Emerging approaches to chronic disease management in primary health care

Dorland, John. (Author). McColl, Mary Ann, editor. 1956- (Added Author).

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ISBN: 9781553391302 (pbk.) :
Physical Description: print
x, 197 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Kingston, ON. : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, 2007.

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List of tables and figures -- Foreword: Chronic disease: our growing challenge -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to chronic disease management in Canada -- A theoretical framework - 1. The chronic care model -- Leading programs in chronic disease management - 2. Improving population health and chronic disease management - 3. Chronic disease management - 3. Chronic disease management--PLUS - 4. Chronic disease management in a comprehensive, integrated primary care setting - 5. Developing chronic disease policy in England -- Canadian initiatives in chronic disease management - 6. An ounce of prevention: integrating clinical prevention into family practice in British Columbia - 7. The Saskatchewan Chronic Disease Management Collaborative - 8. The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program in British Columbia - 9. Getting a grip on Arthritis: a national primary health care community initiative - 10. The Leader Diabetes Initiative: optimizing Diabetes care in Saskatchewan - 11. Chronic disease management: Diabetes Integration Initiative - 12. The Canadian Home Care Association's National Home Care and Primary Health Care Partnership Project - 13. Chronic disease prevention, management collaboratives and primary health care in Newfoundland - 14. Managing chronic mental health care problems in primary care: the Hamilton Services Organization Mental Health and Nutrition Program - 15. Implementing a chronic disease management program without totally redesigning the current system - 16. A novel approach to cardiovascular health by optimizing risk management--ANCHOR - 17. A Telehealth approach to the management of congestive heart failure -- Synthesis and conclusion - 18. Synthesis of report-back sessions at the National Chronic Disease Management Conference April 6-7, 2006, Toronto - 19. Conclusion and directions for the future -- Appendix: Contributors to the conference organization -- Glossary of medical terms -- Biographies.