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Practice-driven QI Action Plan

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References

World Health Organization. WHO Guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age [Internet]. 2023. Available from: https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/373358/9789240081864-eng.pdf?sequence=1 Alberta Health Services – Nutrition Services. Nutrition Guideline: Healthy infants and young children Introduction to Complementary Foods [Internet]. 2024. Available from: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/nutrition/if-nfs-ng-healthy-infants-intro-comp-foods.pdf Alberta Health Services – Nutrition Services. Nutrition Guideline: Healthy infants and […]

Introduction – Part 1: Breastfeeding Infant Growth & Behaviour

Introduction “I’m worried my baby is not getting enough milk.” As a health care provider (HCP), you may frequently hear this concern from breastfeeding parents. HCPs play an important role in assessing if milk transfer is adequate, providing reassurance if it is adequate, and offering strategies if it is not. The reasons for growth concerns […]

Lesson 2: Ductal Narrowing (Plugging) Copy

In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize why ductal narrowing occurs and how it impacts breastfeeding. Identify appropriate management strategies to support parents experiencing ductal narrowing. Inflammation and narrowing of the milk ducts occurs in response to alveolar distention and congestion of fluids in the glandular tissues.11 This inflammation and narrowing will worsen when […]

Module Evaluation

We care about what you have to say! Please complete the module evaluation survey, which should take about five minutes. This survey is anonymous. The results will be considered in aggregate and used to inform decision-making and improvement of the module.  You will find the ‘Print Your Certificate’ button available in the module overview page. […]

Lesson 1: Insufficient Milk Supply

In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize why different milk supply challenges occur and how they impact breastfeeding. Identify appropriate prevention and management strategies to support parents experiencing milk supply challenges.   Click on the topic 1 below to start.

Module 1: Introduction

  You will learn to: Describe the PRA process Indicate the roles and responsibilities of different contributors in PRA assessment Recognize the lifelong learning requirement of all practicing physicians Explain CanMEDS as a competency framework required to practice in Canada This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Cultural Competency for Health Professionals

  2016 Census of Canada – Visible Minorities (Alberta and Canada) The latest release from the 2016 Census shows that almost a quarter of Albertans reported being a visible minority, up over 40% from five years earlier.  Cultural Competency Skills Workbooks These workbooks have the HPSACC self-assessment questionnaire, LEARN and BRIDGES models, and use dramatized […]

7. Commitment to Change

As part of your reflection after the course workshop, think about what you have learned so far from the pre-workshop activity and the workshop. You could also consider what you typed in the Zoom chat box at the end of the workshop about the change you wanted to make, and think about the faculty feedback […]

1. Introduction

Welcome to this series of educational modules which have been developed to provide rheumatology care providers with information to support the provision of equitable care to a variety of populations. In this first module, we will review definitions and concepts to understand what equity is, and who is affected by inequities in rheumatology practice here […]

1. Pre-Course Activity

Instructions As part of the pre-course activity, please go through the two topics in the module. If you have questions for either of the presenters, you may post your questions or comments at the bottom of the topic page. Once you have gone through a topic, click the “Mark Complete” button at the bottom of […]

1. Pre-Workshop Clinical Notes and Referral Letter Submissions

Please submit a WORD documents, copying and pasting content from a recent (less than one months old), actual clinical note from your practice. Also submit a WORD document, copying and pasting the body part of a recent (less than one months old), referral letter you sent to a colleague. Contact ecme@ucalgary.ca if you encounter any issue when uploading your […]

New Project

Activity Profile Activity Title This is the title participants will select from a drop down. What type of Activity is this? Public Template Public Project Private Project _Activity Code _Project Type _Approved Step One: Identify a Practice Improvement Opportunity Which opportunity will be addressed in this activity? What data sources are available to physicians to […]

Lesson 1: Breastfeeding anatomy and physiology

In this lesson, you will learn to: Identify the anatomy and functions of the lactating breast Identify the physiology of lactation and how breastmilk is produced Identify the anatomy and functions of infant oral structures Click for reference list Click on the topic 1 below to start.