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Collaboration: Governance

Governance - reflects on ultimate accountability for strategic decision making affecting the entire organization.
  • Evidence Synthesis for the Effectiveness of Interprofessional Teams in Primary Care - 2012
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    Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF): This report focuses on the use of nurses in interprofessional teams, including nurse-led teams. The goal is to highlight the cost and outcomes effectiveness of interprofessional or nurse-led teams. The economic rationale for interprofessional teams is that the professionals have comparative advantages in skill sets and costs in the delivery of elements of the service basket to the patient. The scope of this report is outside the direct acute-care context, and instead focuses on primary care and on settings such as clinics, community health centres, family health teams, long-term care, and public health.
  • 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.