Fourth Annual Conference
March 5 - 6- 6, 2010
Welcome
A Tribute to Dr. Neville Bayer
STB mentor for Southeast GTA
leader in stroke care founding member of
the Canadian Stroke Consortium
committed to the Ontario Stroke Network
Introductions
OCFP StaffSTB Steering CommitteeGuests
OCFP Staff
Eilyn Rodriguez, Assistant Executive Director, Research & Educational Services
Malachy PhelanRyan Morley
STB Steering Committee
• Mary Manno, Chair; family physician
• Lisa Colizza, manager of Machealth programmes
• Andre Douen, stroke neurologist
• Andre Hurtubise, family physician
• Anthony Levinson, neuropsychiatrist and director of e-Learning Innovation at McMaster
• Bill McMullen, family physician
• Eilyn Rodriguez, OCFP
• Demetrios Jim Sahlas, stroke neurologist
• Gina Tomaszewski, SWO Regional Stroke Education Coordinator
Guests
Guests
Dr. D’Arcy LittleRepresentatives of the Ontario Stroke
Network Regional Programme Managers Regional Educators
Sponsors
Sanofi-Aventis & Bristol-Myers SquibbAstraZenecaMerck-Frosst & Schering-PloughBoehringer-Ingelheim
The Ontario Stroke Strategy
Spring of 2003
The Ontario Stroke Strategy
The Ontario Stroke Network
Provincial Coordinating Council formed; Executive Director Chris O’Callaghan
champions identified, i.e. our own Dr. Jim Sahlas, who can model Best Practices in stroke care
Best Practice lead Linda Kelloway OREG (Ontario Regional Educators Group) =
healthcare educators; chaired by HFSO; have $$ to provide educational activities across the stroke care continuum, including physician education
Ontario Stroke Network Regions1. Central East
2. Central South
3. West GTA
4. Champlain
5. Southeast
6. Northeast
7. Northwest
8. Southwest
9. North & East GTA
10.Southeast GTA
11.Toronto West
OSS Regional Managers
Northwest Diane Hiscox
Southwest Sharon Mytka
North East & GTA Shann Beck
Southeast GTA Jacqueline Willems
Toronto West Shelley Sharp
Central East Cheryl Moher
Central South Kathryn LeBlanc
West GTA TBA
Champlain Jim Lumsden
Southeast Cally Martin
Northeast Darren Jermyn
OREG Regional Education Coordinators
Northwest Richard Wilson
Southwest Gina Tomaszewski
North East & GTA Pearl Gryfe
Southeast GTA Krystyna Skrabka
Toronto West Gail Avinoam
Central East Kay Morrison
Central South Rebecca Fleck
West GTA Jodie Sutcliffe
Champlain Kelly Lumley-Leger
Southeast Sue Saulnier
Northeast Susan Bursey
Ontario Stroke Network
Know who your friends are…
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Ontario Stroke Network
Know who your friends are…
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
To provide the tools and supports that family physicians need to enhance their ability to deliver primary and secondary stroke prevention programs and improve the quality of care for post-acute stroke patients
Objective of Collaborative Stroke Care
Expected Outcomes
Creation of formal linkages between practising family physicians and their peers
Provision of quick access to neurologist colleagues in caring for patients with cardiovascular illness of the brain
Enhancement of outcomes in primary and secondary stroke prevention
How do we make it happen?
STB Mentoring Groups Group Number
MENTORING GROUP
STROKE SPECIALIST MENTOR
ADJUNCT MENTOR
FAMILY PHYSICIAN MENTOR
1 Central East
TBA TBA
2
Central South
Syeda Fatima Jim Sahlas
Dwight Stewart
Laurie Sellers
3 West GTA
Andre Douen Ritesh Mistry Kris Martiniuk
4 Champlain
Grant Stotts TBA
5 Southeast
Jay Bhatt Adam Steacie
6 Northeast Jim Sahlas Bill McMullen
7 Northwest David Howse Claudette Chase
8 Southwest
Richard Chan John Ostrander
John Clement
9 North & East GTA
Julia Hopyan Noel Rosen
10 Southeast GTA
TBA TBA
11 Toron to West
Frank Silver Alan Bell
Funding Mentoring Activities
Mentors are paid for their time
Each Mentoring Group has a small annual budget
Mentoring Relationships
Mentoring AgreementMentee/Mentor ExpectationsRights and Responsibilities in the
Mentoring RelationshipRequest for Mentoring FormMentor Response FormMedical/Legal Issues
And it looks something like this…
2009 in review
stable membership with 90 mentees and 21 mentors
established relationships with the Ontario Stroke Network Best Practice leaders and Regional Educators
www.savingthebrain.ca in place
Lessons learned
needs of Mentoring groups vary tremendously in different regions of the province
leadership within the groups is key to their success
CME Credits
Saving the Brain is accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 12 Mainpro C credits
Credits are granted annually on submission of the STB Follow Up questionnaire;
Certificates mailed after Annual Conference New to STB? Credits based on one year of
active participation…
Follow-up Evaluation
More about that later…
Is it time to change gears?
Conference Overview
Agenda
Once again….
Those mentees who complete and submit their Conference Evaluation Forms and Follow-up Evaluation Forms by 3 PM on Saturday will be eligible for a prize to be drawn at the end of the Conference…
…an original work of art…
Gerry Manno is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA) and the Colour and Form Society (CFS), active in fine art groups in Canada and the USA. He is an Instructor/Artist with the Richeson Group of Companies in the USA. Gerry paints most days. His works are displayed in collections around the world.
Dr. D’Arcy Little
Interpreting CT Scans
Dinner