SUNNYBROOK DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY · of psychiatry, and ≥1 non-psychiatry Brain Sciences...

SUNNYBROOK DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRYStrategic Plan 2013 – 2017

Clinical Care Goals � Strengthen engagement with Programs and community services external

to the Department of Psychiatry. � Improve delivery of quality care. � Develop collaborations citywide in areas of strength such as geriatrics,

youth bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder; and areas that are not a focus, like addiction.

� Strengthen linkages to research and education.

Clinical Care Objectives • Years 2 - 3 § Enhance availability of quality-based metrics of clinical care.

� Completion of a mental health executive dashboard. � Improving access to all quality-based metrics on the Portal. � Quarterly reporting to medical staff and full department. � Incorporate ambulatory measures of volume and flow/access.

§ Complete at least two quality improvement projects in ambulatory service. � At least one related to flow. � At least one related to clinical outcomes.

§ Complete at least two quality improvement projects in inpatient service. � At least one related to flow. � At least one related to clinical outcomes.

§ Leadership on LHIN initiatives to enhance access to ambulatory mental health services.

� Implementation of eConsults. � Enhancing access to consultants in the TC LHIN –

Common Minimum Data Set and Physician Registry. � Expansion of telepsychiatry – education and clinical care.

§ Collaboration with Mental Health and Addictions Acute Care Alliance initiatives.

Education Goals � Improve PGY-2 experience. � Foster faculty excellence in a learning environment. � Adopt a focus on IPE. � Extend patient and family education opportunities. � Deepen use of technology and other innovative practices in education. � Develop required infrastructure.

Education Objectives • Years 2 - 3 § Maintain high rankings of PGY-2 rotations in the resident match and

positive comments in the site feedback sessions.

§ Continue to nominate at least two Sunnybrook faculty for teaching and education awards each year.

§ List all teaching and education award winners on the Departmental portal (or on public website).

§ Increase participation in faculty development events/programs above the 2014 baseline (as documented in the ATF/ETF reports).

§ Maintain education scholarship activity (e.g., publications, presentations) equal to the 2014 baseline (as documented in the ATF/ETF reports).

§ Create an IPC/IPE leadership position and an IPC/IPE committee to pursue implementation of IPC/IPE initiatives.

§ Hold at least one Grand Rounds each year with a specific IPE focus or with an interprofessional team.

§ Use the videoconferencing equipment for at least one educational event in Year 2; at least twice for Year 3.

§ Hold at least one Grand Rounds this year on the subject of quality improvement.

Research Goals � Pursue stable and sustainable funding. � Foster strategic collaborations across the brain-mind-body continuum. � Strengthen linkages to SRI in pursuit of mutual priorities. � Strengthen knowledge translation and commercialization endeavours. � Align resources to support success.

Research Objectives • Years 2 - 3Dissemination Targets:

§ Each researcher will speak to the media and/or the general public about their research and/or a topic related to their research at least once.

§ Each researcher (or his/her trainees) will present findings at one or more University of Toronto scientific meetings (e.g. Harvey Stancer, Sick Kids Research Day).

Integration and Collaboration Targets: § Initiate a “Meet the Investigator” lecture series, in which clinician scientists will

communicate their research biographical narrative, and their future research plans.

§ Each researcher will have ≥1 non-Sunnybrook member of the U of T department of psychiatry, and ≥1 non-psychiatry Brain Sciences investigator as collaborators.

§ Collectively, the department’s researchers will have co-investigators in every program of the hospital and in every discipline of SRI.

§ At least one REB-approved study within the department at all times based on ICES data.

Education Targets: § Departmental first points of contact will be identified in the following

areas: neuroimaging, biomarkers, cognition, psychotherapy research, pharmacotherapy research, ICES, K/T.

§ Compile and maintain a list of on-site graduate students and post-doctoral research fellows, along with their topic of study, disseminate the list to the department, and include a trainee in at least one Grand Rounds and at least one Mood-Anxiety Rounds.

Enabling and Supporting Strategies Objectives:

§ Disseminate detailed and transparent salary grid to all members of the Department of Psychiatry partnership. § Work closely with the Sunnybrook Foundation to raise 50 million dollars for new Brain Sciences Centre. § Create a clinical partnership agreement with Toronto East General Hospital, Humber River and NYGH. § Implement Patient and Family Advisory Council.