(372) TelePain: improving primary care pain management

TelePain: A Community of Practice for Pain Management.

INTRODUCTION Comprehensive pain management services are primarily located in urban areas, limiting specialist consultation opportunities for community healthcare providers. A community of practice (CoP) for pain management could create opportunities for consultation by establishing professional relationships between community healthcare providers and pain management specialists. A CoP is a grou...

Improving Obesity Management in Adult Primary Care

Improving Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Care in Ontario

Improving the detection and management of depression in primary care.

The effectiveness of screening and organisational strategies to improve the recognition and management of depression in primary care published in a recent issue of Effective Health Care is reviewed.

Improving diabetes management: structured clinic program for Canadian primary care.

PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED Adherence to diabetes treatment guidelines is often poor in primary care. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM To introduce simple accessible interventions in our clinic to improve both physicians' adherence to diabetes treatment guidelines and patient outcomes. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION A physician and a nurse practitioner used 3 interventions for diabetes care: 30-minute appointments, r...