Leading Practices

Association canadienne de gastroentérologie

• Quality program - endoscopy
• Page web sur les temps d’attente en gastroentérologie
• Indicateurs de sécurité et qualité en endoscopie

Association canadienne des radiologistes

• Examples of leading practices
• Waiting for children’s surgery in Canada: the Canadian Paediatric Surgical Wait Times project
• Results from the Canadian Paediatric Surgical Wait Times (CPSWT) project

Canadian Association of Radiologists

• The CAR experience in increasing appropriateness in imaging through computerized clinical decision support

Société canadienne de cardiologie

• The Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan (CHHS-AP, 2009) takes a major step in addressing heart disease - the leading cause of death and hospitalization among Canadians. It provides a comprehensive, integrated plan to fight cardiovascular and cerebrovascular illness.
• Exemple d’initiative régionale en cardiologie : Réseau local d’intégration des services de santé du Sud-Est de l’Ontario

Association canadienne d’orthopédie

• National core model of care for hip and knee replacement surgery

L'Association des psychiatres du Canada

Recent examples of innovative wait time reduction strategies in psychiatry:

• Hamilton Family Health Team mental health and nutrition program
• Mood and anxiety program, centralized intake and wait times initiative
• Continuum of care for the mentally ill