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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#005555;letter-spacing:.75pt">I recently heard about this and wanted to pass it along. Please contact them directly as I don’t have further information. ~ Linda O’Neil<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#005555;letter-spacing:.75pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Are you working in a community mental health and addiction agency and looking to gain practical experience implementing a quality improvement project? Has there been an issue impacting the quality
of care provided to clients of your service or program that you have been struggling to address?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If so, the coaching support from the Excellence through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP), provides a great opportunity for you and your team to tackle a quality
issue impacting clients and their family members accessing your services, programs and supports.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">E-QIP is currently accepting applications from community-based programs and services looking to improve a quality issue of their choice. Priority will be given to
projects addressing the following areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Projects that seek to improve timely access to services,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Projects that seek to understand and/or improve the client experience,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Projects that seek to align with HQO’s major depression, schizophrenia or opioid treatment standards or take on the standards locally,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Projects that seek to increase the use of client goal plans and/or improve client outcomes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Agencies accepted for coaching support will:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Receive a step-by-step guide to implement a QI project beginning in September 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Participate in three, all-day learning sessions regarding the role of an executive sponsor, diagnostic tools and change ideas/Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Receive continued coaching support to ensure your QI project is a success<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Be encouraged to leverage lessons learned for future, self-driven QI initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Share their QI project journey with others that may benefit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To apply for QI and data coaching support, please complete a coaching application form and a QI readiness assessment for your organization. The application package
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5f0awrt9a6h5lvo/AAACSJCa_x_cE02CG1aoTgvua?dl=0">
<span style="color:#BF2B2B;text-decoration:none">is available online</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please send your E-QIP coaching application and QI readiness assessment to<br>
<a href="mailto:quality@e-qip.ca"><span style="color:#BF2B2B;text-decoration:none">quality@e-qip.ca</span></a> by July 15, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.65pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more information on E-QIP and the application process,
<a href="https://ontario.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d3d00b4db0308ab13f360cb79&id=61d1f12143&e=632872a57e">
<span style="color:#BF2B2B;text-decoration:none">watch our webinar</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Linda O’Neil<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Public Education Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D">Conseillère en </span>
</i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005A58">é</span><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D">ducation communautaire<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span></i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#729A00;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch
<br>
Association canadienne pour la santé mentale, Section d'Ottawa <br>
301-1355 rue Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7 <br>
Tel: 613-737-7791 Ext. 135 Fax: 613-737-7644</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#729A00;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> Cell: 613-552-4505</span><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Email:
<a href="mailto:loneil@cmhaottawa.ca"><span style="color:blue">loneil@cmhaottawa.ca</span></a> Website:
<a href="http://ottawa.cmha.ca/"><span style="color:blue">ottawa.cmha.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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