leadership team saskatoon oral health coalition

SaskatoonSaskatoon Oral Health CoalitionOral Health Coalition

October 30, 2012October 30, 2012

OHC Leadership TeamOHC Leadership Team

Mandate & Guiding PrinciplesMandate & Guiding Principles

Our RoleOur Role Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

Be a reflective thinking Be a reflective thinking body; this is not a decisionbody; this is not a decision-- making body, the work making body, the work done is influenced by the done is influenced by the larger body.larger body.




Energize & Guide the Energize & Guide the mandate mandate –– mission, vision mission, vision –– pay attention to both the pay attention to both the Balcony and the Dance Balcony and the Dance Floor, operational and Floor, operational and strategic.strategic.

Helicopter above, on what is happening with the whole group.




Integrate what is discussed Integrate what is discussed by the larger body.by the larger body.

Our approach is participatory and inclusive.Always put as a priority listening as a collective group.




Motivate and involve Motivate and involve people through increased people through increased knowledge, awareness and knowledge, awareness and connection.connection.

Everyone needs a basic set of working knowledge.




Feed the momentum in Feed the momentum in moving the priorities moving the priorities forward together.forward together.




Watch and integrate the Watch and integrate the trends.trends.

As well as research and data, have to listen and integrate the priority setting done by the larger group.




Hold and communicate the Hold and communicate the collective knowledge collective knowledge around the mission.around the mission.

Establish the most effective ways to report back and work with the larger group, provincial and national.




Develop and clarify Develop and clarify administrative needs and administrative needs and functions.functions.


Strategic Business PlanStrategic Business PlanStrategies: CommunicationActions:

•Develop a website

Leadership Team Work-plan:•Make “Identity Statement” (Vision, Mission, etc.) shorter & more succinct.

•Kellie will turn display information into a “brochure.”

DONE

Send out copy of display draft survey

DONE


Strategic Business PlanStrategic Business PlanStrategies: SustainabilityActions:

•Establish short-term (1 yr) funding:

Community Wellness Grant

SOHP

Leadership Team Work-plan:•Leslie will do an initial draft of Community Wellness Grant application in the fall 2012.


Strategic Business PlanStrategic Business PlanStrategies: SustainabilityActions:

•Develop and clarify administrative needs and functions.

•Leadership Team Work-plan:•Ongoing knowledge transfer from Leslie to team

•Develop operations/administrative manual/checklist

•Create a rolling agenda (template)

DONE


Strategic Business PlanStrategic Business PlanStrategies: Increase Provincial Engagement:Actions:

•Use SOH booth @ CDA Conference to provide information and solicit membership and input.

Leadership Team Work-plan:•Leslie will draft a survey to fill out at the booth – i.e.., priorities, interests, locations

DONE

•Survey to be included in registration package and brought to booth for a prize.

DONE

•Survey results

DONE


Strategic Business PlanStrategic Business PlanStrategies: Increase Provincial Engagement:Actions:

•NIRO (Network of Interprofessional Regulatory Organizations)

Leadership Team Work-plan:

•Kellie will contact NIRO planners to get on agenda

DONE

•Leslie to present at NIRO.

DONE

We are a collaborative group of committed individuals working

together to improve the oral health of residents through best practice and

needs assessment.


Identity StatementIdentity Statement

We advance our mission of

working together collaboratively with dedicated, committed partners and improving oral health of all residents in the province

the creation of an orally informed and healthy society

by focusing on our SK population/people

mission statements need more “action” content



We advance our mission of…and seek to

educate caregivers in any capacity, to improve the oral health and overall health

collectively intervene as necessary, by identifying gaps in care for at-risk groups, and work towards improving health in these populations

support one another in each others efforts

send a unified message/voice (provincial resources/factsheets/presentations/lobbying) to communities and government



We advance our mission of…and seek to…by serving

all the residents

at risk vulnerable populations

population that includes every age group; initially, each end of spectrum of at-risk populations (pre/post preschool; low income seniors, LTC residents with access issues)



We advance our mission of…and seek to…by serving…through

oral health professionals providing programs, training and knowledge to the caregivers, in order to adequately identify oral health issues and refer accordingly

educational programming, preventive services 1, 2, & tertiary

post-secondary institutions, provincial/federal governments, school divisions, health regions, community groups and agencies, oral health and health professionals, first nation communities

standardized provincially required level of care; establishing a dental home; “Under 3 It’s Free.”

pre/post natal intervention

Telehealth health professions held at regular intervals, available on the internet.



