RESOURCES • COLLABORATION

FAMILY CARE TEAMS - A HEALTH POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Family Care Teams: A Health Policy Framework for Newfoundland and Labrador is intended for those involved in the planning, implementation, ongoing service delivery, performance monitoring and evaluation of Family Care Teams in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Family Care Teams aim to improve access and continuity of primary health care (PHC) for individuals and families in their community.

TEAM PRIMARY CARE

At its core, Team Primary Care aims to further improve access to care by supporting the training of team-based comprehensive primary care among health care practitioners.

In collaboration with over 100 partners, over 20 practitioner-specific and over 20 team training projects are in progress to enhance, align and increase preparedness to practice in a collaborative approach to care delivery. Supporting each of these partners are cross-cutting teams and an Indigenous Advisory Circle.

PATIENT’S MEDICAL HOME

The Patient’s Medical Home is the future of family medicine in Canada. Since the original PMH vision was launched in 2011, progress has been made across the country - the provinces that have well-structured, long-term health care system reforms in place are performing the best. All provinces have shown progress in adopting the team-based, patient-centred, continuous, comprehensive, and accessible vision for primary care aligned with the PMH, but there remains an opportunity to do more.

FAMILY PRACTICE RENEWAL PROGRAM

The Family Practice Renewal Program (FPRP) is a joint initiative of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) and the Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS). FPRP recognizes that improved population health and health system sustainability requires a renewed focus on primary health care reform, and on family practice reform in particular, and that family physicians have an important role to play in the improvement and full integration of primary care and primary health care services and supports. The FPRP has three core initiatives: Family Practice Networks, Fee Code Program, and Practice Improvement Program.

THE CANADIAN INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE

The Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative promotes collaboration in health and education.

Membership in the CIHC is available to everyone with an interest in making lasting changes to Canadian healthcare.
Join a group of educators, policymakers, health providers and students who are committed to changing the healthcare system for the better.

With a CIHC membership you’ll have access to numerous resources and new networks. You’ll receive early notice of conferences, and have opportunities to interact with others who share your enthusiasm for strengthening collaboration and teamwork across the health care system.

COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF CANADA - INTERPROFESSIONAL PRIMARY CARE TEAMS

A significant contribution of Toward a Primary Care Strategy for Canada was identifying the features of high-functioning primary care systems.

• Identify potential best practices in relation to the interprofessional primary care teams in jurisdictions that have successfully implemented teambased care.
• Examine the evidence of the impact of identified best practices.
• Understand the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of identified best practices.
• Identify the lessons that Canada can learn from the experiences of international jurisdictions.