Health Systems

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Where do we go from here? Older adults’ perspectives on care options in a post-COVID era. The purpose of this study is to understand how older Canadians and their caregivers have changed their perceptions of care options in later life, including long-term care and home and community care
Transforming primary care for older adults living with frailty. A CFN Transformative grant. This project investigates how our proposed model to improve health, social, and economic outcomes for older adults living with frailty compares to usual care in primary care settings. With support from CFN, researchers, collaborators, healthcare providers, and older adults across Canada, we work to transform primary care for frail older Canadians. Picture of older man with younger health care provider

Exploring the care needs of Canadians living with frailty and the role of primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this project, we are exploring the health care experiences of frail older adults, caregivers, and their healthcare providers and administrators. We are also capturing major policy changes and media commentary at the national, provincial, and local levels to understand the background of health system changes during the pandemic. Picture of an older man in a medical mask looking up at a person in a medical mask who has their hand on his shoulder
Integrated Knowledge Translation: Understanding the implementation process of a model of integrated care for older adults. This project aims to understand, through observation and interviewing, the co-design and implementation process used to develop an integrated model of care for older adults with frailty. Older adults, family caregivers, health care providers and other stakeholders will work together to co-design an integrated model of geriatric care. System improvements may include; early assessment and identification of frailty, disease management, access to specialist, and enhanced coordination across multiple care providers. Picture of a diverse group of healthcare providers facing the camera
InfoRehab. InfoRehab is a CIHR-funded program of research that aims to improve the understanding and use of health information for rehabilitation clients. We hope that this project will realize the potential of information systems in other parts of the health system. Picture of older woman receiving help from a younger woman in scrubs as she does exercises with a weight in her hand. Physiotherapy session is happening in the background with a woman maneuvering a man's leg.