Health Data for All of Us: Sharing Ideas & Priorities

A hybrid in-person and online event to learn about the work of HDRN Canada and discuss how health data in Canada should be used.

By HDRN 

Health Data for All of Us: Sharing Ideas & Priorities is a hybrid in-person and online forum for researchers and members of the public to learn about the work of HDRN Canada and to share their thoughts and concerns about how health data in Canada should be used. By the end of the day, we will collectively identify priorities as action items to take forward.

It takes place on TUESDAY, APRIL 25 via Zoom and in-person at the Fairmont Winnipeg.

There will be live French translation during the event.

Our keynote speaker is Rachel Plachcinski, a researcher based at Oxford University who specializes in parent, patient and public involvement in health care. Rachel also sits on the Public Advisory Board for Health Data Research UK.

Other speakers include Dr. Kim McGrail, Scientific Director of HDRN Canada, Julia Burt, HDRN Canada's Public Engagement Fellow and Dr. Amy Freir, who leads the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Team at HDRN Canada. Members of HDRN Canada's Public Advisory Council will also participate in the event.

Détails
le Mardi 25 Avril 2023 - 09:30
9:30 am - 5:30 PM EDT / 8:30 am - 4:30 PM CDT
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QI Innovations: Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Outcomes

Regardless of where you are there are lessons to be learned and things that were learned “the hard way” to achieve better outcomes. This year’s QI Innovations conference will explore four themes related to the ‘data journey’:

  • Getting Started: What Do I Do with All This Data?
  • Adjusting: Data Exhaustion Strategies and Learnings
  • Progressing: Telling Your Data Story and Engagement in QI, and
  • Contribution to the System

This conference is for mental health and addiction providers and system planners who are interested in data driven decision making and quality improvement. This one-day virtual event will offer networking opportunities, poster presentations, concurrent sessions, wellness activities and more!

Conference participants will increase their knowledge of:

  • How to use the data they collect from standardized tools for quality improvement
  • How other community mental health and addiction organizations (or integrated care systems like Ontario health Teams) are leveraging existing data to improve care
  • The linkage between local data, performance management and system priorities

The Excellence through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP) is pleased to deliver this conference in partnership with Ontario Health, the Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions and the Centre for Addiction and mental Health (CAMH.)

Any questions, please contact Sherry Sim, Event Manager at 1-866-655-8548 or by email: sherry@innovative4you.com

Détails
le Vendredi 28 Avril 2023 - 09:00
9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
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La prescription sociale à l’honneur : une tournée virtuelle d’un bout à l’autre du Canada

Lors de la Journée internationale de la prescription sociale 2023, joignez-vous à des chefs de file de la prescription sociale de partout au Canada pour une tournée éclair visant à souligner cette pratique et les possibilités émergentes dans diverses régions, et à nous en inspirer. Nous ferons également une brève escale internationale pour discuter avec des chefs de file d’ailleurs dans le monde réunis à Londres au Royaume-Uni pour marquer cette journée.

Cet évènement est organisé conjointement par l’Institut canadien de prescription sociale, l’Alliance pour des communautés en santé, Centraide – Colombie-Britannique et le Collectif étudiant canadien de prescription sociale. Ce webinaire sera offert en français et en anglais.

Pour plus d'informations et inscription >>

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le Jeudi 9 Mars 2023 - 13:00
10 am PT / 1 pm ET
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Celebrating Social Prescribing: A Virtual Tour Across Canada

On International Social Prescribing Day 2023, join social prescribing leaders from across Canada for a whistle-stop tour around the country to celebrate and be inspired by the current state of this work and emerging opportunities in different regions. We will also make a brief international stop to hear from global leaders gathered in London, UK to mark the day.

This event is jointly hosted by the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing, the Alliance for Healthier Communities, the United Way British Columbia, and the Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective. This webinar is available in English and French.

For more information and registration >>

Détails
le Jeudi 9 Mars 2023 - 13:00
10 am PT / 1 pm ET
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Bring Your Own Breakfast Webinar: Be Part of the CanTreatCOVID Clinical Trial

This webinar took place on March 28, 2023. The recording and slide deck, as well as related resources, can be found here.

CanTreatCOVID is a clinical trial taking place all across Canada. It is looking at a variety of different treatment options for COVID-19, with a goal of understanding which treatments work best and for whom. Over 30 universities and research organizations are taking part in this study.

