CIHC is a 2-year initiative funded by Health Canada Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Request for a Special CIHR Competition October 2007

CIHC is funded by Health Canada Objectives Describe HC IECPCP strategy Outline research objectives of CIHC Evidence requirements for patient centred care Discuss opportunities for special CIHR competition

CIHC is funded by Health Canada Goals of IECPCP Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient Centred Practice To improve patient care by ensuring that the patient is at the centre of attention and care of multiple professionals To align health education curricula and students’ skills with health systems needs and policy To explore the potential of interprofessional education and collaborative practice to address some health system challenges

CIHC is funded by Health Canada Health Canada IECPCP funding 21 projects; CIHC as complementary project $20 million April/July 2005 – 11 projects [cycle 1] December 2005 – 10 projects [cycle 2] Projects implement and evaluate: –Interprofessional Education (IE) –Collaborative Practice (CP) –Integrated models of IE & CP Methods, approaches and results have been shared as part of each mandate during the award time

CIHC is funded by Health Canada CIHC – whole greater than the parts Brings together multiple Canadian projects that focus on IE and CP – unique accumulation of expertise Provides platform for knowledge sharing and networking Events (e.g. Western Provinces meeting) Creates synergies through joint activities – subcommittees (Research, Education Evaluation, Partnership, Knowledge Transfer) –CIHC Research and Evaluation committees mapping of gaps in understanding and evidence; summary of theories that can guide IE and CP research

CIHC is funded by Health Canada Gaps in Research Understanding IE and CP processes that are linked to effective patient care Types of complex health care for which CP is effective, feasible, and efficient Cost analysis of IE and CP Application of IE and CP to primary health care and across the continuum to tertiary care services Change management for IE and CP Lack of theory driven IE and CP research Leadership requirements for IE and CP

CIHC is funded by Health Canada Relevance of IE and CP research Areas / CIHR Institutes: –Aging, chronic diseases, mental health and addiction: Complex chronic disease care is enhanced with a team approach –Health services and policy: Barriers to CP include regulation, liability, scope of practice restrictions –Population and public health: CP needs to extend to primary health care and across the care continuum to meet population health mandate

CIHC is funded by Health Canada Funding opportunities Currently limited funding opportunities for specific IE and CP research Health Canada funding has started to build research capacity Increased awareness of IE and CP as important elements of HHR planning and management With Health Canada funding scheduled to end in spring 2008, there is a risk that continued learning will remain localized

CIHC is funded by Health Canada Request for special CIHR competition Opportunity to build on the work created over the past three years and build capacity for sustainable system change in a relatively short time Proposed areas of focus: –Analysis of impact of IE on CP and outcomes on patient, provider and system level –Testing of models of collaborative practice –Developing process and outcome measures –Implementation models –Connecting education and practice

CIHC is funded by Health Canada What CIHC can contribute Identify gaps and key questions to be answered Nominate panel of expert reviewers nationally and internationally Link researchers across the country to maximize the generalizability of findings Continue to update CIHR with important findings

CIHC is funded by Health Canada More Information –John H.V.Gilbert, CIHC Project Lead –Brenda Sawatzky-Girling, CIHC Program Manager –Sue Beardall, Senior Policy Advisor, IECPCP Lead, Health Policy Branch, Health Canada CIHC Research Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: –Jennifer Medves, Associate Professor, Queen’s University –Hassan Soubhi, Professor, University of Sherbrooke –Esther Suter, Research Consultant, Calgary Health Region