Join us for our upcoming Webinar
Policy Levers to Advance Innovative Care Delivery via Team-Based Primary Health
Care in Canada
Monday, March 9, 2015
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (EDT)
Register Now!
Description
This policy round will describe the findings of a policy synthesis and an expert panel
assessment examining system barriers to innovative care delivery and team-based primary
health care in Canada.
Join us for a discussion on the policy implications related to Team Based Primary Health
Care, including gaps in current polices and issues of scope of practice to support innovative
collaborative models of care. What policy options do we have to advance team-based
primary health care in Canada? Our leading research and policy experts will answer these
questions and more.
Presenters
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Esther Suter, Director, Workforce Research and Evaluation, Alberta Health Services
Louise Nasmith, Associate-Provost Health Professor and Principal, College of Health
Disciplines, University of British Columbia, presenting on behalf of the Canadian
Academy of Health Sciences
Caroline McAuley, Manager Zone Supports, Primary Health Care, Alberta Health
Services
Outcomes
 Review results of a comparative analysis of primary health care policies in three
western provinces
 Discuss macro level structural barriers to innovative collaborative service delivery
 Identify policy levers to advance team-based primary health care
 Understand the policy implications of these levers on the health care system
Who should attend
Researchers, policy makers, health care professionals and interested health system
stakeholders
CIHR’s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) Policy Rounds are webinars that disseminate
research results and foster knowledge exchange among researchers, health care policy and decision makers,
and other stakeholders. IHSPR Policy Rounds promote evidence-informed decision making. Anyone is welcome
to participate!
For information on upcoming IHSPR Policy Rounds, please visit: http://www.cihr.ca/e/45645.html