The Alliance is participating in this clinical trial, which is good news for the clients served by our sector. Dr. Jennifer Rayner, Director of Research and Policy at the Alliance for Healthier Communities, is one of the co-investigators in the CanTreatCOVID project. Linked practice and administrative datasets, made possible through our sector's Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT) as well as our data-sharing agreement with ICES, ensures that our members' clients can participate. This is important, because it will ensure that the findings of the study are applicable to people who experience barriers to health and wellbeing, including those with complex health and social care needs and those who are members of marginalized populations.

CanTreatCOVID has recently begun recruiting participants in Ontario. 

This webinar will provide a brief overview of the project, an update on its progress, and information on how Alliance-member primary health care organizations can participate. 

#Panelists

A colour headshot of Dr. Jennifer Rayner, who is facing the camera and smiling. She has short, light hair and glasses.
 Jennifer Rayner is the Director of Research and Policy at the Alliance for Healthier Communities. She has a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and is an adjunct Research Professor at in the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine and University of Toronto in Family Medicine and with the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. She has worked within the Community Health Centre sector for over 20 years and is interested in comprehensive primary health care, interprofessional teams and health equity. Dr. Rayner was an advisor to the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.
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 Dr. Andrew Pinto is the founder and director of the Upstream Lab, a research team focused on tackling social determinants, population health management and using data to enable proactive care. He holds the CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Upstream Prevention. He is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist and family physician at St. Michael's Hospital in downtown Toronto, and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. He is the Associate Director for Clinical Research at the University of Toronto Practice-Based Research Network (UTOPIAN) and the lead for artificial intelligence in a new initiative at the Department of Family and Community Medicine on how new technologies will change healthcare.

 

Détails
le Mardi 28 Mars 2023 - 08:00
8:00-9:00 am
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Alliance asks Government to invest in Comprehensive Primary Health Care

le Jeudi 16 Février 2023
Alliance asks Government to invest in Comprehensive Primary Health Care

Alliance for Healthier Communities’ CEO Sarah Hobbs presented our Pre-Budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on February 15. Alliance previously submitted our 2023 Pre-Budget Submission, Investing in Comprehensive Primary Health Care: the foundation of an integrated health system (version française ici).

Our submission proposed investments in three key areas to help keep people in the community and out of emergency rooms and hospitals. We urge the Government to firmly address health inequities that impact hospital system use by providing sustainable supports for primary health care organizations through base budget funding

We amplified our members' concerns during our presentation to the Committee and called on the government to work with primary healthcare organizations. The rising costs of operating in this economic environment and the lack of investments in community-governed primary healthcare organizations have left our members asking the Government to respond swiftly. Lastly, we conveyed to Committee that current government priorities for a connected, comprehensive, and convenient healthcare system align best with the primary care healthcare sector's nimble and community-governed approach.

[Pre-Budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs at Queen's Park on February 15, 2023]

Pre-Budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs at Queen's Park on February 15, 2023

 

CPCRN: Co-Building a Primary Care Policy Hub of Policymakers across Canada

CPCRN | Session 2 | Hybrid Event | March 10, 2023, 1 – 2 PM PT

#Co-Building a Primary Care Policy Hub of Policymakers across Canada

The Canadian Primary Care Research Network (CPCRN) is hosting a roundtable discussion to co-develop a policy hub for policymakers in primary care.

The purpose of this discussion is to co-develop a primary care policy hub for policymakers in primary care interested in patient-oriented research.

Visit our website to learn more and register.

#Roundtable Discussion Objectives

The purpose of this discussion is to co-develop a primary care policy hub for policymakers in primary care interested in patient-oriented research.

  1. To co-develop, provide feedback and modify activities, opportunities, and deliverables for a policy hub of policymakers across Canada within the Canadian Primary Care Research Network.
  2. To co-develop, provide feedback, and modify the logistics of this new policy hub to acquire best-added value.
  3. To establish buy-in from policymakers for maximum participation in this new policy hub.

Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees from 12:30-1:00 pm PT. Hybrid session will begin 1:00 -2:00 pm PT.

