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Addressing Canada's Primary Care Crisis and Building Upstream Health Systems
Canada faces a crisis in access to high-quality primary care. Join this in-person working meeting with policymakers, researchers, providers, and patients to discuss the crisis and emerge with the next steps towards new approaches with a system for accountability.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30 - FRIDAY DECEMBER 1, 2023
TORONTO, ON, CANADA
Chestnut Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut St., Toronto, ON
University Room - 3rd Floor
Declaration of a State of Emergency / Déclaration de l’état d'urgence
In light of the rapidly declining primary care access in Canada, we invite anyone working or studying within the field of health and healthcare in Canada to support the following Statement of Emergency. It is open for signatures until January 19, 2024 [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
À la lumière de la détérioration de l’accès aux soins et services de première ligne au Canada, nous invitons toute personne travaillant ou étudiant dans le domaine de la santé et des soins et services de santé au Canada à soutenir la suivante déclaration d’état d’urgence. La période de signature est ouverte jusqu’au 19 janvier 2024 [DATE LIMITE PROLONGÉE]
Meeting Objectives
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Primary Care Crisis
Present the latest evidence on the crisis and risks of continuing with current approaches to primary health care delivery
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Current State
Understand the current state of primary health care and efforts to address the crisis across different Canadian provinces and territories
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Potential Solutions
Discuss potential solutions that reshape primary health care delivery while building an upstream health system
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Collaboration and Action
Bring together policymakers, academics, providers, and patients to develop specific action plans and emerge with a system for accountability
This meeting is linked to the 2023 Annual Meeting of the CIHR Applied Public Health Chairs.
Sponsors
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Department of Family Medicine, Queens University
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
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Upstream Lab
Supporters
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Innovations Strengthening Primary Health Care Through Research (INSPIRE-PHC)
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St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
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The College of Family Physicians of Canada
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Ontario College of Family Physicians
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Office of Health System Partnership, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
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Upstream Lab
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Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Join us to discuss the primary health care crisis in Canada. Together, we will emerge with the next steps to new approaches with a system for accountability.
Contact us
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University Room - 3rd Floor
Chestnut Conference Centre
89 Chestnut St
Toronto, ON M5G 1R1We acknowledge that this event is happening on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.
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This event is being organized by the Upstream Lab at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Toronto, ON.