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Final Report: Leading Practices and Programs for Developing Leadership Among Health Professionals at the Point of Care

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Professional Development

Link:

http://www.nhsru.com/publications/leadership

The Nursing Health Services Research Unit at the University of Toronto reviewed both nurse‐specific evidence and evidence from other professions as well as models of leadership development initiatives at the point of care. This research is intended to support policy development and planning to improve Ontario’s health system.

The objectives of this study were to:

Knowledge Mobilization Works (Consulting & Training on mobilizing knowledge)

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Consulting

Link:

http://www.knowledgemobilization.net/services

Founded in January 2007, Knowledge Mobilization Works is a consulting and training company based in Ottawa, Canada. We are dedicated to helping individuals and organization move what is collectively known into what we do. Our goal is simple: help make better decisions to produce better outcomes.

Internationally Educated Nurses

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Nursing health human resources

Link:

http://ien.oha.com/Pages/IENMain.aspx

This leading practice guide on the integration of internationally educated nurses (IENs) into the workplace is intended to assist employers of IENs. Given the aging nursing workforce, effective management of IEN recruitment, retention and integration is a priority.

On this site, you will find the following sections:

Why you should hire IENs and what they bring to the workplace
How you can create a harmonious workforce that optimizes skills and knowledge
Case studies of organizational successes and leading practices
Links to useful resources and references, including interviews with healthcare organizations

Online Health Program Planner 2.0

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Program Evaluation

Link:

http://www.thcu.ca/ohpp/home.cfm?language=en

Evaluation Tools

Program Planning Steps

Step 1 Manage the planning process
Step 2 Conduct a situational assessment
Step 3 Set goals, audiences, and outcome objectives
Step 4 Choose strategies and activities and assign resources
Step 5 Develop indicators
Step 6 Review the plan

Online Business Case Creator

Step 1 Assess project
Step 2A Analyze risks
Step 2B Analyze benefits
Step 3 Advise

Project Management Tools

Health Systems Evidence

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Research Resources

Link:

http://www.mcmasterhealthforum.org/healthsystemsevidence-en

Health Systems Evidence is a continuously updated repository of syntheses of research evidence about governance, financial and delivery arrangements within health systems, and about implementation strategies that can support change in health systems. Over time Health Systems Evidence will also contain a continuously updated repository of economic evaluations in these same domains, descriptions of health system reforms, and descriptions of health systems.

Health Systems Evidence

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Research Resources

Link:

http://www.mcmasterhealthforum.org/healthsystemsevidence-en

Find clinical practice guidelines for health professionals

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Care delivery innovation

Link:

http://www.renalnetwork.on.ca/cms/One.aspx?portalId=98038&pageId=98908

Ontario Renal Network

The National Kidney Foundation Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF KDOQI) ™ has provided evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and related complications since 1997. Recognized throughout the world for improving the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease, the KDOQI Guidelines have changed the practices of numerous specialties and disciplines and improved the lives of thousands of kidney patients

Grant Writing Tips

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Grant-writing

Link:

http://muhc.ca/research/page/grant-writing-tips

Plan ahead.

Read the requirements of the agency and draft an outline. You may have to register one month in advance.

For Internal Review:

Remember to have the grant to the grants office at least three weeks prior to the agency deadline.

Keep it focused and simple.

Your reviewer will not be as expert as you, so provide the needed background. The experiments proposed should address the hypothesis. Preliminary data that strengthen the proposal should always be included. Only propose what can reasonably be done in the granting period.

Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guidelines

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Quality work/learning environments

Link:

http://www.rnao.org/Page.asp?PageID=861&SiteNodeID=241&BL_ExpandID=

In 2005, RNAO, with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, launched a four year research project aimed at evaluating the implementation and uptake of its six foundational Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guidelines (HWE BPG) in nine healthcare settings in Ontario. This report is the summary of findings stemming from that pilot evaluation. The six foundational HWE BPG implemented were: Collaborative Practice Among Nursing Teams; Developing and Sustaining Effective Staffing and Workload Practices; Professionalism in Nursing; Developing and Sustaining Nursing Leadership; Embracing Cultural Diversity in Health Care: Developing Cultural Competence; Professionalism in Nursing; and Workplace Health, Safety and Well-being of the Nurse.

Impact 2.0 iGuide - New mechanisms for linking research and policy

Resource Location: Ontario
Resource Type: Knowledge Translation

Link:

http://iguides.comunica.org/index.php/Main_Page#Impact_2.0_iGuide_-_New_mechanis...

Policy development is a complex process and there are many reasons why even the best arguments backed by solid research can fail to be heard or to be acted on. Decision makers are barraged with conflicting demands, often supported by contradictory evidence, making it difficult for independent researchers to even be heard. Low levels of public understanding of and interest in policy issues, lack of political will, bureaucratic inertia, and counter arguments promoted by interests with their own agendas in mind further complicate the scenario.

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