Better together! An enthusiastic supporter of partnering with patients and families in the transformation of our health care system. Views are my own.
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Angela Morin retweeted
Help us give a round of applause to the #myKHSC Regional Renal Program which has been recognized with two prestigious awards from the Ontario Renal Network.
🏆 The highest annual growth rate in Ontario for deferred dialysis,
🏆 The highest annual growth rate in Ontario for Multidisciplinary Care Kidney Clinic (MCKC) follow-up.
These awards highlight the dedication and expertise of our team, who provide patient-centered, life-enhancing kidney care across southeastern Ontario.
Our MCKC program currently supports more than 400 patients, with services offered in Kingston, Belleville, Perth Smiths Falls, Deseronto, and Brockville. This team includes nurses, nephrologists, social workers, patient care assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy technologists, dietitians, an independent dialysis coordinator, body access coordinator, receptionists and unit clerks — all working together to improve the quality of life for our patients.
"We listened to patients struggling to attend clinics in Kingston because of financial or transportation issues and opened up clinics in areas across the region, saving patients countless trips to Kingston to receive specialized kidney care,” says Lori Van Manen Director of the Regional Renal Program. “This approach has removed barriers to patients receiving timely access to care. As a result, we’ve been able to grow our program and improve patient care.”
Thank you to our incredible MCKC team for your commitment to excellence!
#RenalCare #KidneyCare #ygk #onhealth
Angela Morin retweeted
✨This Canadian Intensive Care Week, we celebrate the hearts and minds of the highly skilled professionals who specialize in caring for people with severe or life-threatening illnesses and injuries.✨
Not only is the care distinct from what is delivered on other #myKHSC hospital units, but three of the five units at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) providing intensive care are unique in southeastern Ontario, offering the highest level of care to the most critically ill patients throughout the region.
On any given day at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), there are around 100 patients – from newborns to elders – receiving intensive care.
Today, like every day, our intensive-care teams will be doing everything they can to help people feel a little bit more comfortable emotionally and physically, make important decisions that help them recover another day, and, yes, sometimes help people pass on with as much dignity as possible.💖
#ThankYou 🙏 for all you do!
#CICW2024
Angela Morin retweeted
Congratulations, @janephilpott! Great news for the province, for us as an OHT & for all Ontarians. Excited for you to continue championing the interprofessional model of #PrimaryCare you designed with the #FLAOHT. Thanks for your health leadership & commitment to accessible care.
As of Dec 1 I’m taking a role with Ontario Public Service to chair a small but mighty team tasked with primary care reform, to make sure everyone in Ontario is attached to a family doctor or NP providing ongoing comprehensive care in a publicly funded team news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
Angela Morin retweeted
FLA OHT partner @KingstonHSC is holding a pap testing clinic at KGH on Oct 22 for people aged 25-69 who do not have a primary care provider and haven't had a Pap test in the last 3 years.
Learn more and request your appointment ⤵️
#CervicalCancerScreening #HealthCare #FLAOHT
Get screened for cervical cancer! Spaces are still available for the Oct. 22 pap testing clinic at our KGH site. Call or email or visit us online to request an appointment.
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Angela Morin retweeted
"Thank you so much for your care, kindness, and compassion. I arrived on Burr 4 completely broken, and you helped me rebuild myself again," shared a recent #HonourYourCaregiver donor who honoured the Mental Health & Addiction Care team at @KingstonHSC. uhkf.ca/hyc
Love it! A beautiful story of music and friendship with layers of Canadian history and hometown pride. Made me sing, laugh and cry. Thanks for the memories. @thehipofficial @PrimeVideo @WolfeIslander3
Today is the day. “The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal” is streaming worldwide on @PrimeVideo / @PrimeVideoCA. Forty years after our inception as a band.
Thank you all for supporting us, we wouldn’t be here without you. No dress rehearsal, this is our life; and we’re proud.
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Angela Morin retweeted
You could say that our superpower is bringing smiles to patients faces. 😃
Check out our favourite moments from Superhero Day, when a squad of heroes dropped by to lift the spirits of children receiving care.
Thanks to @EliteWindowC for bringing magic to the #myKHSC universe.
