QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI) GRANT
Results for the year 2017
EZMSA announced a one-time grant to practicing physicians in the zone for quality improvement (QI) initiatives in healthcare. The grants were provided to Edmonton Zone physicians working in teams to improve quality of care, improve continuity of care, and foster healthcare stewardship. The area of emphasis for this grant was integrated processes of care between general practitioners and specialists to enhance continuity of care, and/or address needs of vulnerable populations in primary care.
The list of eleven successful projects approved were:
Lead Applicant
Dr. Terry DeFrettas
Dr. Dinesh Witharana
Dr. Ginetta Salvalaggio
Dr. Narmin Kassam
Dr. Sheny Khera
Dr. Jennifer Walker
Dr. Oleksa Rewa
Dr. Narmin Kassam
Dr. Tamizan Kherani
Dr. Suresh Nayar
Dr. Roshan Hegde
Project Title
Interdisciplinary care of shoulder injuries: Improving access, quality of care for patients with prolonged shoulder pain
Reconnecting rural palliative patients
Optimization of hospital- primary care continuity for an inner-city patient population
University of Alberta hospital general internal medicine-5D2. Inappropriate laboratory ordering
Improving medication management for seniors livings with frailty in the community - quality improvement projec tin collaboration with the Edmonton Oliver primary care network
Addiction and substance abuse program for students at the University of Alberta
Closing the loop - enhancing communication between intensive care physicians and general practitioners for improved patient care following critical illness
Access partnership project
The use of team engagement and the development of clinical algorithms to improve nutritional outcomes for pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis at the Stollery children's hospital
Improving quality of oral and dental health for head and neck cancer patients
Changing profile and reasons for early drop out of patients attending the opiod dependancy program (ODP) in Edmonton
