Integrated Models of Care Working Group

About the Integrated Models of Care Working Group

Formed from the 2019 fourth annual Summit, the Integrated Models of Care (IMOC) Working Group has the following purposes:

1) To identify and examine promising, good, and best practices in integrated models of care*; and

2) To help spread these promising, good, and best practices to other jurisdictions of Canada, including rural and remote regions.

*The identified promising, good, and best practices do not need to be specific to a particular health condition. “Integration” includes the integration of physical and mental health; the determinants of health; equity; cultural safety; and trauma-informed care. In addition, models that specifically address Indigenous health and healing are of particular interest.

Case Study: Community Health Centres

After some scanning, the working group determined that the World Health Organization’s Integrated, People-Centred Health Services Framework was well-aligned with the group’s definition and goals. Canada supported the adoption of this WHO Framework in 2016. With a survey, the working group identified and verified the alignment of a number of different health services that are Canadian examples of this WHO Framework in action.

Community Health Centres (CHCs) are an example of integrated primary health care, incorporating physical and mental health; the determinants of health; and health equity.

Case Study 2: Indigenous Primary Healthcare Organizations

Formerly known as Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs), Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Teams (IIPCTs), Indigenous Community Health Centres (ICHCs) and Indigenous Family Health Teams (IFHTs), Indigenous Primary Health Care Organizations (IPCHOs) is a term referring to all Indigenous-governed and culture-based primary health care organizations that address the physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental wellbeing of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) peoples and communities.

IPHCOs are community-based healthcare organizations in Ontario that focus on providing culturally appropriate and wholistic health services to Indigenous peoples. These centres are places of healing and belonging for clients, marginalized with complex histories of racism, trauma and stigma; and play a crucial role in addressing the unique healthcare needs and challenges faced by Indigenous communities, aiming to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities.

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À propos du Groupe de travail sur les modèles de soins intégrés :

Formé lors du 4e sommet annuel qui a eu lieu en 2019, le Groupe de travail sur les modèles de soins intégrés poursuit les objectifs suivants :

1) Déterminer et examiner les pratiques prometteuses, les bonnes pratiques et les pratiques exemplaires dans les modèles de soins intégrés*; et

2) Aider à diffuser ces pratiques prometteuses, bonnes pratiques et pratiques exemplaires dans d’autres régions du Canada, y compris dans les régions rurales et éloignées.

Étude de cas : Les centres de santé communautaires

Après quelques recherches, le groupe de travail a déterminé que le Cadre pour des services de santé intégrés centrés sur la personne de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé correspondait bien à la définition et aux objectifs du groupe. Le Canada a soutenu l’adoption de ce cadre de l’OMS en 2016. À l’aide d’un sondage, le groupe de travail a identifié et vérifié l’alignement d’un certain nombre de services de santé différents qui sont des exemples canadiens de la mise en œuvre de ce cadre de l’OMS.

Les centres de santé communautaire (CSC) sont un exemple de soins de santé primaires intégrés, intégrant la santé physique et mentale, les déterminants de la santé et l’équité en matière de santé.