#Facilitators

  • Jamie DeMore, Executive Director, CPCRN
  • Mylaine Breton, Associate Professor, Université de Sherbrooke
Détails
le Vendredi 10 Mars 2023 - 16:00
1-2 PM PT (4-5 PM ET)
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CPCRN Learning Series 2023 | Session 1 | Canadian Primary Care Research Network: What do we want to do & how do we want to do it?

CPCRN Learning Series 2023  | Session 1 | Virtual Event February 28, 2023, 12 – 1 PM ET

#Canadian Primary Care Research Network: What do we want to do & how do we want to do it?

 

#Session Objectives

  1. To learn more about the CPCRN.
  2. To learn more about the CPCRN’s objectives, activities, deliverables, and investments.
  3. To provide an opportunity to ask questions about the CPCRN.
  4. To discuss how the CPCRN can engage differently with its various partners.

#Panelists

  • Onil Bhattacharyya, CPCRN Nominated Principal Investigator
  • Brenda Andreas, CPCRN Pan Canadian Patient Council Chair
  • Jamie DeMore, CPCRN Executive Director

Visit website to learn more and register.

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le Mardi 28 Février 2023 - 13:00
1 pm
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Les responsables des soins primaires exhortent les premiers ministres des provinces et des territoires et le gouvernement fédéral à conclure une entente portant sur l’expansion des soins primaires dispensés en équipe, y compris l’accès à un fournisseur de

Date: 
le Lundi 6 Février 2023

TORONTO, 6 février 2023 /CNW/ - Le Groupe collaboratif de soins primaires (Primary Care Collaborative - PCC) invite les premiers ministres des provinces et des territoires et le gouvernement fédéral à conclure une nouvelle entente de Transfert canadien en matière de santé portant sur l’expansion des soins dispensés en équipe afin que chaque Canadienne et Canadien ait accès à un médecin, une infirmière praticienne ou un infirmier praticien au sein d’une équipe interprofessionnelle.

En cette période critique, les dirigeants politiques canadiens peuvent avoir une incidence réelle sur la crise des soins de santé qui perdure au pays. Les études montrent que les systèmes de soins de santé très performants sont fondés sur des soins de santé primaires complets. Cependant, des millions de Canadiennes et Canadiens d’un bout à l’autre du pays, y compris les peuples et les communautés autochtones, sont incapables d’avoir accès aux soins auxquels ils ont droit.

C’est pourquoi les premiers ministres des provinces et des territoires et le gouvernement fédéral doivent s’assurer que les modèles de soins dispensés en équipe sont au cœur d’une nouvelle entente de Transfert canadien en matière de santé. Ainsi, il sera possible d’établir un système de soins de santé ayant un bon rapport coût-efficacité au sein duquel les personnes peuvent recevoir des soins continus meilleurs, plus intégrés et plus accessibles.  

Dans les modèles de soins dispensés en équipe, les patients peuvent recevoir des soins primaires d’un médecin de famille, d’une infirmière praticienne ou d’un infirmier praticien; cependant, les avantages pour le patient et le système proviennent de l’équipe élargie, qui comprend des fournisseurs de soins de santé interprofessionnels, notamment du personnel infirmier, des travailleurs sociaux, des diététistes et des pharmaciens. Ces fournisseurs de soins de santé travaillent en équipe pour satisfaire aux besoins des patients en matière de soins de santé et de services sociaux, y compris leurs besoins en matière de santé mentale.

Une attention particulière devrait être accordée aux communautés autochtones du Canada, dont plusieurs n’ont pas accès à des soins de santé primaires à l’intention des Autochtones. L’accès à des soins respectueux des valeurs culturelles est essentiel afin d’aider les peuples et les communautés autochtones et de leur permettre de s’épanouir.  

Reposant sur les soins primaires, le mémoire du Groupe collaboratif de soins primaires pour le budget de l’Ontario de 2023 précise ce qui est nécessaire pour créer un système de soins de santé au sein duquel les personnes ont accès à de meilleurs soins. Grâce au financement accru provenant de l’entente de Transfert canadien en matière de santé, nous recommandons au gouvernement de l’Ontario les mesures suivantes :  

  • Améliorer l’accès aux soins de santé primaires dispensés en équipe pour les Ontariennes et Ontariens grâce à un investissement additionnel de 75 millions $ par année pendant 10 ans;
  • S’attaquer à la crise des ressources humaines du secteur de la santé quant aux soins primaires par la création d’une table sur les ressources humaines en santé à ce sujet;  
  • Investir dans les soins primaires pour les peuples autochtones.

