Theme 2. Healthy relationships, healthy teams Presentation Details
- Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018
- Concurrent Session A&B
- Time: 2:30 – 4:15pm
- Room:
- Style: Presentation (information provided to audience, with opportunity for audience to ask question)
- Focus: Balance between both (e.g. Presentation of a best-practice guideline that combines research evidence, policy issues and practical steps for implementation)
- Target Audience: Leadership (ED, clinical lead, board chair, board member, etc.), Clinical providers, Administrative staff, Representatives of stakeholder/partner organizations
Learning Objectives At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Define a model of care and the role of core team members (which includes the patient and family/caregiver) in the Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework.
- Describe the process for developing the Health Services Delivery Framework in Ontario and the roles or functions of the care team.
- Identify how the provincial Health Services Delivery Framework can be aligned with their local models of care for patients residing in community settings (e.g. their usual place of residence, which includes retirement homes, long term care homes, streets or shelters).
Summary/Abstract There is variation in the availability and delivery of palliative care services within and across Local Health Integration Networks, and less than 60% of Ontarians are known to be receiving these services in their last year of life. The Ontario Palliative Care Network’s Health Services Delivery Framework aims to leverage a team-based approach in meeting the palliative care needs for patients, their families, and caregivers. This framework aims to describe and recommend a model of care for adult patients residing in community settings (e.g. their usual place of residence, which includes retirement homes, long term care homes, streets or shelters). Recommendations are based upon evidence and input from the OPCN, its interdisciplinary Working Group of health care providers, Patient and Family/Caregiver Advisors and multiple stakeholder groups. The framework describes the services related to the assessment, coordination, planning, and delivery of palliative care within the eight domains of issues associated with illness and bereavement. It identifies the services, supports, and care that are needed to support patients, families and caregivers within a palliative care team, as well as recommendations for implementation considerations. An integrated palliative approach to care, earlier identification at the primary care level, and primary care capacity building are recognized as enablers for the Health Service Delivery Framework. This session provides an opportunity to provide an overview of the development process and emerging recommendations. The primary objective will be to gain feedback on the draft Health Services Delivery Framework from the interdisciplinary perspectives of the session participants. Presenters
- Robert (Bob) Sauls, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP, Ontario Palliative Care Network
Authors & Contributors
- Robert (Bob) Sauls, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
- Hasmik Beglaryan, MPP, Group Manager, CCO Models of Care
- Lindsey Thompson, RN, BScN, MPH, Lead, CCO Models of Care
- Deanna Bryant, BAh, MPA, Group Manager (A), OPCN Secretariat
- Yuna Chen, MPH, Specialist, OPCN Secretariat