Improving Health Outcomes Together
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Welcome to Improving Health Outcomes Together, an internal online space designed to allow AHS staff and physicians to share ideas and perspectives on healthcare and to collaborate on what really matters to patients and families, to providers and caregivers, to our leaders, and to our workforce. Here we will explore what is and what could be.
Are you interested in sharing your thoughts on health outcomes improvement?
Please sign in or register now to join us as we listen and learn, change, and improve together. It is our intention to eventually open this site to all Albertans as a channel for information sharing and engagement.
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Shared Decision Making (SDM)
Making decisions together: Your personal health is unique; your care should be too.
Shared Decision Making (SDM) is a collaborative approach where patients and providers work together to make healthcare decisions that balance clinical knowledge and expertise with patient preferences and values.
The intent of Shared Decision Making is to ensure that patients understand their options and that their goals and preferences are considered as they participate in making decisions about their own healthcare.
Evidence shows that encouraging meaningful discussions between patients and healthcare providers has positive effects for patients, providers, and even the healthcare system itself.
For more information, see our collection of resources, links and videos on the right.
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Share What SDM Tools or Decision Aids Have Worked for You? on Facebook Share What SDM Tools or Decision Aids Have Worked for You? on Twitter Share What SDM Tools or Decision Aids Have Worked for You? on Linkedin Email What SDM Tools or Decision Aids Have Worked for You? linkStart by submitting an idea
We would love to hear about the things that have helped you to be an active participant in your healthcare. Maybe it's a follow-up phone call, or a list of important questions to ask, or maybe it's just an idea that you think would help; whatever it is, we would like to hear about it.
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Email IHOT@ahs.ca
Shared Decision Making Tools and Resources
Videos
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The Child and Youth Advisory Council at the Alberta Children’s Hospital participated in a one day workshop where they reflected what the four pillars of Patient and Family Centred care. Their thoughts and stories about Information Sharing were captured in this video.
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John’s story takes us from his farm in rural Alberta to an intensive care unit in Red Deer and his long journey towards home and recovery. Dr. Mulholland and Kelly Longard walk us through the struggles and revelations of his experience as a patient and the transformation through asking the question -
What matters to you?
A simple question with the power to transform healthcare.
Produced by Quality & Patient Safety and Engagement & Patient Experience
Music by Doctor Turtle and Chris Zabriskie
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This is a story about the importance of continuity of primary care physicians in the lives of their patients, and the turmoil that can be caused when moving between family doctors.