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[00:00:09] The approach seen through the eyes of a unit head and project manager ",{"type":15,"attrs":5848,"content":5849},{"textAlign":53},[5850],{"text":5851,"type":365},"[00:00:10] Carole Unit head and project manager CHSLD Gertrude-Lafrance CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre ",{"type":15,"attrs":5853,"content":5854},{"textAlign":53},[5855],{"text":5856,"type":365},"[00:00:16] So, Carole Leblanc ",{"type":15,"attrs":5858,"content":5859},{"textAlign":53},[5860],{"text":5861,"type":365},"[00:00:15] In phase I, I was a unit head in Montérégie, and now I’ll be the project manager for phase II. I’m also the coordinator for long-term care centres for another organization. ",{"type":15,"attrs":5863,"content":5864},{"textAlign":53},[5865],{"text":5866,"type":365},"[00:00:28] The OPUS project led to other approaches, formalized other approaches that were being used, but in a common language. 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",{"type":15,"attrs":5883,"content":5884},{"textAlign":53},[5885],{"text":5886,"type":365},"[00:01:19] We created a real sense of cohesion, a dialogue, by talking about a resident, about a specific problem; we all agreed to work the same way, to avoid division. ",{"type":15,"attrs":5888,"content":5889},{"textAlign":53},[5890],{"text":5891,"type":365},"[00:01:33] The project is a success because of the people and their dedication, and the fact they truly understand the purpose and the aim.",{"type":15,"attrs":5893,"content":5894},{"textAlign":53},[5895],{"text":5896,"type":365}," [00:01:44] And when it comes to caring for seniors and who’s best placed to improve their autonomy, it’s really about what we want to give. ",{"type":15,"attrs":5898,"content":5899},{"textAlign":53},[5900],{"text":5901,"type":365},"[00:01:57] When we talk about dedicated people, when we see the changes happening directly, when we see people becoming more alert, starting to talk, starting to eat on their own, that’s when we realize how much of an impact our care really has. ",{"type":15,"attrs":5903,"content":5904},{"textAlign":53},[5905],{"text":5906,"type":365},"[00:02:13] This project really needs people to take the lead, but it also needs people to get involved. 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