Emerging Approaches to Chronic Disease Management in Primary Health Care

by Dorland, John; McColl, Mary Ann

• ISBN13: 9781553391319
• ISBN10: 1553391314
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-01
• Publisher: Queens Univ School of Policy

Summary

The management of chronic disease will be one of the most significant health challenges of the twenty-first century. Driven by demographics and aided, ironically, by our past successes in treating acute health problems, the number of people with chronic conditions is rising dramatically and will continue to do so. Fortunately creative and passionate people in many countries, including Canada, have been developing new ways to manage chronic disease. This book contains chapters on a wide range of innovative chronic disease management programs found throughout Canada, as well as exemplary programs from the United States and England. These initiatives demonstrate great promise for improvements in health outcomes for those with chronic disease, provided that they can be widely propagated and sustained; the conditions required to achieve this are also discussed. The book will be of interest to policy-makers, health care practitioners, health administrators, and anyone involved with those affected by chronic disease.

Table of Contents

Foreword - chronic disease : our growing challenge
Introduction to chronic disease management in Canada
The chronic care model	p. 3
Improving population health and chronic disease management	p. 15
Chronic disease management - PLUS	p. 21
Chronic disease management in a comprehensive, integrated primary care setting	p. 31
Developing chronic disease policy in England	p. 39
An ounce of prevention : integrating clinical prevention into family practice in British Columbia	p. 53
The Saskatchewan chronic disease management collaborative	p. 63
The chronic disease self-management program in British Columbia	p. 79
Getting a grip on arthritis : a national primary health care community initiative	p. 91
The leader diabetes initiative : optimizing diabetes care in Saskatchewan	p. 101
Chronic disease management : diabetes integration initiative	p. 107
The Canadian home care association's national home care and primary health care partnership project	p. 113
Chronic disease prevention, management collaboratives and primary health care in Newfoundland	p. 123
Managing chronic mental health problems in primary care : the hamilton health services organization mental health and nutrition program	p. 131
Implementing a chronic disease management program without totally redesigning the current system	p. 139
A novel approach to cardiovascular health by optimizing risk management - ANCHOR	p. 145
A telehealth approach to the management of congestive heart failure	p. 155
Synthesis of report-back session at the national chronic disease management conference April 6-7, 2006, Toronto	p. 167
Conclusion and directions for the future	p. 171
Contributors to the conference organization	p. 181
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