This Health Council of Canada video presents a brief case study of a successful collaborative practice facility in Twillingate, a small community of about 2,500 people on the northeast shore of Newfoundland. The chronic disease care team described in the video exhibits qualities that I think we can consider best practices in collaborative care – namely, that collaborative care is a team-based approach where practitioners from different occupations and levels of the health system come together to discuss an individual client’s case. The approach is client-centred, includes the patient as a team-member, and promotes the sharing of knowledge between disciplines. Seems like a no-brainer, I know. That collaborative care is a somewhat revolutionary health care delivery model may be a revelation to some, but the degree of collaboration exhibited by the chronic disease team in Twillingate is not the norm. However, collaborative practice facilities and teams are becoming more prevalent. We have good examples on PEI which I will be profiling in future blog posts. Stay tuned!
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