“I can’t see anything but upside”: A qualitative study of clients’ experiences on North America’s first take-home injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) program
NOTE: This article is currently under review.
Big ideas: Top 4 proposals presented at Family Medicine Forum 2022
The Big Ideas Soapbox at Family Medicine Forum (FMF) showcases concepts that could make a difference to clinical practice, faculty development, postgraduate or undergraduate education, patient care and outcomes, or health policy. This session offers a platform for innovators to share fresh ideas, innovative thinking, and fledgling developments with the potential to initiate change. Proposals are selected for presentation at FMF based on reviewers’ scores, and the innovators are invited to the Big Ideas Soapbox session to present and defend their ideas.
Supporting Underserved Communities: TAIBU Community Health Centre’s Proportionate Response to a Disproportionate Pandemic
#Abstract
Data from the City of Toronto indicate that the majority of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as of December 2021 were among individuals who identified with a racialized group.
Who gets access to an interprofessional team-based primary care program for patients with complex health and social needs? A cross-sectional analysis
Using the quadruple aim to understand the impact of virtual delivery of care within Ontario community health centres: a qualitative study
#Background
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and introduction of various restrictions resulted in drastic changes to 'traditional' primary healthcare service delivery modalities.
#Aim
To understand the impact of virtual care on healthcare system performance within the context of Ontario community health centres (CHCs).
Primary care for individuals with serious mental illness (PriSMI): protocol for a convergent mixed methods study
#Introduction
Accessibility of Virtual Primary Care for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Study
#Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented increase in the delivery of virtual primary care. Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) have complex health care needs, and little is known about the value and appropriateness of virtual care for this patient population.
Health Care Use and System Costs Among Pediatric Refugees in Canada
#Background
Resettled refugees land in Canada through 3 sponsorship models with similar health insurance and financial supports but differences in how resettlement is facilitated. We examined whether health system utilization, costs, and aggregate 1-year morbidity differed by resettlement model.
Using Trusted Relationships and Community-Led Approaches to Promote COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Uptake across Ontario
#Abstract
Afrocentric approaches to disrupting anti-Black racism in health care and promoting Black health in Canada
#KEY POINTS
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An Afrocentric approach to Black health promotes culturally meaningful health care grounded in the values, worldviews, lived experiences and histories of Black people of African descent.
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Afrocentric community health care can disrupt systemic anti-Black racism and related health inequities.