SCPOR Program
Kate Dunn
Program Facilitator, SCPOR
Outline of presentation
A. Define the SCPOR Program
B. SCPOR Program Support
C. SCPOR Program: Mental Health and
Addictions
D. Next Steps
SCPOR Program
The SCPOR Program is a
focused area of research
where SCPOR will support
several research projects in
the same area.
The overall goal is to create
system change.
SCPOR Program
• Implement patient-oriented solutions.
• Research priorities and questions will
collaboratively be created by the research team
which includes patients, families, clinicians,
health system staff and researchers.
• Link with existing provincial infrastructure to
support established provincial priorities.
• SCPOR programs will work across urban, rural,
remote and Indigenous communities.
SCPOR Program Support
Patient Engagement Platform
• Training in Patient-Oriented Research (POR Module
Training)
• Support in the Recruitment, onboarding and mentorship
of Patient and Family Advisors
• Patient Engagement Plan Development
Methodological Support:
• Request for methodological expertise
• Access to biostatistician
SCPOR Program Support
Indigenous Research and Engagement Platform
• Basic Training in Indigenous research and Engagement
• Advanced Training in Ethics of Indigenous research and
Engagement
• Consultation/ Exploratory Conversation about Indigenous
Platform Supports
• Recruitment of Indigenous Patient and Family Advisors
• Support with Indigenous Community Outreach
SCPOR Program Support
Knowledge Translation and Capacity Building
Platform
• Support with Knowledge Synthesis
• Knowledge Translation Planning Support
• Support in the Recruit of Health System
Stakeholders
• Support with Stakeholder Engagement Planning
• Implementation Support
• Request for Trainee Support/Funding
• Training Workshops/Webinars on Select Topics
SCPOR Program Support
Data Services
• Data analysis
• Data de-identification
• Data extraction and or Linkage
• GIS (mapping)
• Reporting/Monitoring
• Facilitation of Data Sharing Agreement
SCPOR Program
Mental Health and
Addictions
SCPOR Program: Mental Health and
Addictions
Why Mental Health and Addictions?
• Important to include patients and
families voices in Mental Health and
Addictions research.
• Saskatchewan Ministry of Health.
• Applicable to the SCPOR supports and
resources.
SCPOR Program: Mental Health and
Addictions refined
• March 2nd, 2017 at
Wanuskewin Heritage Park
• 40 attendees
• Goal: To understand which
themes in mental health
and addictions are
important within
Saskatchewan
SCPOR Program: March 2nd Meeting
Activity #1
Visioning Exercise
“Zero wait times to
access services on
and off reserve and
rural areas.”
“Choice of
appropriate care.”
SCPOR Program: March 2nd Meeting
Activity #2
What do you think is
the most important
research question(s) or
issue(s) to be studied
within the field of
Mental Health and
Addictions?
SCPOR Program: March 2nd Meeting
Outcomes
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Culturally Appropriate Care (30)
Seamless team approach (23)
Awareness and Access (17)
Maternal Mental Health (10)
The Holistic Journey (7)
LOCUS (7)
Drug Related prevention to treatment (7)
Expanding on existing research (use of
technology, data) (10)
9. Best Practice Application (5)
10. Mental Health care for the “care giver” (5)
SCPOR Program: March 2nd Meeting
Themes
1. Culturally Appropriate Care
• Influence of the health of the land on Indigenous people (relationship
between health and the land and health of the people).
• What is traditional knowledge – the role of culture and place in the
restoration of First Nation Mental Health.
• Cultural competence – what is it?
• How do we implement it in the healthcare system?
• How do we naturalize the approach?
• Evidenced based model for mental health triage encompassing
cultural differences.
• Using implementation science to develop evidence informed work
standards to support normalization of cultural discussions in each
clinic visit – ask every patient about cultural needs etc.
• What are the processes involved in the development of a culture and
land based First Nation family healing and wellness centre.
SCPOR Program: March 2nd Meeting
Themes
2. Child and Youth Mental Health
• Young parent’s education.
• Model good behavior because the children/youth are watching
• Understanding risk and protective factors of suicide and additions in
our local context – predictors of low resilience.
• What is strength-based approach to youth and child mental health.
• Education of MH&A in the schools (elementary and high school)
within the curriculum
• Child and youth mental wellness
• How do we implement positive psychology tools, coping
strategies, self-reliance, healthy being
SCPOR Program
3. Seamless Team Approach
• What does a seamless model of care look like for Saskatchewan.
• All Nations Healing Hospital
• Community care teams
• One initial point of contact
• Collaborative ministerial work
• Inter-disciplinary research methadone clinics, doctors, psychiatrists
and policy makers, and patients.
• Team approach by professionals
• One provincial health record system for professionals to access
• Bring all professionals together for consult/appointments.
• Cross functional communication
• How can departments talk to each other (healthcare providers,
Ministry of Social Services, Ministry of Education, Ministry of
Justice, etc.)?
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4. Awareness and Access
• How do we make services easier to find (i.e. best practices for
marketing accessibility)
• What does it mean for services to be accessible for people – based on
culture, age, geography, condition, needs.
• Can people access services without missing work/school?
• What access barriers do staff experience?
• Can patients access a “human” upon first contact? Do they need to?
• Environmental scan for gaps in mental health treatment in
Saskatchewan.
• Awareness and access to mental health and addition services – how do
we make people aware of what is available before a crisis within their
home or community?
• Trials of new settings and environments for treatments and education
• Access and timeliness
• Preferences for accessing care
• Demographic differences
• Location and modality (e.g. doctor’s office, internet, etc.)
SCPOR Program
Access to Culturally
Responsive Care and
Services in Mental Health
and Addictions in
Saskatchewan
SCPOR Program: Next Steps
• Create a SCPOR Program process for
supporting patient-oriented research in the
area of mental health and addictions
• Develop the SCPOR Program Oversight
Committee (SPOC)
SCPOR Program Oversight
Committee (SPOC)
SCPOR sub-committee chosen for the purpose of managing
a particular SCPOR program.
The SPOC will be comprised of:
• patient and family advisors
• health policy makers
• researchers
• provincial government
• health system organizations.
Role of SPOC
The goal of the SPOC is to
ensure SCPOR is pursuing
health research that is
important to communities
and to patients and families,
while also ensuring clinicians
and policy makers are willing
and able to sustain changes
in the system.
SCPOR: Program Facilitator
Program Facilitator role will develop,
implement and evaluate the SCPOR
Program.
In Summary
• The SCPOR program is a focused area of research
with the overall goal of creating system change.
• SCPOR supports the development and the
implementation of this program via 5 platform areas.
• The theme within Mental Health and Addictions
based on consultation with stakeholders is Access to
Culturally Responsive Care and Services.
• We are still refining the process, next steps and
welcome all feedback.
Thank you!
Kate Dunn
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (306) 966-7656
Office: 208 St. Andrews College, UofS Campus