Acute Care | |
Addendum to the Rehabilitative Care Best Practice Framework in the Context of COVID-19 |
Includes the framework, referral decision tree, and process indicators for support performance monitoring and QBP-related outcomes. Addendum includes additional evidence-based recommendations to the TJR Framework that align with current COVID-19 restrictions. |
Ontario Health Quality Quorum Bundled Care Community of Practice |
Community of Practice provides support for successful implementation of bundled care, including resources and webinars. |
Patient & Family Education Materials | |
Bluewater Health Total Joint Replacement Education Videos |
Pre-surgery intake and assessment class videos for patients receiving total hip replacement. |
Bluewater Health Total Joint Replacement Patient & Family Education Booklets |
Education booklets include surgical and pre-operative forms, hip anatomy, coach program, healthy lifestyle and preparation for before, during and after surgery. |
Website outlines Canada's Food Guide. | |
Movement guidelines provide guidance on the optimal amount of physical activity and sleep for Canadians of all ages. | |
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation |
Website for patients and caregivers to help them learn how to prepare for and recover from a hip or knee replacement, including videos and pre- and post- surgery booklets. |
Cambridge Memorial Hospital — Guides to Total Joint Replacement |
Education booklets review the reasons for a total hip or knee replacement and preparation for before, during and after surgery. |
Web page with educational videos to support patients undergoing total hip and knee replacement and links to Patient-Reported Outcome Measures and publicly-funded physiotherapy clinics. | |
Healthcare Excellence Canada & Enhanced Recovery Canada |
Patient and caregiver resources developed based on the Health Care Excellence Orthopaedic Surgery Pathway (for Inpatient and Outpatient Hip and Knee Replacement). |
London Health Sciences Centre Joint Replacement Surgery Patient Resources |
Web page with patient guides to total hip and knee replacement, lifestyle changes before joint surgery and sex after joint replacement. |
Michael Garron Hospital — Before, During & After Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery |
Patient handbooks and video courses review knee/hip anatomy and surgery and provide exercises and a step-by-step planning checklist for before, during and after surgery. |
Patient education materials including guides, pre and post surgery videos and exercise class tips. | |
Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Replacement Patient Readiness Checklist |
Checklist to assist patients to prepare for and after surgery. |
Booklet reviews questions for patients and caregivers to ask the care team as they get ready to leave the hospital. | |
South West Healthline |
Resources to prepare patients for what to expect before, during and after joint replacement surgery in the South West LHIN region of Ontario. |
Assessment & Intervention | |
Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital
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TJR Same Day Physiotherapy form that includes Assessment, Treatment, Discharge Goals and Considerations.
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Transition Planning | |
Discharge and follow up package, including physiotherapy appointment reminder, instructions for appointments, Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), pre-treatment checklist and consent and email communications agreement. |
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Physiotherapy discharge note form. |
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Cambridge Memorial Hospital — Discharge Instructions for Hip/Knee Joint Replacement Surgery |
Handout reviewing discharge instructions and contact information. |
GTA Rehab Network Outpatient Rehab Referral for Hip/Knee/Shoulder Joint Replacement/Revision |
Outpatient rehab referral form includes pre-operative and post-operative referral processes. |
Process maps include responsibilities for acute care and inpatient rehabilitation to support the smooth transition of patients to outpatient rehabilitation. |
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Ontario Health Quality Transitions between Hospital and Home Quality Standard |
Quality standard based on evidence and expert consensus. Includes patient guide, getting started guide, case for improvement, data table and measurement guide. |
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