February’s 5 on 5 features Cardiac resources.

1. Canadian Cardiovascular Society – Guideline Resources

“Our programs include a variety of activities, resources and tools that help Canadian cardiovascular health professionals integrate the guidelines into patient care. Our programs focus on awareness and education as well as handy reference tools and resources. Current guideline activities and resources include regional workshops, online webinars, pocket reference guides, educational slide decks, calculators, worksheets and our very popular smart phone apps.”

2. Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre – Women’s Heart Health Resources

“Vetted by the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance, these credible resources on women’s heart health address different types of heart disease, prevention, treatment, and communication with health providers.”

3. Nutrition.gov –  Heart Health

Patient resources for reducing risk of heart disease.

4.  Mayo Clinic – Medical Professionals Cardiovascular Diseases – Videos

A collection of free videos on cardiovascular disease including surgical procedures, interviews, grand rounds, and guidelines.

5. CIHI – Cardiac Care Quality Indicators Report

This report “examines the results of 6 comparable pan-Canadian indicators on mortality and readmission outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft and aortic valve replacement.”

March’s 5 on 5 features Tuberculosis resources!  Do you have a suggestion for future 5 on 5 topics? Let us know with an email to mhiknet@umanitoba.ca

Happy New Year! For January we’ve selected 5 online resources relevant to Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.

1. How to Handle Challenging Behaviours in People with Dementia: A guide for caregivers and family members

This tool from Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital Reitman Centre for Alzheimer Support and Training outlines many causes and potential solutions for challenging behaviours.

2. Alzheimer’s Training for Health Care Providers

The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has made eight free CE webcasts available online:

• • • • Non-AD Dementias: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia and Vascular Dementia, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research Advances
      • End Stage Dementia and End-of-Life Care
      • Safety Precautions in Older Patients: Medications, Driving Risks, and Home Environment
      • Confidentiality and Privacy of Health Information
      • Recognizing Medical Conditions that Mimic Dementia
      • The Docs Talk About Memory Loss: Is it Normal Aging or Alzheimer’s Disease?
      • Breaking News On the Horizon: How Close Are We to Curing Alzheimer’s?
      • Supporting Family Caregivers and Underserved Populations in Providing Care for Patients with Alzheimer’s

3. Evaluating Dementia Services and Supports: Instrument Resource List (2018)

This document provides a detailed list of validated evaluation instruments for community-based dementia programs that are available at nominal or no cost (permissions maybe required). Prepared for Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

4. Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia: WHO guidelines (2019)

The “WHO guidelines provide the knowledge base for health care providers, governments, policy-makers and other stakeholders to reduce the risks of cognitive decline and dementia through a public health approach.”

5. Delirium, Dementia, and Depression in Older Adults: Assessment and Care (2016)

“This nursing Best Practice Guideline … is to be used by nurses and other members of the interprofessional health-care team to enhance the quality of their practice pertaining to delirium, dementia, and depression in older adults, ultimately optimizing clinical outcomes through the use of evidence-based practices”.

February’s 5 on 5 features Heart Health!  Do you have a suggestion for future 5 on 5 topics? Let us know with an email to mhiknet@umanitoba.ca

This month MHIKNET’s 5 on 5 features Climate Change and Public Health resources:

1. Climate Information and Public Health Action 

“This book is based on the premise that climate knowledge and information can help protect the public from climate-sensitive health risks. With a focus on infectious disease, hydro-meteorological disasters and nutrition, the book explores why, when and how data on the historical, current and future (from days to decades) climate can be incorporated into health decision-making.”

2. Centre for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment – Resources

From Harvard School of Public Health contains key reports, child health information, videos, infographics, and articles.

3.  World Health Organization – Climate Change and Human Health

A report that contains information on weather climate, challenges for scientists, health impact of climate extremes, climate change and infectious diseases, stratospheric ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation and health, national assessments, monitoring health effects, adaptation to lessen health impacts, policy to respond to climate change.

4. How Extreme Weather Events Affect Mental Health

A web resource from the American Psychiatric Association with resources on mental health and climate change.

5. The New England Journal of Medicine – Climate Crisis and Health

“A collection of articles and other resources describing effects of climate change on physical and psychological health and on the function of health care systems, including resources to support action by physicians and other health care professionals.”

NEXT MONTH: November’s 5 on 5 will feature Fall Prevention.

This month MHIKNET’s 5 on 5 features Harm Reduction Resources:

1. Best Practice Recommendations for Canadian Harm Reduction Programs: Part 1 & Part 2

“The goal of the Best Practice Recommendations is to improve the effectiveness of harm reduction programs that deliver prevention services to people who use drugs and are at risk for human  immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C (HCV), hepatitis B (HBV), and other harms.”

2. Equity-Oriented Opiate Treatment Agreements 

“… many of the standard agreements convey judgement and stigma, even when it’s unintended. In response, we offer an example of how to take a more equity-oriented approach to such agreements, should you choose to use them. “

3. Indigenizing Harm Reduction (UBC Learning Circle recording)

The First Nations Health Authority (BC) Indigenous Wellness Team discusses the BC opioid crisis, an indigenous perspective of harm reduction and the root causes of addiction and substance misuse.

** note that slides do not appear in the recording, you must access the pdf version of the slides to follow along, located below the video, above the speaker biographies.

4. Creating Cultures of Wellness [for Health professionals]

The Pacific Aids Network has gathered several online videos that address staff burnout, vicarious trauma, and psychological health and safety.

5. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Harm Reduction Web Page

The WRHA resources list provides additional “links to resources, strategies and tools intended to support health care providers and other staff to better meet the needs of people who use drugs.”

NEXT MONTH: October’s 5 on 5 will feature climate change and public health

August 5 on 5: Anti-racism

1. National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health. (2020). Black Experiences in health care symposium: Bringing together community and health systems for improved health outcomes. 

