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Back to SearchCHEO announced today a three-year partnership with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) to become a Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO), joining a network of BPSOs spanning 13 countries.
“This opportunity will help transform nursing care at CHEO and build on our strong record of nursing excellence by implementing this evidence-based practice,” said Ann Lynch, CHEO’s Chief Nurse Executive and Vice-president of Acute Care. “CHEO is only the third pediatric BPSO in Canada. Our unique experiences and results will help further refine the guidelines, benefitting children, youth and families across the world.”
Over the next three years, CHEO will implement five nursing best practice guidelines:
- assessment and management of pain
- promoting asthma control in children
- care and maintenance to reduce vascular access complications
- promoting and supporting the initiation, exclusivity, and continuation of breastfeeding in newborns, infants and young children
- person- and family-centred care
“Nurses are the heartbeat of our health-care system,” said Alex Munter, CHEO’s president and CEO. “CHEO’s nurses are not just compassionate and committed to kids, they are highly specialized — after all, kids are not just tiny adults. As a BPSO, our already excellent nursing team will have additional tools and support to help children and youth live their best life.”
The BPSO initiative was launched in 2003 to ensure continuous improvement of the RNAO's Nursing Best Practice Guidelines program. Since then, spotlight organizations have helped refine, update and validate 52 internationally acclaimed nursing best-practice guidelines.
“CHEO’s decision to become a BPSO and implement RNAO’s best-practice guidelines is proof of its strong leadership and commitment to deliver excellence in clinical care. This is the type of leadership our health system needs to ensure the health of Ontarians,” said Dr. Doris Grinspun, RNAO’s Chief Executive Officer and founder of the BPG and BPSO programs. “Best practices result in improved patient, organizational and health system outcomes, and for that we salute CHEO’s executives and clinical staff.”
During its designation period, CHEO will support implementation and evaluation of its selected BPGs and benefit from access to implementation resources, networking opportunities, research studies and more.
Learn more about RNAO’s Best Practice Guidelines Program.
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Paddy Moore, CHEO
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About CHEO
Dedicated to the best life for every child and youth, CHEO is a global leader in pediatric health care and research. Based in Ottawa, CHEO includes a hospital, children’s treatment centre, school and research institute, with satellite services located throughout Eastern Ontario. CHEO provides excellence in complex pediatric care, research and education. We are committed to partnering with families and the community to provide exceptional care — where, when and how it’s needed. CHEO is a partner of the Kids Come First Health Team, a network of partners in Eastern Ontario working to create a high quality, standardized and coordinated system for pediatric health care that is centred around children, youth and their families. Every year, CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.