So great to see this out in the world! Learned so much about what it takes to create and sustain engagement activities with patients, caregivers and community! Trillium Health Partners IHPME

High levels of ‘social capital’ (the value gained when people work well together) create the conditions for high performance in health & care. The evaluation of 5 NHS organisations that undertook whole system transformation showed that social capital is more important than human

It is great to be in Singapore throughout this week. I will share where I can some of the themes emerging from my dialogue with folks. Here’s one theme: Well-framed questions are more consequential than well-intentioned answers when building community. Many of the World’s most

Very excited to nerd out about learning health systems and person centred care!! Hope you can join!!!! UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research thanks for having me!

You don't need to worry about progressing slowly. You need to worry about climbing the wrong mountain.

Female NHS staff aged 51 to 65 are more likely to be carers. 1 in 3 NHS staff are carers compared to 1 in 11 in the population. This has significant implications for retention and reminds us there still is much to do to bridge the gender gap especially in leadership roles

I really like this new article on psychological safety (a belief that we can speak up, take risks & make mistakes without fear of being judged, humiliated or punished) at work. It sets out a series of activities/approaches that all of us can use to build psychological safety in

There's a growing understanding of the importance of empathy (the ability to understand, share & respond to emotions/perspectives of others) for leaders. For every competency that helps a leader become more empathetic you can draw a line that connects it with a better way of

📣 Workshop Announcement 📣 Join us on November 7th for a free, in-person workshop in Kingston, ON on measuring the impacts of engaging people with lived and living experience in health research and health systems. To register: surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/ind…

Dr. Walter Wodchis and Dr. Jennifer Stinson have been named Fellows of CAHS/ACSS, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the field of health sciences. Read more about it here: bit.ly/3ZNVAly

I’m so excited for this discussion 👇

Welcome to Dunn House — a prescription for change that has been years in the making. Housing is health. And this is the power of partnership. 51 UHN patients with no fixed address comprised over 4,000 emergency department visits in the past year. This is driven by the

So great to see Midwest Toronto’s Ontario Health Team’s commitment to engagement, co-design and leadership for patients. They challenged the status quo and placed patients in higher levels of leadership yasmin sheikhan Rosanra (rosie), Yoon PhD, NP and Sagal Ali. #NACIC2024

The role and skills of leaders needs to change, in line with profound changes in the workplace. In a new article in Harvard Business Review, a group of experts has identified 6 essential skills to thrive as a leader in the new environment: 1) emotional aperture - the ability to understand

Introducing Dr. Umair Majid! Passed his PhDdefence w flying colors! Umair Majid I have learned so much from u! Your future is bright! So fun 2 co-supervise w Carolyn Steele Gray (she/her) +ctte member Pia Kontos. Grateful 2 Maria J Santana+ Sara 4 their reviews. IHPME Trillium Health Partners

Reflecting on an incredible conference last week hosted by BC SUPPORT Unit who brought together an incredible community to share and learn together! I left feeling inspired and even more motivated to work in partnership with patients and caregivers to improve our health system

The Hidden Workforce: Optimizing Support for Family Caregivers The paper calls for urgent action to recognize and support these caregivers as integral partners in the care team. bit.ly/3Ckwz7K

🧵Unpaid carers provide support that is equivalent to 4 million paid care workers. But are these carers getting the support needed to care for their loved ones & themselves? This #CarersRightsDay we look back at our report into caring in a complex world. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Our organisations are socio-technical systems. Very often in our improvement efforts we over-focus on the technical (strategies, priorities, processes, methods, metrics) & under-focus on the socio (collaboration, agency, relationships, culture). We have to work with both: - Use

This sweet illustration is a great reminder for those of us doing #ImplementationSupport to celebrate our progress—every step forward, big or small, is worth recognizing. Graphic by Tracy Tang 🌼