Quality improvement
Research on quality improvement
At St. Mary’s Hospital Center, quality assessment research is closely linked to other Hospital research activities. Staff in the Quality Assessment unit of the Quality Management program support staff in conducting evaluative studies of care and services that support quality improvement initiatives. These activities are showcased in the hospital’s Annual Symposium on Research and Quality of Care. Other research looks more broadly at the quality of care in the community, e.g., treatment of depression.
Investigators: Marc Pineault (Contact person)
Joe Dylewski
Ellen Rosenberg
(This list is not exhaustive)
List of projects
Health services use for mental health problems by community-living seniors with depression
Principal Investigator: Martin Cole
Funding agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Inclusive years: 2004-2006
Available materials: Executive Summary PDF
Key Implications PDF
Comparing rates of trial of labour attempts, VBAC success, and fetal and maternal complications among family physicians and obstetricians/gynecologists
Principal Investigator: Balbina Russillo
Funding agency: St. Mary's Hospital Center
Inclusive years: 2005-2006
Available materials: Executive Summary PDF
Other projects, more information available soon:
- Nursing perceptions of medication administration practices
- Reorganizing nursing work on surgical units
- Medication prescribing and adherence among Canadian seniors with depression
- Handwashing practices study
- Implementing an immunization tracking program for staff
- Quality of the work environment
