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Action Planning
Module Structure
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How will you be supported: Regional Support Team
Structure
› Physician Practice Leaders
› Specialist Physicians
› MCFD Clincians
› School Counsellors
› PSP Coordinators
What we do
› Co-facilitate learning sessions
› Provide Action Period support
Funded by General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) and Shared Care
Committee (SCC), joint committees of BCMA and Ministry of Health
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Measures
Aim
Change Ideas
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Aim
Within 8 months, we aim to
improve child and adolescent
mental health in participating
BC practices as evidenced by
improved scores on KADS,
SCARED and SNAP and CGI.
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We will focus on:
Early identification and diagnosis of anxiety, depression and ADHD
Appropriate use of various evidence-informed treatments anxiety,
depression and ADHD
Appropriate application of standardized methods of measurement in the
care of mental disorders in children and youth
Enhancement of physician and MOA knowledge about and awareness
of community mental health resources for children and adolescents
Enhanced family physician collaboration with community partners in the
mental health care of children and adolescents
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We will focus on: (continued)
Enhancement of physician and MOA knowledge about and
awareness of community mental health resources for children and
youth
Enhanced family physician collaboration with community partners
in the mental health care of children and youth
Improve experience of the health care providers, patients and
their families
Collaboration
with specialist
physicians,
Schools, MCFD
CYMH and other
clinical and
community
partners
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Measures
# of patients screened positive/diagnosed with the
anxiety, ADHD, and depression
% patients screened positive/diagnosed with anxiety,
ADHD or depression (“identified”) who are treated with
protocol-driven, non-pharmaceutical interventions
% of “identified” patients who are treated with protocoldriven medications
% of “identified” patients who experience improved
health outcomes after at least 3 months of treatment
as evidenced by changes in scores
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Moving forward… with measurement
“If it is not measured, it's not medicine.”
- Dr. Marshall Dahl
“Some is not a number, soon is not a time.”
- Dr. Don Berwick
“Without data, everyone is perfect.”
- Dr. Paul Murray
“Data drives improvement.”
- Dr. Neil Baker
“The pride in which you wallow, without data may be hollow.”
- Dr. Dan MacCarthy
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Data Collection Sheet
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Action Period Requirements: Example Depression
Screening using Mental Health Screening Questions and
assessment with KADS-6, SNAP-IV or SCARED (4 patients)
Created a registry including child and youth with positive
screen/diagnosis
Provided psychotherapeutic treatment to 2 patients
Provided pharmaco-therapeutic treatment to patients, as required
Retested KADs on subsequent mental health visits for patients
with a positive screen/diagnosis of Depression
Recorded CGI scores at every patient visit
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Changes to try
Identification and screening of children and youth
Creation of a registry
Treatment processes
Team-based care - GP’s, Schools, other care
providers
Linking with community programs and supports
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Example: Registry
What is it?
What types are there?
A list
Paper list
A database
Excel spreadsheet
Binder
What is it used for?
Flagged chart
Tracking best practice
EMR based
Proactive follow-up
Hollander Analytical Services
Tool
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Key Resources
Child and Youth Action Planning Form
PSP website: http://www.pspbc.ca
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Change: Screening in GP office – Example:
Anxiety
PLAN:
Question:
› How long will facilitating the first competition of the SCARED screening tool
take in a GP visit?
Who, What. Where, When:
› When the Smith family comes in on Tuesday we will ask them to complete
the SCARED screening tool in the waiting room prior to meeting with the
GP.
Data to Collect:
› How long will it take to complete the form?
› How long will going over the results with the family take?
› What additional information may be needed from the
school?
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When you get home
DO – complete your test
STUDY – examine the results
ACT
- What will your next step be?
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Just Try It!
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Cycle 3: Try the new process on all patient with
suspected anxiety for 2 weeks, does this work on
full scale?
Cycle 2: Test administering the SCARED in a new way based
on lessons learned. Test MOA involvement in giving out and
scoring the screen
Use of Screening Tools
Cycle 1: Test having completing SCARED screen with 1 patient. How long does
the screen take? How will you score it? How will you discuss the results with the
family?
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Action Period Planning – Team Activity
With your community team (e.g. GP, MOA, School Counselor,
Mental Health Clinicians…), discuss what changes you will test in
the action period
Fill out the action planning form
Write the PLAN for your first Plan, Do, Study, Act cycle
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When in doubt – Ask the Experts!
Action Period Expectations
Try tests of change.
Measure and track your progress.
RSTs practice visits.
Support throughout the action period you can expect:
Practice visits from the coordinator.
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