National Envelope- Tools for Transition - Responsive Component Initiatives
National Conference/ Workshop on the Implementation of Primary
Care Reform (Completed December 2003)
$75,000
This initiative was led by the Ontario Family Health Network (OFHN),an arms-length agency created in 2001 to implement the primary care reform model throughout Ontario. The OFHN provided family physicians with information, administrative support, and technology funding to support the voluntary creation of Family Health Networks and Family Health Groups in their communities. The OFHN reported to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Partners:
Queen's University School of Policy Studies, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, and Centre for Studies in Primary Care.
Activities:
A three-day conference was hosted by the partners to address the complexities of implementing primary health care reform. The conference provided a forum for provinces, territories, and international representatives to share their experiences including successes, challenges, and effective strategies for addressing barriers to implementation. It also included panel sessions on broad topics and a series of single-issue workshops. Approximately 100 delegates participated in the event.
Conference themes included:
- Establishment of effective interdisciplinary clinical teams;
- Leadership structures;
- Emergence and nature of opposition to reforms;
- Funding approaches; and
- Evaluation strategies and processes.
Expected Results:
Provincial and territorial conference participants will use knowledge gained to improve the primary health care reform agendas in their respective jurisdictions. The School of Policy Studies published a book based on presentations, providing a permanent record of conference proceedings.
Contact:
John Dorland
Senior Consultant, Evaluation Program
Ontario Family Health Network
80 Queen Street,
Kingston, ON K7K 6W7
Tel: (613)-544-0467
Fax: (613)-544-6440
Email: john.dorland@moh.gov.on.ca
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