BPSO

Best Practice Spotlight Organization

What is a Best Practice Spotlight Organization? 

The Best Practices Spotlight Organization (BPSO) is awarded by Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) to organizations that meet certain guidelines.



Mandate of Archipel's BPSO Working Group

The group's mandate is to collaborate with partners to implement the RNAO’s best practices program across the continuum of care.


Composition of Archipel's BPSO Working Group 

  • Ottawa Public Health 
  • Montfort Renaissance
  • Canadian Mental Health Association 
  • Hôpital Montfort 


Members of Archipel's BPSO group

Back row:

Stéphanie Bonenfant, Coordinator, Mental Health Programs, Montfort Renaissance;

Louise Gilbert, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ottawa Public Health;

Marc André Sabourin, Administrative Director, Archipel Ontario Health Team.


Front row:

Steve Vachon, Director, Mental Health Programs and Coordinated Access, Montfort Renaissance;

Elizabeth Tanguay, Executive Director, Montfort Renaissance;

Genevieve Mosher, Project Officer, Nursing, Public Health Ottawa;

Natalie Rozon - Project Officer, Nursing, Public Health Ottawa;

Dania Versailles, Director, Clinical Services, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa;

Sharlène Clarke, Project Lead, Archipel Ontario Health Team. 

Activities and achievements of the BPSO Working Group 


Archipel Postpartum Wellness Clinic

This clinic is for patients who gave birth in the Ottawa region and are experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression or anxiety, but who do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner. The clinic fills a gap by enabling these patients to obtain a quick consultation with a physician, and if necessary, a medical referral for a consultation with a psychiatrist. You can learn more about the clinic and benefits for patients in the article A grateful mother. 


BPSO Designation

On June 20, 2024, members of the Archipel Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) attended the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) Annual General Meeting in Toronto to receive the long-awaited official designation. Thanks to their dedication, Archipel is now an Ontario Health Team that holds Best Practice Spotlight Organization designation! Achieving the RNAO's BPSO designation is the result of the Archipel BPSO Task Force member organizations' quest for excellence and demonstrates their commitment to continuous improvement. You can learn more in the article Archipel receives BPSO designation.



How to become a member of the BPSO Working Group 

Member organizations of the BPSO Working Group are appointed for a four-year term.


For more information, please email the Project Lead Sharlène Clarke. 


Archipel's other working groups

Archipel's working groups address issues affecting priority populations through projects aimed at improving access to care and services. These working groups are mandated by the Archipel Ontario Health Team (OHT) Executive Committee.