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Neurosurgical Education and Outreach Network – for Health-care professionals
Overview
The Ottawa Hospital is a member of the Neurosurgery Education & Outreach Network (NEON) which is led by Critical Care Services Ontario (CCSO). This network has been implemented to support the management and care of specialized neurosurgical patients and to improve the neurosurgical skills of the nursing staff caring for these patients, at non-neurosurgical centres.
NEON provides neurosurgical nursing support, education, and educational resources to hospitals within Ontario including the Champlain -Local Health Integration Network. NEON is comprised of nurse educators, outreach nurses, and hospital administrators from neurosurgical centres across Ontario. Together, this group is responsible for supporting equitable and timely access to neurosurgical care and helping to maintain the provinces neurosurgical capacity (NEON Terms of Reference, 2015).
The Ottawa Hospital has a Neuroscience Nurse Educator and a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Neurosurgical Outreach. They provide support to the non-neurosurgical hospitals within the Champlain LHIN. They assist these hospitals with assessing and enhancing the neurosurgical skill set of their nursing staff, providing expertise in neurosurgical care, aiding in repatriation, and assisting with the development of neurosurgical nursing protocols and care practices.
The nurse representatives for the Neurosurgery Education & Outreach Network at The Ottawa Hospital are:
Dianna Hughes Neurosurgical Outreach Nurse Specialist
Raizha Gramcko Neuroscience Nurse Educator
Neon Resources
CCSO and Criticall
- Critical Care Services Ontario
- CCSO Neurosurgery
- Emergency Management and Transfer of Cranial Cases
- Emergency Management and Transfer of Spinal Cases
- Criticall Ontario
CCSO Neurosurgical Guidelines
- Neurosurgery Consultation Referral Guidelines
- Guidelines for Basic Adult Neurological Observation
- Guidelines for Pediatric Neurological Observation
- Guidelines for Adult Spinal Cord Assessment
Educational Resources
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- Guidelines for Basic Adult Neurological Observation E-Learning Module
- Subdural Hematoma
- Post op Complications Following a Craniotomy
- Care of Patient post Craniectomy (No Bone Flap) Guide
- Intracranial Pressure (ICP) – Causes, Concerns and Management Guide
- Spinal Orthoses
- Nursing Care and Management of a Patient with a Halo Device
- Care of Cervical Orthosis Devices and Collar Care
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Aspen Vista Cervical Collar Video Series:
- Intro
- Part 1 – Review of the Parts and Features
- Part 2 – Indications and Positioning
- Part 3 – Best Practice – Care and Management of a Cervical Collar
- Part 4 – Application and Removal of a Cervical Collar in Supine Position
- Part 5 – Application and removal of a Cervical Collar in Sitting Position (Hospital Bed)
- Part 6 – Application and removal of a Cervical Collar in Sitting Position (In Chair)
Outreacher
Related links
- Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
- Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
- CritiCall
- Critical Care Services Ontario (CCSO)
- Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses (CANN)
Contact information
The Ottawa Hospital
Neurosurgical Outreach Program
1053 Carling ave
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9
Phone: 613-297-7509
E-mail: dhughes@toh.ca
Last updated on: January 16th, 2024