Collaborative & Introduction to the SHRTN Library Service. SHRTN founded in 2005 Funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

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1 Overview of the SHRTN Collaborative & Introduction to the SHRTN Library Service SHRTN founded in 2005 Funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

2 SHRTN Collaborative SHRTN Collaborative is a Network of Networks Partners include: SHRTN Knowledge Exchange Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange Ontario Research Coalition

3 WHAT is the SHRTN Knowledge Exchange? The SHRTN Knowledge Exchange is a Province wide network of people involved in seniors health care SHRTN promotes the exchange of knowledge generated through: Research explicit knowledge Practice and experience tacit knowledge

4 SHRTN Vision SHRTN Knowledge Exchange Network The Seniors Health Research Transfer Network is the place to go in Ontario for the latest knowledge and best practices about seniors health and health care.

5 SHRTN Five Nodes Facilitate Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Communities of Practice (CoPs( CoPs) SHRTN Library Service Ontario Research Coalition Local Leadership Provincial Stewardship Organizations to link people with ideas, information, tacit and explicit knowledge Access to evidence for paid caregivers delivered by Seniors Health Information Specialists Generation of evidence based on needs of caregivers and policy makers Local Implementation Teams aligned with the LHINs involve leaders at the local level SHRTN Board of Directors involves leaders from key stakeholders from across the province

6 Communities of Practice (CoPs) SHRTN Library Service Ontario Research Coalition Provincial Stewardship Local Leadership SHRTN Nodes Facilitate Knowledge Transfer & Exchange Organizations to link people with ideas, information, tacit and explicit knowledge Access to evidence for paid caregivers delivered by Seniors Health Information Specialists Generation of evidence based on needs of caregivers and policy makers SHRTN Board of Directors involves leaders from key stakeholders from across the province Local Implementation Teams aligned with the LHINs involve leaders at the local level NODE 3 Ontario Research Coalition A Coalition of seven research centres / institutes focused on seniors. Goals: Increase research capacity Improve competitiveness to access more funding Conduct research Research Institute Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health (CERAH) Centre for Studies in Aging and Health Elisabeth Bruyère Research Institute (EBRI) Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit on Aging Lawson Health Research Institute R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre on Gerontological Research and Education Affiliated with Lakehead U & EBRI Providence Care & Queens U Ottawa U & Bruyere Continuing Care U Toronto & Baycrest U Western McMaster U Schlegel UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) U Waterloo

7 ORC Partners Research Institute Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health (CERAH) Centre for Studies in Aging and Health Elisabeth Bruyère Research Institute (EBRI) Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit on Aging Lawson Health Research Institute Affiliated with Lakehead U & EBRI Providence Care & Queens U Ottawa U & SCO Health Service U Toronto & Baycrest U Western R. Samuel McLauglin Centre on Gerontological Research and Education McMaster U Schlegel UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) U Waterloo

8 Communities of Practice (CoPs) SHRTN Library Service Ontario Research Coalition Provincial Stewardship Local Leadership SHRTN Nodes Facilitate Knowledge Transfer & Exchange Organizations to link people with ideas, information, tacit and explicit knowledge Access to evidence for paid caregivers delivered by Seniors Health Information Specialists Generation of evidence based on needs of caregivers and policy makers SHRTN Board of Directors involves leaders from key stakeholders from across the province Local Implementation Teams aligned with the LHINs involve leaders at the local level LTC Caregiver NODE 4 SHRTN Board of Directors 15 voting + 4 ex officio members representing key stakeholder groups who provide strategic direction, approve budgets, oversee progress and facilitate strategic partnerships and relationships with other groups. CMTY /HC Researcher LTC Policy maker CMTY/HC Senior Founding Member Educator Librarian Community of Practice (CoP) Geographic region (LHIN #) x x x x 8 Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) Local Implementation Team representing: x x United Senior Citizens of Ontario (USCO)

9 Board of Directors Geographic Representation LHIN # and Name SHRTN Board Member 1. Erie St.Clair Toni Janik 2. South West David Harvey 3. Waterloo Wellington Josie D Avernas John Hirdes 4. Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Sue VanderBent 5. Central West 6. Mississauga Halton Lisa Droppo 7. Toronto Central David Conn LHIN # and Name SHRTN Board Member 8. Central Catherine Brookman Aura Kagan Paula Neves 9. Central East Manon Lemonde 10. South East Ken LeClair John Puxty 11. Champlain Larry Chambers 12. North Simcoe Muskoka Peggy Hawthorn 13. North East 14. North West Paulina Chow

10 Communities of Practice (CoPs) SHRTN Library Service Ontario Research Coalition Provincial Stewardship Local Leadership SHRTN Nodes Facilitate Knowledge Transfer & Exchange Organizations to link people with ideas, information, tacit and explicit knowledge Access to evidence for paid caregivers delivered by Seniors Health Information Specialists Generation of evidence based on needs of caregivers and policy makers SHRTN Board of Directors involves leaders from key stakeholders from across the province Local Implementation Teams aligned with the LHINs, involve leaders at the local level NODE 5 Local Leadership Early adopters and local leaders working in local regions to advise, set local priorities and direct SHRTN initiatives through Local Implementation Teams

11 Local Implementation Teams (LIT) Role: Community Engagement Bring together key stakeholders in a geographic area to share and network Implementation help bring evidence into practice Communication Promote SHRTN locally and disseminate information about SHRTN activities and events Provide Advice and Guidance Provide input to SHRTN Board and Management about activities, opportunities, priorities and needs of local area

