{"id":2317,"date":"2013-12-06T12:29:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T17:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.229.122.34\/en\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2017-04-03T12:02:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T16:02:03","slug":"the-ottawa-hospital-dominates-at-the-provincial-innovation-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/newsroom\/the-ottawa-hospital-dominates-at-the-provincial-innovation-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ottawa Hospital dominates at the Provincial Innovation Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignright\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NatAngelandAndreeWEB.jpg\" alt=\"The Ottawa Hospital dominates at the Provincial Innovation Showcase\" width=\"336\" height=\"430\" \/><strong>December 6, 2013<\/strong> \u2014 Physicians at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine were awarded three of the eight awards being celebrated at the Provincial Innovation Showcase event in Toronto on November 28.<\/p>\n<p>The Innovation Fund ($10M per year) was created in 2008 to support the development of new and innovative approaches to health-care delivery and to provide leadership in the dissemination of new knowledge across the health-care system. To date, the Innovation Fund has provided seed funding to more than 700 projects across Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Innovation Showcase event saw 80 projects invited to participate through poster presentations and panel discussions. Of these, the following seven were from The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. A. Arnaout<\/strong>, surgical oncologist and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery \u2013 An Innovation in Breast Cancer Care in Ottawa: The Evaluation and Validation of a Rapid Diagnostic and Support (RADS) Clinic for Women Undergoing Assessment for Breast Cancer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. N. Guay,<\/strong> plastic surgeon and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery \u2013 Standardizing Breast Reconstruction Patient Information to Create an Internet-Based Information Delivery System.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. T. DiRenna<\/strong>, Medical Director of The Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic, and Dr. S. Crooks, anesthesiologist, and both assistant professors in the Department of Anesthesiology \u2013 Cardiac Arrest Roles Defined (C.A.R.D.) Protocol in Perioperative Cardiac Arrests: A Simulation-Based Multidisciplinary Study.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. A. Gruslin<\/strong>, maternal fetal medicine specialist and professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine \u2013 Improving Placental Health through Education and Better Prevention.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. A. Tinmouth<\/strong>, physician in the Division of Clinical Hematology and assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine \u2013 Development of The Ottawa Hospital Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Program.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. N. Fleming <\/strong>and <strong>Dr. A. Black<\/strong>, both obstetrician-gynecologists and associate professors in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology \u2013 Evaluation of a Unique Canadian Community Outreach Program Providing Obstetrical Care for Pregnant Adolescents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. M. Walker<\/strong>, high-risk obstetrician and Clinical Epidemiologist and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology \u2013 Flow in Clinic Services (FICS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The event included an award presentation for excellence in eight categories. The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, presented three of the awards to The Ottawa Hospital in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Innovation in Cancer Care Delivery \u2013 Dr. Angel Arnaout<\/li>\n<li>Best Creative Alternative for Patient Centred Care \u2013 Dr. Andr\u00e9e Gruslin<\/li>\n<li>Best Innovation in System Coordination \u2013 Dr. Nathalie Fleming and Dr. Amanda Black<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe Innovation Showcase event brings the best in innovation and improvements to the delivery of care under one roof,\u201d said Dr. Jack Kitts, President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital. \u201cWe are extremely proud of all of our physicians who participated in the event and are confident that their successes will lead to the best quality of care possible for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization (TOHAMO) is the governance organization that represents the 750 academic physicians who practice at the hospital and university. The TOHAMO Board oversees the allocation of $1.169M in innovation funds locally through a competitive grants process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTOHAMO is pleased to support the academic physicians annually through the innovation funds competition process\u201d said Dr. Guy H\u00e9bert, Chair TOHAMO. \u201cThe Innovation Showcase was a huge success for TOH physicians and on behalf of the Board we congratulate all of our participants and award recipients\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/en\/\">About The Ottawa Hospital<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.uottawa.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.med.uottawa.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tohamo.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.tohamo.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Hazel Harding<br \/>\nCommunications Advisor<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:hharding@toh.on.ca\">hharding@toh.on.ca<br \/>\n<\/a>Tel.: 613-737-8460<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 6, 2013 \u2014 Physicians at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine were awarded three of the eight awards being celebrated at the Provincial Innovation Showcase event in Toronto on November 28. 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