The Excellence Through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP) is excited to share that we will be reconvening our Advancing QI and Measurement Community of Practice (CoP) for community MHA providers in October 2024. We are looking forward to reconnecting with past CoP participants and welcoming new members! E-QIP CoP community members will meet monthly for 1 hour to learn and reflect on a variety of topics specific to the mental health and addiction system in Ontario. Our schedule for FY 2024-2025 is outlined below.
CoP Structure and Schedule (FY 2024-2025):
Each CoP Touchpoint will incorporate a combination of education and sharing of the experiences of CoP members from various organizations on the identified topic. The CoP will meet once per month (Second Friday of each month), for 60 minutes from October 2024- June 2025. The schedule below will be updated throughout the year, watch this space for updates!
| Touchpoint Date | Topic | Speakers |
| October 11, 2024 10:00-11:00 AM EST | Kickoff | Naushaba Degani, CMHA Ontario and Karen O’Connor, AMHO Abel Gebreyesus & Linda Saunders, E-QIP |
| November 8, 2024 10:00-11:00 AM EST | Family Engagement in Quality Improvement | Cenza Caciotti, Kinark Child & Family Services Seema Dave & Abel Gebreyesus, E-QIP |
| December 13, 2024 10:00-11:00 AM EST | Client Engagement in Quality Improvement | Parvin Merchant, Houselink & Mainstay Lori Derry & Lucy Forman, E-QIP |
| January 10, 2025 10:00-11:00 AM EST | Significance of QI in Accreditation | TBD Lucy Forman & Seema Dave, E-QIP |
| February 14, 2025 10:00-11:00 AM EST | QIP: Identifying Areas for Improvement | TBD Hasan Rizvi & Laura Daly-Trottier, E-QIP |
| March 14, 2025 10:00-11:00 AM EST | QI Tools | TBD Abel Gebreyesus & Lori Derry, E-QIP |
| April 11, 2025 10:00-11:00 AM EST | QIP: Planning for Improvement | TBD Lucy Forman & Laura Daly-Trottier, E-QIP |
| May 9, 2025 10:00-11:00 AM EST | Staff Engagement & QI Culture | TBD Seema Dave & Hasan Rizvi, E-QIP |
| June 13, 2025 10:00-11:00 AM EST | QI Tools | TBD Lori Derry & Hasan Rizvi, E-QIP |
If you are interested in joining our CoP, please complete our registration form below:
Why Should I Participate in E-QIP’s Advancing QI and Measurement CoP?
CoP members will:
- Support interactions and collaboration amongst members
- Promote the QI work and innovations of MH&A agencies through discussion and sharing
- Participate in Q&A sessions with content experts/peers
- Share challenges/successes experienced during agencies’ QI journey
- Support members to use their new QI knowledge to make improvements in their service delivery
- Share, learn, and discuss about QI, system priorities and issues related to delivering high quality MHA care
We encourage members to attend and participate in meetings and recognize that you may have competing priorities. A full schedule, including information on what will be covered in the meetings will be updated regularly on this web page.
Am I eligible to join E-QIP’s Community of Practice? (for organizations that are new to E-QIP’s CoP)
To join E-QIP’s Community of practice, organizations must meet the following criteria:
- Be part of a community MHA agency or a provider of Community MHA services
- Ability to dedicate resources to regularly participate in monthly meetings AND
- Have experience leading or participating in a QI project OR have an existing quality improvement plan to document your QI priorities and projects on a regular cycle (e.g., annual/bi-annual)
For more information on how to join, eligibility or ways to engage with E-QIP, contact us at quality@e-qip.ca
