National Envelope- Tools for Transition - Responsive Component Initiatives
Shaping the Future of Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia Conference
(Completed May 2003)
$19,000
The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia is the regulatory body for nursing in Nova Scotia with a mission to regulate nursing practice in the interest of the public. The College is governed by a Council which provides direction through established goals and policies in accordance with provincial legislation.
Partners:
Nova Scotia Department of Health, Canadian College of Health Services Executives (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island chapters), Medical Society of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia College of Family Physicians, and Atlantic Region of Health Canada's Health Policy and Communications Branch.
Objective:
To facilitate a move toward a renewed primary health care system in Nova Scotia.
Activities:
Approximately 250 participants, including family physicians, nurses, other health care providers, policy and decision-makers, members of district health authorities, community health boards, and volunteer agencies attended the plenary sessions and small groups, which facilitated dialogue.
Conference topics included:
- Background information on impetus for change in Nova Scotia;
- Components of a successful primary health care model;
- Strategic directions and targets;
- System design imperatives (Information Technology systems, funding models, competencies, collaborative agreements); and
- Cultural, behavioural, and attitudinal changes required by health care providers to implement successful primary health care renewal.
(See Building Blocks to a Sustainable Primary Health Care System for a related initiative to be undertaken in 2005)
Contact:
Linda Hamilton
Executive Director
College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia
600-1894 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS B3J 2A8
Tel: (902) 491-9744, ext. 233
Fax: (902) 491-9510
Email: lh@crnns.ca
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