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

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

3. CIHC is funded by Health Canada www.cihc.ca 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

4. CIHC is funded by Health Canada www.cihc.ca 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

5. CIHC is funded by Health Canada www.cihc.ca 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

6. CIHC is funded by Health Canada www.cihc.ca 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

7. CIHC is funded by Health Canada www.cihc.ca 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

8. CIHC is funded by Health Canada www.cihc.ca 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

9. CIHC is funded by Health Canada www.cihc.ca 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

10. CIHC is funded by Health Canada www.cihc.ca 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

11. CIHC is funded by Health Canada www.cihc.ca More Information –John H.V.Gilbert, CIHC Project Lead john.gilbert@ubc.ca –Brenda Sawatzky-Girling, CIHC Program Manager brendasg@telus.net –Sue Beardall, Senior Policy Advisor, IECPCP Lead, Health Policy Branch, Health Canada sue_beardall@hc-sc.gc.ca CIHC Research Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: –Jennifer Medves, Associate Professor, Queen’s University jennifer.medves@queensu.ca –Hassan Soubhi, Professor, University of Sherbrooke hassan.soubhi@usherbrooke.ca –Esther Suter, Research Consultant, Calgary Health Region esther.suter@calgaryhealthregion.ca