Angela Morin retweeted
Grateful for this reminder from #FLAOHT partner @KFLAPH.💙
Don't underestimate the power of a kind or compassionate comment - to yourself or others!
#MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthWeek #MentalHealthWeek2024 #CompassionConnects #MentalHealthSupport
Life is full of ups and downs. #CompassionConnects when we lend an ear or helping hand. Showing kindness is good for the mental health of both the giver and receiver.
mentalhealthweek.ca
Angela Morin retweeted
If you work in health care in Canada, it's worth spending some time reading this paper carefully.
Emergency department visits by First Nations patients were more likely to end with them leaving without being seen or against medical advice than those by non–First Nations patients, disproportionately disrupting and delaying care.
➡️ cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/c…
ALT In our qualitative analysis, 64 participants discussed First Nations patients’ experiences of racism, stereotyping, communication issues, transportation barriers, long waits, and being made to wait longer than others as reasons for leaving.
Angela Morin retweeted
#CAHSPR24 is going to have a Patient Hub where patients & #caregivers can connect & where researchers can meet with patient partners from @PatientAdvisors to share ideas and strategies for partnering in research!
Check out some of the exciting new initiatives launching at #CAHSPR24. We are starting to count down the days now....just 21 days until we welcome the #HSPR community to Ottawa! We can't wait to see you there.
cahspr.ca/new-cahspr-initiat…
Angela Morin retweeted
Fantastic panel on including caregivers in health +social care. Despite the promise of policy, little activity on the ground and caregivers feeling excluded from the team. We need the hearts and minds of everyone in the system to fully appreciate+recognize role of carers. #ICIC24
Angela Morin retweeted
Posting this shoutout by request:
#ygk
ALT Last night I went to Hotel Dieu Urgent Care Clinic for an infection in my arm. From the moment I was met in Triage to the time I left I had the best care. There were several people in front of me for Triage and each and every one of them was met with concern, compassion and kindness. I was then cared for by Nurse Julie and Dr. Kim. While professional, they too treated me with such kindness and gentleness, that it did not go unnoticed. I wish I knew the Triage Nurse's name- because she also comforted me during a procedure and held my hand. Through pain, tears and fear they had me laughing and I just want to give a shout out to those lovely ladies last night. I will probably never see you again but what you did for me last night made an impact- so thank you! Sue Gill.
Angela Morin retweeted
One of the things we often get wrong in health & care improvement is prioritising performance improvement (process-technical aspects) over the emotional experience of participants. We need to make consideration of emotional factors one of our highest priorities in change initiatives. This includes:
1) how we make connections with values, through emotions, to engage people in change &
2) appreciating emotions & related cognitions & behaviours surrounding events during change.
See: qualitysafety.bmj.com/conten… Via @StevenHCady. Graphic: @gapingvoid
Angela Morin retweeted
Fantastic work. Huge congrats to @tara_kiran & the whole #OurCare team. You helped awaken Canada to the crisis in primary care, showing that >6.5 million Canadians lack access. Now you're helping with solutions & setting standards. Let's start talking about a #RightToPrimaryCare.
Over the last 16 months, our team has conducted the largest public engagement ever on the future of #primarycare in Canada
Today we release our final report✨
10,000 people
10,000 participant hours
1 vision for primary care
OurCare.ca🧵
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Angela Morin retweeted
With help from #myKHSC's cardiac program, Andy Aitken is now back to doing what he loves, hiking, canoeing & bird watching. In the past, those activities would have felt completely out of reach. Learn about his 'life-changing' journey. kingstonhsc.ca/news/its-life…… #ThisIsThePlace
Angela Morin retweeted
Our #healthcare system is under immense strain. Rebuilding will not work. We must transform the system to be what Cdns need. Lets not fall into old trap of putting needs of system ahead of needs of people. To achieve excellence we must co-design it with #patients & #caregivers
Heads up to anyone planning to park at the Chown garage with an appointment at Hotel Dieu Hospital today or tomorrow. @KingstonHSC
A planned electrical shut down will be taking place at the Chown Memorial Parking Garage (197 Brock St.) on Thursday, Jan. 4.
During this time, the garage will be open, but the elevators and lighting will not be operational.
ALT Notice of maintenance
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