eQUITY Link
eQUITY link is a resource and training site designed to build the language skills of healthcare service providers working in diverse healthcare systems. The purpose is to answer the question “Where do I start and how do I do it?” asked by healthcare managers who want to improve their French-language service delivery.
Advocacy and Communications Toolkit
This toolkit was developed for hospital pharmacists. It highlights key components of a successful advocacy campaign, how to get your message across effectively, media relations tips, and practical case studies specific to hospital pharmacists.
VMDAS Hub for Engagement and Wellness
A place to gather, connect, collaborate and care for the Vancouver Medical, Dental and Allied Staff Association (VMDAS) members. They are encouraged to use the space for informal meetings with other VMDAS members. The Vancouver Physician Staff Association (VPSA) hosts events in the space including its monthly Physician Appreciation Lunch. Members are encouraged to contact VPSA with ideas for additional events and workshops that could be hosted in the hub. It is open 24/7.
Confronting the Invincibility Myth in Health care
This study involved semistructured interviews with 22 faculty physicians working in Canada. It focused on their experiences of wellness and burnout, their perceptions of wellness initiatives, and how their experiences and perceptions influence their uptake of the rapidly proliferating strategies aimed at nurturing their resilience. Participants denounced the “Invincibility Myth” in which physicians are expected to be “superhuman” and “sacrifice everything” for medicine.
Diversion of Controlled Drugs In Hospitals
Drug losses and theft from the healthcare system are accelerating; hospitals are pressured to implement safeguards to prevent drug diversion. This article provides insights into system-based strategies to reduce the opportunity for diversion (see Table 3).
Workplace Violence Prevention In Health Care
This guide to the law for hospitals, long-term care homes and home care aims to help employers, supervisors and workers understand their obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and O. Reg. 67/93 – Health Care and Residential Facilities Regulation, including workplace violence prevention.
Indigenous Health - Tools and Resources
A compilation of tools and resources on Indigenous health, including foundational reading, guidance documents and online courses.
Addressing Mental Health In The Workplace
Learn about the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard).
Have ‘THAT’ Talk
A series developed to raise awareness about the importance of mental health in all areas of life. The section "For Workplaces" includes animation videos on the 13 factors in the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
Creating A Safe Space
Best practice guidelines, tools and resources to assist policy makers, accreditation bodies, regulators and healthcare leaders assess what healthcare workers need in terms of support, and to create peer support programs.
Mental Health In The Workplace
Educational resources to learn how to encourage and drive conversations around mental health in the workplace as well as promote long-term mental health in the workplace beyond October (Mental Health Awareness month).
Physician Wellness Hub
This webpage/toolkit provides reliable wellness tools and resources to empower physicians, medical learners, leaders and educators to create change in the culture of medicine.
It Starts At The Top
A series of live panels hosted by Mental Health Research Canada featuring insights by CEOs and leaders on workplace mental health.
Disconnecting From Work Policy
Employers that employ 25 or more employees in Ontario on January 1 of any year are required to have a written policy on disconnecting from work (i.e., not engaging in work-related communications, including emails, telephone calls, video calls or sending or reviewing other messages, to be free from the performance of work).
Caregivers In The Workplace-Tools For Employers
A suite of tools and resources that provide key tips and strategies that can be built into existing workplace initiatives, providing benefits to leaders and employees.
Duty Hour Limitation Policies
“This study provides evidence on Canadian midwives’ preferences for and experiences with policies and guidelines which limit the hours of work and weeks per year preferred to be on call, and examines the relationship between preferences and midwives’ intention to stay in the profession.”
Workplace Harassment And Violence Risk Assessment Tool
A sample workplace harassment and risk assessment form created by the federal government.
Violence, Aggression & Responsive Behaviours Toolkit
Validated, consensus-based resources for workplace violence prevention in hospitals, long-term care, home and community care and emergency medical services.
Position Statement On Bullying
A clear stance on harassment, bullying and any behaviour that undermines midwives in any work setting. An invitation to denounce bullying in practice groups, birth centres, hospitals and all other places of work and life and address it through a four-prong approach.
Preventing Violence, Harassment And Bullying Against Health Workers
This guideline provides recommendations for health service organizations and academic institutions so they can recognize, prevent and manage violence, harassment and bullying in the workplace.
Ontario Health’s Equity, Inclusion, Diversity And Anti-Racism Framework
A tool to build an organizational culture focused on equity, inclusion, diversity and anti-racism, and to contribute to better outcomes for patients, families and providers within the health system.
Making The Case For Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
A toolkit for developing an imperative for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) that goes beyond costs, resources, and return on investment (ROI).
Principles and Strategies For Anti-Racism Interventions In Healthcare Settings
A conceptual model (see Figure 2) that depicts the process, principles, and strategies for consideration when implementing anti-racism interventions in healthcare settings.
Dismantling Anti-Black Racism: A Toolkit For Health Professionals
A module designed to further the understanding of anti-Black racism in the healthcare professions and to provide resources to combat and address racism in learning and teaching spaces.
The Nokiiwin Workplace Wellness Toolkit
A toolkit for creating healthier and safer First Nations workplaces.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Position Statement
A clear stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion and the development of an Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment policy in midwifery.
Racial Justice Position Statement
A clear stance on racial justice and a call to address and dismantle both the systemic and interpersonal racism in midwifery.
Women In Pharmacy Leadership Empowerment Panels
This initiative aims to better understand the barriers women face and help them connect with one another so that they can work together to identify possible solutions that will lead to better representation of women in leadership positions.
Opening Minds
The largest systematic effort in Canadian history focused on reducing stigma related to mental illness.
Elephant In The Room
A national anti-stigma campaign designed to eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness.