Ottawa

About

The Ottawa Practice Enhancement Network (OPEN) Is a primary care practice collaborative in the Ottawa region that supports practices achieve their quality goals by leveraging the information contained in their EMR. It is a learning collaborative that seeks to address priorities in primary care through a Structured Process Informed by Data, Evidence and Research (SPIDER). The OPEN project is supported by the University of Ottawa Department Of Family Medicine. Through OPEN, the Department of Family Medicine seeks to encourage a culture of enquiry and action-oriented scholarship that is responsive to regional needs. OPEN practices will serve as a model of scholarship and quality improvement to Family Medicine trainees. OPEN is governed by a Steering Committee composed of knowledge users, including patient partners, and a central scientific group made up of the OPEN director, primary care leaders, researchers, and academic and quality improvement specialists.

Leadership

OPEN Director | Dr. Douglas Archibald, PhD

Dr. Douglas Archibald is the Director of Research and Innovation and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine with cross-appointments to the Department of Innovation in Medical Education and the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa.  His research interests are in health professions education, program evaluation and assessment, research methodology, and educational technology. Dr. Archibald works to support research development and evaluation of research projects designed to enhance undergraduate and postgraduate medical education as well as faculty development in the Department of Family Medicine and is the Director of our regional Practice Based Learning Network, the Ottawa Practice Enhancement Network (OPEN).