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BP BLOGGER NEWSLETTER

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January/February 2010 - Communication Issue
September/October 2009 - Wound Care
May 2009 - Sleep Care
February 2009 - Dementia
September/ October 2008 - Heart Failure
June-August 2008 - Medications: The Right Dosing
April / May 2008 - Delirium
February / March 2008 - Bowels
January 2008 - Bones
November/ December 2007 - Wandering

October 2007 - Medication

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September 2007 - Hand Hygiene

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July-August 2007 - Swallowing

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June 2007 - Fluids

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May 2007 - Skin Care

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April 2007 - Mouth Care

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March 2007 - Sudden Change in Condition

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February 2007 - Sleep

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January 2007 - Pain

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December 2006 - Urinary Incontinence

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BEST PRACTICES IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES NEWSLETTER

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January 2008:
New resources, acute change of condition, continence, resident-centre care, 3Ds, intimacy
Fall 2007:
Stroke, hydration, oral care, falls, pain and sexuality
Spring 2007:
Bowel and bladder continence
Winter 2007:
Building capacity with LTC best practice Champions
Summer 2006:
Introducing the Best Practice Coordinator Initiative for LTC

 

PRESENTATIONS

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Long-Term care Regional Best Practice Coordinators: 3 Years of Knowledge Uptake Strategies Directed at the Point of Care


Mary-Lou van der Horst and Donna Scott
Miami Conference, January 10, 2008

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Myth-Busting Newsletter - A strategy to transfer the knowledge from evidence-based guidelines to practitioner changes at the bedside in long-term care

Mary-Lou van der Horst
Regional Best Practice Coordinator Long-Term Care MOHLTC Central South

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Assessment of Changing Health Status & Actions:
Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg

Emily McLeod, RN, M.Sc.(A)
Sue Sebastian, RN, MN, CGN(C)
Documentation in long-term care
Deb Jenkins, Best Practice Coordinator, East Region, Ontario

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Francais
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Medication Documentation & Delivery Geared to RPNs

Deb Jenkins, Best Practice Coordinator, East Region, Ontario

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Francais
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Prevention of Dehydration
Jenna Pascoe, Hamilton LTC Project

Presentations:
Central South Regional Stroke Program

Acute Changes and Stroke

Continence and Stroke

Dementia and Stroke

Falls and Stroke

Pain and Stroke

Oral Care and Dementia
Mary-Lou van der Horst & Ellen Ross, July 2007

Introducing the Oral Health Assessment Tool (training/education slides)
Halton Region Health Department, Dental Services

What about older persons in long-term care homes?
Commitment to their oral health

Mary-Lou van der Horst
Regional Best Practice Coordinator Long-Term Care MOHLTC Central South

 

 

 

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