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    Evidence brief: strengthening public and patient engagement in health technology assessment in Ontario

    This evidence brief and the stakeholder dialogue it was prepared to inform were designed to guide the actions of those involved in strengthening public and patient engagement in HTA in Ontario. In this section of the brief, we propose key definitions to ensure a common conceptual understanding. We also h...

    Identifying optimal treatment approaches for people with multimorbidity in Ontario

    Multimorbidity is part of the daily life of a growing number of Ontarians who must manage multiple chronic conditions. As Fortin et al. observed, “patients with multiple conditions are the rule rather than the exception in primary care.” Multimorbidity not only has a significant impact on healthcare ...

    Issue brief: designing integrated approaches to support people with multimorbidity in Ontario

    Managing multiple medical conditions is part of the daily life of a growing number of Ontarians. As Fortin et al. observed, “patients with multiple conditions are the rule rather than the exception in primary care.”(2) Multimorbidity (living with three or more medical conditions) has attracted signif...

    Citizen brief: Improving access to palliative care in Ontario

    For concerned citizens and influential thinkers and doers, the McMaster Health Forum strives to be a leading hub for improving health outcomes through collective problem solving. Operating at the regional/provincial level and at national levels, the Forum harnesses information, convenes stakeholders and ...

    Evidence brief: creating community-based specialty clinics in Ontario

    Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care called for “right care, right time, right place” (p. 10) and specifically for “moving procedures into the community” (p. 13).(1) To support the implementation of this commitment, the ministry of health has taken several steps. The ministry has supported one...

    Evidence brief: Improving end-of-life communication, decision-making and care in Ontario

    Improving end-of-life communication, decision-making and care has been identified as a pressing health issue in Ontario (and in Canada more generally), as evidenced by recent research,(1;2) public opinion polls,(3) expert panels and commissions,(4-6) and a high-profile legal case,(7) which have revealed ...

    Evidence brief: expanding uptake of hospital-based tobacco-use cessation supports across Ontario

    An assessment of what is is known about problems related to expanding the uptake of hospital-based tobacco-use cessation supports, options for addressing these problems, and key implementation considerations. The evidence brief was an input to a stakeholder dialogue on the topic of expanding the uptake o...

    Evidence Brief: organizing a care system for older adults in Ontario

    The health of the aging population has been identified as a high priority for the province of Ontario and has become one of the province’s most pressing health and social policy issues.(1) In addition, healthcare expenditures in Ontario now exceed 46% of the provincial government’s annual budget.(2) ...

    Issue brief: supporting quality improvement in primary healthcare in Ontario

    This issue brief mobilizes both global and local research evidence about a problem, three options for addressing the problem, and key implementation considerations. Whenever possible, the issue brief summarizes research evidence drawn from systematic reviews of the research literature and occasionally fr...

    Issue brief: addressing housing challenges faced by people with HIV in Ontario

    About 26,630 Ontarians are living with HIV and about 1,000 more are newly diagnosed each year.(1) Of those who are newly diagnosed, over 50% are gay men, about a quarter are members of the African and Caribbean community, and about 8% are injection drug users....