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Work Plan
Introduction
The Enhancing Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Primary Health Care (EICP)
Initiative will proceed through six phases in its work:
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| Phase
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This phase will
involve an analysis of the factors that affect the interdisciplinary
work of primary health care providers and the public's access to
these professionals and services. |
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| Phase
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At this stage, the
EICP Initiative will commence consultations with stakeholders to
gather their input into a proposed set of principles and a framework
for collaborative care, in the context of primary care. At the same
time, the Initiative will begin the process of engaging stakeholders
and encouraging their support for the Initiative, its goals and its
primary deliverable � the principles and framework for collaborative
care. |
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| Phase
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During Phase Three,
the EICP Initiative will �test drive� the principles and framework
through a second series of consultations with professional
associations, providers, governments and the public. |
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EICP Steering
Committee organizations and other national health organizations will
be asked to formally ratify the EICP Initiative principles and
framework to demonstrate that there is broad support from primary
health care practitioners and interest in further implementation
steps. |
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Working with input
from earlier phases, the EICP Initiative will now focus on the
development of tools and strategies to support the implementation of
the principles and framework. |
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Proponents (e.g.
individual and groups of practitioners) of the EICP principles and
framework will begin to incorporate changes and collaborate more as
the Initiative ends and into the future. |
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The Collaboration Toolkit is now available for your reading pleasure. This toolkit contains our last research report—Interdisciplinary Primary Health Care: Finding the Answers—and a vast warehouse containing tools that have been designed across the country to support interdisciplinary practices. The Collaboration Toolkit offers practical tips and tools such as checklists, vision and policy statements, floor plans, transfer of function agreements, and many others. It is a must-read for anyone considering—or involved in—interdisciplinary care.
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