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Collaboration: Governance

Governance - reflects on ultimate accountability for strategic decision making affecting the entire organization.
  • Interprofessional Collaborative Teams - 2012
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    Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF): This literature review conducted includes published and grey literature as well as information gathered from key informants. The objectives of this review was to gather examples of models of care in primary care and other non-acute care settings that include a substantive role for nurses, and to understand the effectiveness of these models as well as the essential factors that influence their successful implementation.
  • Exploring the Relationship Between Synergy and Partnership Functioning Factors in Health
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    Intersectoral partnerships have been identified as a useful mechanism for addressing the health challenges that face society. In theory, partnerships achieve synergistic outcomes that amount to more than can be achieved by individual partners working on their own. This study aimed to identify key factors that influence health promotion partnership synergy. 

  • CNA Position Statement: Interprofessional Collaboration - 2011
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    The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) believes that interprofessional collaborative models for health service delivery are critical for improving access to client-centred health care in Canada. The responsiveness of the health system can be strengthened through effective collaboration among health professionals, regulators, educators and 
    professional associations.
  • What if Interprofessional Care was the Norm in Canada?
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    Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI): The policy directions presented are chosed to stimulate discussion and action and are informed by two papers commissioned by the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement for the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA): Interprofessional Collaborative Teams and Evidence Synthesis for the Effectiveness of Interprofessional Teams in Primary Care.

  • Collaboration: An Opportunity for Canada to Make Health Workplaces Healthier
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    The Quality Worklife–Quality healthcare collaborative (QWQhc) is a coalition of health leaders working together to create healthier workplaces and ultimately improve patient care. through national action and knowledge exchange, we are building a healthy workplace strategy that will benefit health care providers, administrators, users, and the system as a whole.