À propos du Groupe collaboratif de soins primaires :

Nous sommes une coalition d’organisations offrant des soins de santé primaires, qui ensemble, représentent 14 000 médecins de famille, plus de 1 000 infirmières praticiennes/infirmiers praticiens, 286 équipes prodiguant des soins primaires, 28 équipes de soins de santé primaires autochtones, y compris des équipes en milieu nordique, rural et éloigné. Cette alliance d’organisations offrant des soins de santé primaires complets s’est formée dans le but commun de tirer parti du travail collaboratif accompli au cours de la pandémie de la COVID-19 alors que nous nous dirigeons vers le rétablissement en période de transformation du système de santé. Le Groupe collaboratif de soins primaires forme une voix commune et cohérente ayant pour but d’améliorer les soins de santé primaires équitables axés sur la personne en Ontario, et il tente d’influencer les politiques en faisant front commun afin d’éliminer les obstacles et les difficultés qui empêchent les soins de santé primaires d’être le fondement du système de santé. Pour en lire davantage sur le Groupe collaboratif de soins primaires, cliquez ici.

SOURCE : Groupe collaboratif de soins primaires

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Pour de plus amples renseignements : Kavita Mehta, directrice générale, kavita.mehta@afhto.ca

 

 

Primary Care Leaders Urge Canada's Premiers and Federal Government to Strike a Deal That Focuses on Expanding Team-Based Primary Care Including Access to a Primary Care Provider

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Date: 
le Lundi 6 Février 2023

TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2023 /CNW/ - The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) is encouraging Premiers across the country, and the federal government, to strike a new Canada Health Transfer agreement that will focus on expanding team-based care and ensure that every Canadian has access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner within an interprofessional team.

At this critical time, political leaders across the country can make a real impact on Canada's ongoing healthcare crisis. Research shows that high-performing healthcare systems are based on a strong foundation of comprehensive primary care. But millions of Canadians from coast to coast, including the Indigenous peoples and communities of Canada, are currently unable to access the care they deserve.

That is why the Premiers and Federal Government need to ensure that team-based models of care are at the centre of a renewed Canada Health Transfer Agreement. Doing so will ensure that we are building a cost-effective healthcare system where people can access better, more integrated, more accessible and continuous care.

In team-based models of care, patients can access primary care from a family physician or nurse practitioner, but the benefit to the patient and the system comes from the larger team, which also includes interprofessional healthcare providers, including nurses, social workers, dietitians, pharmacists and many others. These healthcare providers work as a team to meet patients' health and social needs, including their mental health needs.

A special focus should be placed on Canada's Indigenous communities, many of which do not have access to Indigenous Primary Health Care. Access to culturally appropriate and safe care is critical to ensure that Indigenous Peoples and communities are supported and able to thrive.

With primary care at the foundation, the Primary Care Collaborative's 2023 Ontario Budget submission lays out what is needed to help build a healthcare system where people can access better care. With increased funding from the Canada Health Transfer Agreement, we are recommending that the Ontario government: 

  • Makes team-based primary care available to more Ontarians through an investment of an additional $75 million per year for 10 years;
  • Addresses the health human resource (HHR) crisis in primary care through the creation of a primary care HHR table; and,
  • Invests in primary care for Indigenous Peoples.

About the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC):

We are a coalition of primary care organizations collectively representing 14,000 family doctors, 1,000+ primary care nurse practitioners, 286 primary care teams, 28 Indigenous primary care teams, including northern, rural, and remote teams. This alliance of comprehensive primary care organizations joined together for a common purpose to build on the collaborative work during the COVID-19 pandemic as we move towards recovery in a time of health system transformation. The PCC provides a collective and cohesive voice with the purpose of advancing equitable person-centred primary care in Ontario and is focused on influencing policy by creating a unified voice towards resolving barriers or challenges that prevent comprehensive primary care from being the foundation of the health system. Learn more about the PCC here.

SOURCE: Primary Care Collaborative via Cision press release, February 6, 2023

For further information: Kavita Mehta, Chief Executive Officer, kavita.mehta@afhto.ca