Theme 4. Measuring performance to foster improvement in comprehensive care

Presentation Details

• Date: 10/17/2016
• Concurrent Session B
• Time: 3:30pm - 4:15pm
• Room: Metropolitan Ballroom West
• Style: Presentation (information provided to audience, with opportunity for audience to ask question)
• Focus: Research/Policy (e.g. Presentation of research findings, analysis of policy issues and options)
• Target Audience: Leadership (ED, clinical lead, board chair, board member, etc.), Clinical providers

Learning Objectives

1. Increase knowledge of indicators of palliative care in primary care
2. Increase ability to identify patients needing end of life care
3. Broaden understanding of facilitators and barriers to providing a primary palliative care approach
4. Become familiar with strategies and care approaches currently used by primary care providers/teams in the provision of end of life care.

Summary/Abstract

We will present findings from our qualitative research, which uncover the strategies that primary care providers and teams use to deliver end of life care, as part of comprehensive primary care.    Our research questions include:  What current processes used by family practices to provide care to patients with progressive life limiting illness?  A) How are these patients identified?  B) What strategies are used to care for their individual and family caregiver needs?  C) What are the current barriers and facilitators to implementing care for patients with life limiting illness?  The results have been organized to facilitate reflection on how Family Health Teams could develop their own approaches to recognizing needs and providing a palliative approach.

Presenters

• Joy White, Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, MScN, McMaster Family Health Team
• Nicolle Hansen, PHC –NP, McMaster Family Health Team
• Amanda MacLennan, RN, MScN, McMaster Family Health Team

Authors & Contributors

• Nicolle Hansen, PHC-NP
• Amanda MacLennan, MScN
• Alex Rewegan
• Sharef Danho
• Donna Blaney