Strategic Directions
Partnerships
- Individuals
- Families
- Board Members
- Employees
- Community Partners
- Ontario Health North (OHN)
- Ministry of Health (MOH)
Board of Directors for Brain Injury Services of Northern Ontario
DAN LEVESQUE (District of Thunder Bay)- Chair/President
MELISSA FELTEAU (City of Thunder Bay Sub-Region Collaborative) – Vice-Chair/Vice-President
JENNIFER LEARNING (District of Rainy River) – Secretary
SHANNON LANE (City of Thunder Bay) – Treasurer
LIANNE BYRAM (District of Kenora)
BJ DANYLCHUK (District of Rainy River)
CHERYL MERRYWEATHER (City of Thunder Bay)
JONATHON SCULLY (City of Thunder Bay)
VACANCY (Northern)
VACANCY (North East)
ALICE M. BELLAVANCE – Chief Executive Officer
Strategic Direction #1: Getting Better At What We Do!
GOAL: Improving quality of Service
We Will:
- Develop and enhance clinical service delivery
- Promote a culture of caring and excellence
- Develop and implement an Equity, Diversity, Anti-racism and Anti-Oppression Framework
- Continue to enhance Brainwise and the Family Support Group – now expanded to the District – Fort Frances, Dryden and Kenora
- Establish a People with Lived and Living Experience (PWLLE) Advisory Committee
- Enhance small groups through establishment of Alumni
- Engage in research
- Implement Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF) Clinical Practice Guidelines – under Neurotrauma Care Pathways Project – Pediatric, Adult Concussion, For the rehab of adults with moderate to severe TBI (Community – Psychosocial)
- Complete Clinical Review of Programs
- Enhance practices brought on by COVID-19
Strategic Direction #2: Growing!
GOAL: Expanding and developing our services
We Will:
- Enhance our presence across our catchment area: Rehabilitation Support Workers in Thunder Bay, Dryden, Fort Frances and Kenora
- Seek to increase assisted living options, including a rural option and in the region: lobby for ongoing Alternate Level of Care (ALC) funding
- Develop partnerships with Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and North of Superior Counselling Programs for District of Thunder Bay through District and City of Thunder Bay Ontario Health Team (OHT)
- Work with Kenora Social Service Administration Board to develop support within housing in their jurisdiction through All Nations Health Partners, Rainy River and Healing Waters OHT’s
- Lobby government to include Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) into the ABI portfolio
- Explore services to:
- Indigenous people
- Needs’ assessment for the northern communities
- Develop user-friendly brain injury educational materials
- Individuals with complex, multi-jurisdictional needs: role of Provincial Acquired Brain Injury Network
- Continue to track number of individuals applying for service with co-occurring mental health issues
- Continue to track number of individuals with a mental health issue applying for service with co-occurring addictions
- Continue to track number of individuals applying for service who are affected by a developmental/intellectual disability
- Children / adolescents
- Indigenous people
- Educate the public (re-institute Brain Injury credit course at Confederation College)
- Investigate the feasibility of establishing a Community Health Worker Model (based on work Model (based on work of Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority and Dignitas International)
- Pursue Jordan’s Principal for Indigenous Children
- Evaluate Technology Project and BISNO Virtual Office
- Increase presence in the North East region
Strategic Direction #3: Co-Operating!
GOAL: Collaborating with other Services
We Will:
- Explore collaborative governance opportunities with other Health Service Providers (HSP)and Ontario Health (OH), Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ontario Health Teams (OHTs), – Home and Community Care Support Services North-West (H&CCSSNW)
- Planning tables at each Ontario Health Team (OHT)
- Monitor developments of Ontario Health Teams (OHTs)
- Re-offer training continuing for the Thunder Bay Police Service, expand it to include the Ontario Provincial Police, Anishinabek Police Service and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service
- Improve the referral process of individuals requiring our services from St. Joseph’s Hospital – ABI Unit no longer standalone
- Establish formal partnership with the Adult Mental Health Unit at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Strategic Direction #4: Caring!
GOAL: Recognizing the needs of our employees
We Will:
- Care about our people, so they can care about those we serve
- Encourage professional development and life-long learning
- Advocate for improved wages and benefits
- Whenever possible promote from within and track
- Provide recognition for employees
- Offer employees electronics program every 2 years (2024)
- Provide health care benefits for fulltime employees
- Encourage Wellness Activities
- Monitor/implement various Pandemic Pay initiatives
- Ensure safe work practices related to COVID-19- relevant IPAC (Infection Prevention and Control) Strategies
Strategic Direction #5: Leading!
GOAL: Leading in best and promising practices
We Will:
- Seek and implement evidence informed practices
- Recruit and maintain board representation from across the respective Sub-Regions and North East
- Board to engage in education sessions regarding health transformation
- Encourage creativity in service provision
- Work with broader system partners to respond to potential demand for service from COVID long haulers and survivors of opioid overdose
- Co-operate with research projects
- Govern with a view to the future
- Lead in providing services that are culturally and demographically sensitive, competent and safe
- Investigate Indigenous competency training
- Engage in formal Board Development and Training
