Laurie Mallery

Primary Health Care, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada | Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada | Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Program, Halifax, NS, Canada

[ 1 ] - Evaluating the Implementation and Feasibility of a Web-Based Tool to Support Timely Identification and Care for the Frail Population in Primary Healthcare Settings

Background Understanding and addressing the needs of frail persons is an emerging health priority for Nova Scotia and internationally. Primary healthcare (PHC) providers regularly encounter frail persons in their daily clinical work. However, routine identification and measurement of frailty is not standard practice and, in general, there is a lack of awareness about how to identify and respond...