Centre For Effective Practice | Closing The Gap Between Evidence And Practice In Healthcare

Monthly Check Up:

Happy Healthy Holidays!

Wishing you all happy healthy holidays this season - from all of us here at the Centre for Effective Practice.

December 20, 2018

How we equip our academic detailers with the skills needed for successful visits

We thought it would be interesting to share a behind the scenes look at how the CEP equips our... read more →

November 19, 2018

“So what is it that you do, Claire?” In a nutshell, it’s a long story

I’m commonly met with this scenario: I’m introduced to someone new at a party and find myself in a... read more →

June 27, 2018

How medical librarians are integrated into CEP’s services

Part of the diverse team at the CEP, which you may know from our conferences, publications, or from working... read more →

May 24, 2018

Here’s why our academic detailing service is valuable to Ontario’s family physicians

Family physicians need access to accurate, current information on the effectiveness, safety and practical considerations of treatment options. This... read more →

April 26, 2018

What makes our knowledge translation service unique? It’s dynamic and iterative throughout

The concept of knowledge translation has gained significant attention as of late. It’s defined differently by many organizations and... read more →

March 29, 2018

Our primary care academic detailing service is now available to Ontario physicians

We've launched... read more →

February 28, 2018

Thank you for your support at our Health Heroes open house!

To kick off the new year, the Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) held a health heroes-themed open house event... read more →

January 22, 2018

Providers can tell us which tools and resources they’d like us to develop through this survey

In 2015, over 600 primary care providers completed the Centre for Effective Practice’s (CEP) Needs Assessment Survey, which allowed us... read more →

January 10, 2018

Academic Detailing Topic for Primary Care

We provide educational outreach visits across Ontario through our academic detailing service. These one-on-one visits are conducted by pharmacists for family physicians. They are flexible and tailored for providers, each covering a different topic per season.

iDynaform Pilot Study

We’re seeking Ontario providers to participate in a pilot project and test the Cardiovascualr iDynaForm Tool in OSCAR EMR.
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Waterloo Wellington electronic referral platform

The CEP has partnered with Think Research and CognisantMD in a project to support the System Coordinated Access team to design and implement an electronic referral platform for the following LHINs: Waterloo Wellington, South East, North East, Erie St. Clair and Champlain. On the platform, health care providers can submit eReferrals directly from their EMR, allowing clinicians to share patient information in real time.
About the program

clinical tools, resources and programs developed

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Stakeholder organizations directly engaged

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Guideline Reviews Conducted

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Print tools and resources disseminated

Featured Services

Academic Detailing

Our academic detailing service entails service-oriented one-on-one visits focused on delivering providers with objective, balanced, evidence-informed information on best practices to optimize clinical care. This information is always tailored to each provider’s expressed needs and is delivered at a time that is convenient for each of them.

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Knowledge Translation

We work with providers to gather information and disseminate knowledge products based on best evidence and current practices. These products include clinical tools, resources and programs that help inform providers.

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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Through our clinical practice guidelines training and assessment services, we help guideline developers implement best practices in their methods to improve the quality of national guidelines. We also actively undertake CPG quality reviews to ensure that the best available evidence informs both policy-making and clinical decision-making processes.

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What our Partners say

"The CEP's academic detailing service is a very effective way to engage, educate and support those practicing long-term care. Engaging, educating and supporting physicians at a provider level can cause them to integrate best-practices into their care. This way, they are more likely to think creatively about solutions to the challenges ahead of us in long-term care."- Dr. Scott Nash, Medical Director in Long-Term Care

"It has been an absolute pleasure to work with the CEP on the development of the Poverty Tool for Primary Care. The organization proved to be fast, efficient, and effective in its approach to assessing need, gathering wide input, design, and informed development of this tool. The final product is unique and cleverly structured, and I am confident in CEP’s ability to effectively bring it into mainstream primary care practice. I would welcome the opportunity to work with the CEP on future projects."- Dr. Gary Bloch, Clinical Lead

"When we made the needs of people with earlier stages of chronic kidney disease a priority at the ORN, we knew we needed to work closely with primary care. As a recognized leader in primary care change management, we immediately turned to the Centre for Effective Practice for help."- Graham Woodward, former Director, Clinical Programs, CCO/ORN

"I’ve had excellent experiences working with the dedicated, knowledgeable people/staff at CEP, who are committed to the development of evidenced-based tools for primary care providers that will directly impact clinical practice."- Dr. Deanna Telner, Clinical Lead

CLIENTS AND PARTNERS WE WORK WITH.

We work with a broad range of clients to develop solutions for achieving best practice in health care. These activities include addressing evidence and care gaps, identifying barriers to optimal practice and developing, implementing, evaluating and promoting appropriate care.