Every parent or caregiver has their own context that influences their feeding decisions and needs tailored information. 1. Why is this a principle? Parents and caregivers can receive an overwhelming amount of information in pregnancy and through the early years. When you tailor information to parents or caregivers’ needs, you: limit unnecessary or redundant […]
Feeding support often takes place when a parent or caregiver may experience increased sensitivity and decreased coping skills. How you communicate quality information, both verbally and non-verbally, matters. 1. Why is this a principle? Breastfeeding support often takes place during times that may be particularly vulnerable for families. […]
Parents and caregivers receive health messages, including misinformation, from many sources. You help parents and caregivers to make IFDs when you provide them with quality information that is accurate and reliable. 1. Why is this a principle? A lot of information is available to parents and caregivers about different feeding options, but not all […]
Parents and caregivers are more receptive to information that is objective and unbiased. 1. Why is this a principle? Objectivity is considered a quality criteria for consumer health decisions.17 Recommendations on quality consumer health information encourage people to be wary if information “focuses on the advantages or disadvantages of one particular treatment choice without […]
Quality improvement methods are processes used to assess data, identify gaps, develop an action plan for change and measure whether those changes produce the desired improvements. For example:
PDSA (Plan Do Study Act)
Lean
Six Sigma
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Model for Improvement
Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ)
Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) Physician Practice Improvement cycle