Jann Paquette-Warren

TL;DR: The rigorous design and methodology of the QIIP-LC evaluation utilizing a control group is one of the most significant efforts thus far to demonstrate the impact of a QI program in PHC, with improvements over time in both Q IIP and control groups offering a likely explanation for the lack of statistically significant primary outcomes.

TL;DR: This process evaluation highlighted key program activities that were essential to the continuing education of interprofessional primary healthcare teams as they attempted to transform primary healthcare to improve chronic care.

TL;DR: The shared care model from primary mental health and nutrition care practitioners was perceived as providing better patient care by the most appropriate practitioner in an accessible and comfortable setting despite some challenges and variability among practices.

TL;DR: The effect of Partnerships for Health, a QI program implemented in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, on diabetes clinical process and outcome measures is reported and program participants' views of elements that influenced their ability to reach desired improvements are described.

TL;DR: The outcomes of this research program, its related cost and the subsequent policy recommendations, will have the potential to significantly affect future policy decisions pertaining to chronic disease care in First Nations communities in Canada.