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What does the college of physicians and surgeons of ontario do?
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Issues certificates of registration for all physicians and provides peer assessment
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What does the ontario college of family physicians do?
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Promotes the quality of family medicine in ontario through leadership, research, education, and advocacy
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College of nurses in ontario
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Certifies registered practical nurses and registered nurses to practice in ontario
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Nurse practitioners association of ontario
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Provides a professional support group for nurse practitioners,offering advice, expertise, and continuing education to its members
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Controlled acts
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Procedures only certain healthcare professionals may perform and considered potentially harmful if performed by an untrained individual
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Exceptions to controlled acts
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Someone with appropriate training giving first aid in an emergency, learning to perform an act under supervision
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Delegated acts
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An act performed by a health care provider that is outside his or her scope of practice but it allowed in certain circumstances and under supervision
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Delegated acts in general
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Act must be clearly defined and supervised accordingly.
-the delegated physician, the delegate, and the facility will share responsibility for the act |
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Health care settings: clinics
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Urgent care and walk in clinics, ambulatory care clinics, and outpatient clinics
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Why clinics?
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Cost effective, timely access, fewer client visits, convenience, and client focus
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Primary Health Care Reform (PHCR): Rationale
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-Thousands of candians with no family doctor
-Long wait for appointments -Care settings not centralized |
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Primary Health Care Reform (PHCR): Emphasis
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-Development and implementation of intitatives to improve practice settings
-Electronic health reords |
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Medical model focus
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-Physician based care
-Hospital based care -Curative -Problems are isolated -Health care professional dominated |
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PHCR model focus
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-Team oreinted care
-Emphasis on health -Community based carbasede -Focus on health promotion and disease prevention -Care is comprehensive and integrated -Collaborative care involving client, family, and loved ones |
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PHCR include?
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Various mix of doctors and health care professionals with different responsibilities
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