Enhancing Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Primary Health Care Initiative

Policies and procedures on collaboration and issues

Chinook Education Menu Booklet

A summary of available resources to guide orientation and training as well as to assist your clinic to access available educational resources and supports. These resources are available to family practice team members, as well as physicians and existing office staff.

Education-Menu-Booklet-II

Group Health Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

It offers services of a range of health professionals from nurse practitioners to kinesiologists. The governance model is unique - partnership between the not-for-profit association which owns the facilities and employs all non physician staff and the independent medical corporation (Algoma District Medical Group). Tools include their admission procedure and CHF Review.

GHC CHF admission procedure June2005 GHC CHF Review Template

Nor'West Co-op Community Health Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba (site visit)

It is a non-profit accredited health agency located in north Winnipeg. Nor'West centre was established in 1972 by community members as part of a co-operative community health centre. Below is a policy that overviews the functioning of the integrated goal sheets that are developed for each client.

P&P Integrated Goal Sheet I.pdf

Rosedale Medical Group (site visit)

This is one of the oldest and most well-established interdisciplinary medical practices in Ontario, having existed since the mid-1970s in the east end of Hamilton, Ontario. All employees must sign and adhere to a confidentiality policy.

Confidentiality Policy.pdf

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Spotlight on Collaboration

The Collaboration Toolkit is now available for your reading pleasure. This toolkit contains our last research report—Interdisciplinary Primary Health Care: Finding the Answers—and a vast warehouse containing tools that have been designed across the country to support interdisciplinary practices. The Collaboration Toolkit offers practical tips and tools such as checklists, vision and policy statements, floor plans, transfer of function agreements, and many others. It is a must-read for anyone considering—or involved in—interdisciplinary care.

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