12 Local Implementation Team Membership Paid caregivers from long term and community care Urban and rural Administrator and Director of Care Representing associations (OLTCA, OANHSS, OCSA, OACCAC) Researchers Research Institutes, Centres, Programs Clinical researchers Policy Makers Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) Educators Colleges Universities

13 SHRTN Local Implementation Teams (LIT) LHIN # and Name 8. Central LHIN # and Name 1. Erie St.Clair 2. South West 3. Waterloo Wellington 4. Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 5. Central West 6. Mississauga } Halton 7. Toronto Central 9. Central East 10. South East 11. Champlain 12. North Simcoe Muskoka 13. North East 14. North West

14 Communities of Practice (CoPs) SHRTN Library Service Ontario Research Coalition Provincial Stewardship Local Leadership SHRTN Nodes Facilitate Knowledge Transfer & Exchange Organizations to link people with ideas, information, tacit and explicit knowledge Access to evidence for paid caregivers delivered by Seniors Health Information Specialists Generation of evidence based on needs of caregivers and policy makers SHRTN Board of Directors involves leaders from key stakeholders from across the province Local Implementation Teams aligned with the LHINs involve leaders at the local level NODE 1 Communities of Practice (CoPs) Connect people & knowledge expertise Connect people & resources Connect people & ideas Connect innovations & practice

15 CoP Topics SHRTN Knowledge Exchange Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange Activity & Aging Aging and Developmental Disabilities Blood Pressure Communicative Access & Aphasia Continence Care Cross Sectoral Applications of Standardized Health Information Systems (Quality Data MDS RAI) Diabetes Hospice Palliative Care (End of Life Care) Influenza Mental Health, Addictions and Behavioural Issues Oral Health Promoting Productive Partnerships Spiritual Care Support for PSWs Osteoporosis Pain Dementia and Environmental Design Dementia Champions in Academia Driving and Dementia Health Care Consent and Advance Care Planning Nurturing Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Leaders Policy and Dementia Care Primary Care Psychogeriatric Resource Consultants Supporting Family Care giving Knowledge Dissemination Topics Knowledge Dissemination Series

16 SHRTN Nodes Facilitate Knowledge Transfer & Exchange Communities of Practice (CoPs) SHRTN Library Service Ontario Research Coalition Provincial Stewardship Local Leadership Organizations to link people with ideas, information, tacit and explicit knowledge Access to evidence for paid caregivers delivered by Seniors Health Information Specialists Generation of evidence based on needs of caregivers and policy makers SHRTN Board of Directors involves leaders from key stakeholders from across the province Local Implementation Teams aligned with the LHINs involve leaders at the local level

17 Background Limited resources and growing demand require that program and policy decisions are based on best possible evidence Most LTC and community care providers do not have access to the collections and services of an academic library to access this evidence nor the time to sift through it if they did SHRTN Library Service levels the information playing field by connecting all paid caregivers to high quality, clinically relevant information, suited to their needs

18 SHRTN Library Service Model Information Specialists deliver services from host/partner sites: Ottawa (Bruyère Continuing Care ) Guelph (St Joseph s Health Centre) Toronto (Baycrest) Hamilton (St Peter s Hospital, Hamilton Health Science Centre) Kingston (Providence Care MHS new as of this year) Library Coordinator (Baycrest) oversees services SHRTN Library Service is available: for free to all paid caregivers of seniors in Ontario by , telephone, in person or through the website

19 SHRTN Information Services Reference Services & Literature Searching Direct you to best evidence or resource to inform a practice innovation, project or quality improvement initiative Current Awareness Regularly distribute recommended reading lists, comprising recent and relevant articles and resources as well as new practice tools and evidence based fact sheets developed by members of the SHRTN collaborative Disseminate information on upcoming events of interest

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24 Education SHRTN Information Services (cont d) Building information literacy skills and information finding capacity within organizations through one on one consultations or group training sessions on topics such as: Formulating a research question Finding the evidence using databases Using Google to find health information Understanding copyright Welcome feedback and ideas for sessions that would be helpful and relevant to our clients

25 SHRTN Information Services Networking, Outreach & Promotion Connect people with others interested in similar topics, both within and outside SHRTN Communities of Practice Support the development of information tools by clients, SHRTN Communities of Practice and community groups. Promote the SHRTN Library Service at meetings, events, conferences etc.

26 New SHRTN Website Will be launched at the end of April Access to info on the SHRTN Collaborative and resources on seniors health care Register for SHRTN services (can do now on old site) Events Calendar Collaboration Centre Info on SHRTN s five nodes and links to AKE and ORC

27 New SHRTN Website Resource Centre ( searchable and browsable by topic) Age related and Chronic Diseases Seniors Care Health and Wellness Policies and Frameworks Education Knowledge Translation Agencies, Networks and Organizations Sources of Evidence

28 SHRTN Library Service Connecting you to high quality, clinically relevant information that is suited to your specific needs Please send me an to be added to my distribution list for upcoming events and recommended reading lists Please go to to register with SHRTN, obtain access to the free library service and indicate your interest in any of the CoPs I look forward to working with you

29 Questions? Jana Roth Information Specialist, SHRTN Library Service ext 5744 THANK YOU!!