We advance our mission of…and seek to…by serving…through…and emphasizing our competitive advantages of

the credibility of having a multi disciplinary network of the professionals of the Oral Health Coalition and the Oral Health Professionals. Our diverse backgrounds help to serve diverse needs in the population

Our united message of body/oral health connection

Basing everything on best evidence and standard of care, advocacy, networking, and collaborative inter-disciplinary approach



We advance our mission of…and seek to…by serving…through…and emphasizing our competitive advantages of… . We are sustainable by

Federal, provincial and private funding

The real challenge to our sustainability lies in finding financial support to advance our initiatives.

Provincial funding, and cost recovery from private insurance, First Nations & Inuit Health, Supplementary Health, Veterans Affairs

Pooling our resources (human/financial/intellectual/educational)

Creating an electronic (website) directory of resources/services/access options)

Our committed members, who are prepared to give of their time in a spirit of collaboration and cooperation.

Having our employers support the coalition through supporting our attendance at meetings.



Questions for the Leadership TeamQuestions for the Leadership Team From May 16, 2012From May 16, 2012

Government:Government:

How do we get the government to see the How do we get the government to see the importance of good oral health, and move it up importance of good oral health, and move it up in their list of priorities?in their list of priorities?

How best to present issues we wish to How best to present issues we wish to advance. Who will present this information to advance. Who will present this information to the SK Ministry of Health?the SK Ministry of Health?


Government:Government:

Are we able to show quantitatively that Are we able to show quantitatively that improving oral health decreases overall health improving oral health decreases overall health costs?costs?

Provincial legislation Provincial legislation –– universal access.universal access.


Funding:Funding:

Who/how to pay the oral health professionals Who/how to pay the oral health professionals to educate or train other health care providers to educate or train other health care providers in preventative oral health.in preventative oral health.

Who pays for dental services to dentist/team Who pays for dental services to dentist/team (government/private services)?(government/private services)?


Funding:Funding:

We are looking for an affordable model! (Alberta We are looking for an affordable model! (Alberta Senior Program for Better Oral Health).Senior Program for Better Oral Health).

As a preventative model, we should be able to reduce As a preventative model, we should be able to reduce health care costs by improving oral health. By having health care costs by improving oral health. By having improved oral health, in theory, general health will be improved oral health, in theory, general health will be better. How do we measure this?better. How do we measure this?


Priorities:Priorities:

What should our top three priorities be? Where do What should our top three priorities be? Where do you start? What issues require a lobby effort (for you start? What issues require a lobby effort (for funding/policy change)?funding/policy change)?

Need a Chief Dental Officer to advocate and keep the Need a Chief Dental Officer to advocate and keep the fight: how do we get one? What is the next step to fight: how do we get one? What is the next step to advance our pursuit of a Chief Dental Officer for SK?advance our pursuit of a Chief Dental Officer for SK?



Is there an opportunity for us to influence the Is there an opportunity for us to influence the rere--opening of the National School of Dental opening of the National School of Dental Therapy?Therapy?

Enhance LTC: involve LTC staff, health Enhance LTC: involve LTC staff, health regions, and oral health professions to keep it regions, and oral health professions to keep it moving forward.moving forward.



Advocacy for oral health (0Advocacy for oral health (0--5 years) 5 years) –– an Early an Early Years Strategy. Link with Prevention Institute Years Strategy. Link with Prevention Institute re: early childhood development/maternalre: early childhood development/maternal

Need to include oral health education in Need to include oral health education in medical training to doctors and nurses.medical training to doctors and nurses.


Our Coalition:Our Coalition:

How do we involve other stakeholders? What How do we involve other stakeholders? What other individual/professionals need to be other individual/professionals need to be added/consulted?added/consulted?

How do you spread the word of the existence How do you spread the word of the existence of the group and the work of the group?of the group and the work of the group?



How do we make this provincially based? How do we make this provincially based? Government and other stakeholders may be Government and other stakeholders may be more interested/involved if there is provincial more interested/involved if there is provincial interest and provincial collaboration.interest and provincial collaboration.

Continue strategic planning process Continue strategic planning process –– to ensure to ensure consistency with vision, mission & values.consistency with vision, mission & values.



How do you maintain the coalition long term? How do you maintain the coalition long term? Sustainability/commitment. Sustainability/commitment.

What is the resource inventory of the What is the resource inventory of the coalition?coalition?

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