Patient and public recommendations for a better primary care system [Primary Care Crisis 2023]

Описание: Dr. Tara Kiran, Dr. Neb Kovacina, and Sandra Epp talk about co-designing the future of primary care with patients and the public. They share findings from OurCare, a national initiative to engage the public in co-creating the blueprint for a stronger, more equitable primary care system in Canada.

About the speakers:
Dr. Kiran is the Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation at the University of Toronto, and Vice Chair for Quality and Innovation in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She is the lead for OurCare.

Dr. Kovacina is a family physician at St Mary's Hospital Academic Family Medicine Group, in Montreal, and the Quality Improvement program director at the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University. He is the clinical director of Health Quality Academy and a member of the Quality Improvement Advisory Table of Quebec's Ministry of Health and Social Services.

Sandra is a Project Analyst / Quality Assurance Specialist at Shared Health | Shared Services in Manitoba, responsible for leading and testing software deployment in a variety of acute care settings. Her focus for this purpose is driven more, however, by her experiences as a mother to two teenagers who have required significant care from the primary and acute care systems in Manitoba over the past 5 years Their struggles to secure adequate care, in a timely manner, drove her desire to become involved in patient engagement and feedback mechanisms. It is her desire that her shared experiences as a mother, and care provider for two aging parents, can be used to help improve the care experienced by others in similar situations.

About the event: Canada faces a crisis in access to high-quality primary care. From November 30 to December 1, 2023, policymakers, researchers, providers, and patients gathered to discuss the crisis and emerge with the next steps toward new approaches with a system for accountability.

This meeting is linked to the 2023 Annual Meeting of the CIHR Applied Public Health Chairs.

For more information, visit PrimaryCareCrisis2023.ca