“Can you hear me now?”: a qualitative exploration of communication quality in virtual primary care encounters for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities
“A Missing Part of Me:” A Pan-Canadian Report on the Licensure of Internationally Educated Health Professionals
#EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Canada’s health care system is understaffed and facing both recruitment and retention challenges. As part of a wider health human resources (HHR) strategy, the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) is investigating internationally educated physicians and nurses as a key demographic to help meet staffing needs.
2-pager: Virtual Care during COVID-19 Research Study
In 2020, the Alliance for Healthier Communities and its member centres embarked on a research study to explore the challenges and opportunities inherent in a shift towards virtual care. The study involved extracting EMR data from 36 CHCs, an organizational survey, as well as conducting phone interviews with 36 providers and 31 clients. This 2-page handout summarizes the main findings.
Learning from Patients’ Experiences with Synchronous Virtual Encounters in Primary Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study
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).
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.
An Examination of Social Work Practice in Primary Care Teams across Ontario - A Mixed-Methods Study
#Context
Physician and nurse practitioner home visits at end of life associated with better patient outcomes: a population-based study
#Context
Effective Modalities of Virtual Care to Deliver Mental Health and Addictions Services in Canada
The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is a group of scientific experts and health system leaders who evaluate and report on emerging evidence relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic, to inform Ontario’s response. Our mandate is to provide weekly summaries of relevant scientific evidence for the COVID-19 Health Coordination Table of the Province of Ontario, integrating information from existing scientific tables, Ontario’s universities and agencies, and the best global evidence.