Policy Integration for Primary Health Teams across Canada - Jun 20, 2022

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We are conducting a virtual national knowledge translation event to share the findings of the

study and gather feedback from researchers, policymakers, decision makers, health providers,

patients, family members, and caregivers. We are looking for participants who would be

interested in taking part in this event. It would be great if you could share this with your network.

In this study, we learned about provincial and regional level policies[1] that support

integration[2] in health services through primary health care teams, where two or more providers

work together in the community to care for the health and well-being of patients living with two or

more chronic health conditions. We also wanted to understand if and how patients and caregivers

were involved in creating and applying policies related to primary health care teams. This study

took place in four provinces in Canada—British Columbia (BC), Alberta (AB), Ontario (ON), and

Quebec (QC). The results will provide important information on primary health care teams,

including engaging patients and caregivers, to improve integrated health services.

You are invited to participate in two different discussion sessions: interactive webinar and online

feedback/discussion. We will present our research results and you can provide comments and

feedback on these results. Anyone who is involved in work in this area or has an interest in the

same, including patients and caregivers are invited to take part. For the interactive webinar

discussion, we will also work together to create recommendations on policy for primary health

care teams. Following the interactive webinar, we may collect further data via an online feedback

and discussion (e.g., UBC Qualtrics survey). Our goal is to share our findings, gather your

feedback, and facilitate the transfer of knowledge into action to improve care provided by primary

health care teams for patients with two or more chronic conditions.

A consent form with further information for the sessions has been attached.

Interactive Webinar Discussion

Date: June 20, 2022

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM (PST)

RSVP Ashmita Rai at ashmita.rai@ubc.ca

If you are interested in participating or receiving more information on this study, please contact

Ashmita Rai, Project Coordinator or Nelly Oelke, Principal Investigator.

We look forward to your participation.

Principal Investigator:

Nelly D. Oelke

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Okanagan

Telephone: 250-807-9880 or email: nelly.oelke@ubc.ca

Co-Principal Investigators:

Stephanie Montesanti, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta

Telephone: 780-492-6013

E-mail: montesan@ualberta.ca

Sharon Johnston, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa

Telephone: 613-562-6262 ext. 2931

E-mail: sjohnston@bruyere.org

Mylaine Breton, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Services, University of

Sherbrooke

Telephone: 514-216-4033

E-mail: mylaine.breton@usherbrooke.ca

Project Coordinator/Research Assistant:

Ashmita Rai, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Okanagan

Telephone: 250-807-9948

E-mail: ashmita.rai@ubc.ca

Simone Parniak, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University

Telephone: 343 364 6015

E-mail: simone.parniak@queensu.ca

Poster for national knowledge translation event - PHC policy project.pdf

Letter of Invitation.pdf

Consent-Knowledge translation activities (2022-05-26).docx

[1] Policies are defined as guiding principles or courses of action

[2] Integration is defined as the degree services (health and health related services)

work together to provide care for patients