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Welcome Jill Ross as POGO CEO

Posted on February 12, 2018 by admin

Jillian Ross, RN, MBA, BScN, is now POGO’s Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Jill was the Director, Cancer System Quality Improvement Initiatives at Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) where she oversaw work on new models of cancer care delivery, quality measurement and system-level improvement initiatives. Additionally, she established new provincial programs and was instrumental in expanding and formalizing CCO’s approach to engaging clinicians in its work. Jill has worked in the hospital sector and other healthcare settings, holding positions as a frontline nurse and clinical educator, as well as leadership roles.

“Jill brings to POGO impressive expertise in patient care, health services administration, and policy and government relations, as well as a commitment to client-centred, data- and evidence-driven improvement in healthcare services,” says Stephen Goudge, President, POGO Board of Directors. “The Board has no doubt that under her leadership POGO will continue to see innovations in our programs, services, and community partnerships that benefit all of Ontario’s children with cancer, their families and the healthcare professionals who care for them. We invite our supporters to join us in welcoming Jill to POGO.”

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Posted in Misc | Tagged cancer care, Cancer Care Ontario, CCO, CEO, POGO, quality improvement

Culturally Competent Healthcare Focus of New Pediatric Oncology Course

Posted on January 15, 2018 by admin

POGO works to provide the best care possible for all of Ontario’s children with cancer, in part, by identifying gaps in childhood cancer care. In recent years, a POGO priority has been to focus efforts on enhancing culturally relevant care for First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) children, as FNIM families often face barriers to culturally appropriate healthcare.

POGO’s focus has been on building relationships, identifying current opportunities to improve the care of FNIM children with cancer as well as opportunities that might result in a more efficient system, and assembling the expertise needed to assess the issues, gaps and advances anticipated.

In 2017, POGO collaborated with Cancer Care Ontario to launch Pediatric Oncology, a new course in the recently refreshed series of Aboriginal Relationship and Cultural Competency (ARCC) courses offered by Cancer Care Ontario. ARCC courses stress the importance for frontline healthcare professionals to understand and apply FNIM cultural safety to provide effective person-centred care.

POGO and Cancer Care Ontario know that cultural safety is a critical component for improving patient experiences and outcomes. Through video and text, the Pediatric Oncology course examines the differences between childhood and adult cancer, one family’s experience of the journey for FNIM children with cancer, and the role POGO plays in helping to navigate this journey with a unique whole-life approach to childhood cancer care told from the frontline experience of a POGO Interlink Community Cancer Nurse.

The 13 ARCC courses are ideal for healthcare providers, those working with FNIM people, and anyone who wants to better understand FNIM history and culture. The courses are interactive, free of change and open to anyone. Each course in the Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for Mainpro+ credits.

Register for Pediatric Oncology  and other Aboriginal relationship and cultural competency courses 

Watch the video featured in Pediatric Oncology

Posted in Misc | Tagged Cancer Care Ontario, CCO, credit course, cultural competency, First Nations, FNIM, Inuit, Metis, pediatric oncology

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