Interprofessional Collaborative Care Project

Welcome

The Vision for the Department of Family Medicine (DFM) is to be acknowledged for its excellence in primary care delivery, education, and research. This includes providing a highlyCollaborative Environmentin which health professionals are integrated into the clinical, educational and research processes.  The overall goal of the Interprofessional Collaborative Care (IPC) Project, an 18 month initiative, is to design and implement interventions to enhance collaboration and improve patient care within Family Health Teams (FHTs) in Ontario. The project is funded by MOHLTC’s Interprofessional Care/Education Fund.

DFM will conduct research to determine perceptions, gaps and barriers to IPC through focus group interviews, team observations and validated survey tools.  In addition, a literature review, site visits of FHTs with IPC best practices, and a comparative analysis will be conducted. The knowledge sharing process of the site visits and the analysis will help identify opportunities for the development of IPC programs and services at the Queen’s Family Health Team. In combination with the results of the needs assessment, the acquired knowledge of IPC best practices will inform the design and implementation of interventions to improve patient care and healthcare delivery. 

We invite you to learn more about this initiative and encourage your participation to help improve Interprofessional Collaboration processes and patient care. 

• For more up-to-date information about this project, please log on to the Advisory Group Minutes.
   
• Please see Research for more details of the upcoming research.
  
  
• Find out how you can participate in our upcoming research. Please see Invitation to Participate.
  
  
• Engage in IPC. Contribute ideas, provide feedback and initiate a discussion on Interprofessional Collaborative Care in our IPC Forum.
  
  
• Connect to IPC resources through IPC Resource Links.