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Profiles of Change

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The Road to Excellence is Paved with Partnerships:
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is a 375-bed state-of-the-art acute care facility serving the health care needs of people living in Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is the only Health Sciences Centre in Canada awarded "Leading Practice" for patient and family centred care by Accreditation Canada.

An Ambitious Strategic Plan 2006 - 2010

In 2006, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine formed a partnership to become Ontario's newest academic health sciences centre. With this new focus, Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott led the development of the Clinical Engagement Task Force to look for a model that, among other things, promoted multi-disciplinary teamwork, integrated teaching and research, and provided coordinated and continuous care. Read More...

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SPEAKERLINK speakers have a variety of backgrounds from patients with experience in engaging hospitals, to professional caregivers, to health information technology innovators. The variety of backgrounds, experience levels, and areas of expertise makes SPEAKERLINK an excellent resource for stories to improve healthcare. Read More...


Building Leadership to Improve Patient Based Care

The seminar, held in Sydney in July 2011, was jointly hosted by the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Read More...