“Held on January 30, 2020, the Black Experiences in Health Care Symposium (BEHCS) generated rich, action-oriented dialogue about advancing Black health in Ontario. This important report of the proceedings is authored by This important report of the proceedings is authored by Black Health Alliance and Health Commons Solutions Lab and is and relevant to practitioners across Canada. It captures knowledge and experience shared during keynote presentations and breakout sessions. Readers can engage further by following links to keynote presentation videos, blog posts and other useful resources.”

2. Association of American Medical Colleges. Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit Resources.

This list of resources includes links to workshops, reports, studies, websites, videos,

3. The College of Family Physicians of Canada. (2016). Health and health care implications of systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples in Canada. 

“Family physicians know that supporting a patient’s health requires trust, compassion, and mutual respect. For Indigenous patients and their families, this is not always achieved. Systemic racism has been identified as a major barrier to positive relationships between physicians and Indigenous patients and the best care of Indigenous peoples.1 This brief guide for physicians helps you understand better the role that systemic racism can play in shaping an Indigenous patient’s clinical experience, and what you can do about it. As Indigenous patients, Indigenous physicians, and allies, we are appealing to you to help us address this pervasive and harmful problem.”

4. National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health. (2018). Key public health resources for anti-racism action: a curated list.

“Experiences of racism are widely recognized to have a negative impact on the health outcomes of Indigenous and racialized peoples. As a result, racism is a key, stand-alone determinant of health and well-being. In response to this reality, we at the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) have created a list of tools and resources that public health practitioners can use to understand and act against structural racism. These resources explore concepts that are described in Let’s Talk: Racism and health equity. This curated reading list points to key resources to support anti-racist action by health practitioners in the Canadian context. Resources are organized under four broad themes: building capacity, taking action, case examples and tools to support planning and implementation.”

5. Canadian Association of Neuroscience. Anti-racism resources.

A resource list with an emphasis on Canadian resources that includes websites, books, films, scientific articles, mental health resources and podcasts.

Coming up next month 5 on 5 : Harm Reduction.

July’s 5 on 5 features health equity:

1. Key Health Inequalities in Canada: A National Portrait (2018)

“This report is the first pan-Canadian effort to document Canada’s health inequalities and describe differences in the health outcomes, daily living conditions and structural conditions that support health among various populations. It provides a baseline of health inequalities data to inform policy, program and future action to advance health equity.”

2. Trauma and Violence Informed Care (TVIC) workshop (EQUIP Health Care)

Check out these videos and downloadable worksheets from a workshop for health and social service providers about trauma, violence and how to integrate TVIC into practice.

3. Poverty: A Clinical Tool for Primary Care Providers – MB (2016)  (pdf download)

Poverty: A Clinical Tool for Primary Care directs providers to use key questions to assess their patients’ living situations and current benefits, and includes links to key government and community resources to support positive interventions.

4. Public Health Training for Equitable Systems Change (PHESC) On-Demand Webinars

This series of free online videos addresses:

• • • Introduction to Health Equity
    • Assessing and reporting on health inequities
    • Approaches to developing equitable public health interventions and strategies
    • Working across sectors to decrease health inequities
    • Policy development and advocacy to improve health equity
    • Embracing a decolonial, anti-racist practice

** Registration through EventBrite is required to receive links to pre-video readings and the link to the video itself

5. Access Alliance. (2018). Health Equity Toolkit: A Resource Inventory for Healthcare Organizations. Toronto (Ont).

This toolkit has been prepared by Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services (AAMHCS), as part of the Building Capacity for Equity-Informed Planning and Evaluation Project.

For June we’ve pulled together 5 free online resources for mental health.

Canadian Mental Health Association Brochures 

The Canadian Mental Health Association has free brochures on various mental health topics for patients.

WHO Mental Health Publications

The World Health Organization has various free publications on interventions, managing mental health and suicide prevention.

CFPC Mental Health Resources

The College of Family Physicians of Canada’s Mental Health Resources is a “practical resource for family physicians to assist with the care of patients with mental health issues in their practice.”

Toolkit for e-Mental Health Implementation

This toolkit from the Mental Health Commission of Canada includes strategies to plan and initiate e-mental health in clinical practice.

NCCIH Mental Health Resources

The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health has resources on various mental health topics such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and dementia.

This month we are debuting MHIKNET’s 5 on 5 – which highlights 5 free, online resources on the 5th day of each month. For May we’ve pulled together 5 online resources for Speech and Hearing Month:

 Speech-Language and Audiology Canada

Speech-Language and Audiology Canada makes free brochures and patient information sheets available for Speech and Hearing Month . You can also access various position papers and guidelines on the association’s main website

Drums and Potlatches: Culturally-Relevant Books for Speech-Language Pathologists in Canada

This book list and annotated bibliography highlights a selection of culturally-appropriate picture books that are useful for speech language pathologists working with school-aged children.

A Resource and Informational Toolkit for Speech-Language Pathologists Working with Bilingual Children 

This resource discusses what to consider when assessing bilingual children, and links to other relevant videos and online resources.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Practice Portal

“The goal of ASHA’s Practice Portal is to facilitate clinical decision making and increase practice efficiency for audiologists and speech-language pathologists by providing resources on clinical and professional topics and linking to available evidence”

CDC Milestone Tracker (available for Apple and Android devices)

The Milestone Tracker app was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early” program to “Track your child’s milestones at key developmental stages from 2 months to 5 years with CDC’s easy-to-use illustrated checklists; get tips from CDC for encouraging your child’s development; and find out what to do if you are ever concerned about how your child is developing.”

What do you think of 5 on 5 so far? Is there a topic you want us to explore? Let the MHIKNET staff know!