Making a WISH come true

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Making a WISH come true

• The Establishment of the WISH Clinic

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Outline

• Step 1 Dont Panic!
• Step 2 Define the Organisation
• Step 3 Who is the Organisation
• Step 4 Get Money
• Step 5 Talk to the Law
• Step 6 Get Volunteers
• Step 7 Get Patients
• Step 8 Have Fun!

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Step 1

• Dont Panic!

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Step 2 Define the Organisation

• Not a vision/mission statement (that was
  Management 124 - Basics of Strategic Goals)
• Who are the partners?
• What role do they play?
• Who is ultimately responsible?

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Step 2 the WISH Decision

• A joint project between Mount Carmel Clinic and
  the University of Manitoba
• Pros
• Not yet another organisation
• Utilize the resources of both
• Commitment of the partners
• Cons
• Longer time to do stuff
• Legal agreements . . .

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Step 2 Huh?

• It means
• MCC/UofM shoulder joint responsibility
• MCC provides location, staff, security
• UofM provides clinic manager, mentors
• Etc

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Step 3 Who is the Organisation

• Steering Committee
• Makes all final decisions regarding the budget,
  etc.
• Maintains the partners interest
• Student Executive Council
• Puts plans into effect
• A lot of the initiative and ideas are generated
  here

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Step 3 Steering Committee

• 2 UofM representatives
• 2 MCC representatives
• 2 Students from WISH Student Executive
  (Co-chairs)
• 1 Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA)
  representative
• Ex officio Clinic Manager
• Student driven meeting

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Step 3 WISH MaHSSA

• An incorporated student body was necessary for
  the legal agreement
• We desired this body to be interprofessional,
  with strong existing connexions to the WISH
  project
• MaHSSA (the Manitoba NaHSSA) fit this description

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Step 3 Why the WRHA?

• Our largest single donor
• Will help us integrate into the larger healthcare
  system in Winnipeg
• i.e. public health nurses, translators, public
  health workshops and clinics for referral

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Step 3 Clinic Manager

• Decided to follow the SWITCH model and hire a
  Clinic Manager
• Catch 22 situation till hired . . .
• Job plug wish.med.umanitoba.ca
• Under applications
• Closing date is April 10th

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Step 4 Get Money

• (unique?) in that we started with money through
  the Alan Klass Program in Health Equity
• Approached WRHA
• Extremely supportive
• Good aid in re-organising and selling the
  budget
• Student body (medical)
• Only 25 each -gt 10,000/yr

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Step 4 Get Money

• Winnipeg Funding Agencies
• Neighbourhoods Alive!
• Failed application, but developed community
  support
• Winnipeg Foundation
• 2yr commitment
• Larger donor family interested in helping more .
  . .

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Step 4 Get Money (Tips)

• Re-do, re-do, then re-do the budget
• Show that you have other donors
• always hard to get the first donor
• Get help from your donors
• Play the its been done before card
• Use failure to your advantage

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Step 5 Talk to the Law

• We are in the process of meeting with licensing
  bodies in Manitoba
• All are supportive of the initiative, they are
  just concerned
• Reassurance (remember, you are doing something
  groundbreaking)
• Pull the its been done before card

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Step 6 Get Staff and Students

• Decide on a clinic framework
• again, we shamelessly borrowed from SWITCH
• Decide how volunteers can sign up
• Purchased a custom designed scheduling system
  from a Winnipeg non-profit (Peaceworks)
• Staff positions integrated with MCC

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Step 7 Get Community

• Talking face-to-face
• Friendly posters
• Community events
• Using MCC staff as promoters
• Social team going out on the street
• Time to build trust

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Step 8 Have Fun!

• Do I really need to explain this?

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Thank You!

• WISH Website
• wish.med.umanitoba.ca
• WISH Supporters
• Alan Klass Program in Health Equity
• Alan Klass Memorial Fund
• Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
• Winnipeg Foundation
• UofM Medical Students

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Questions?