Chronic Disease Management, Surveillance, Funding Canada/Ontario

Overall, this review elucidates the disproportionately greater barriers to primary and specialty care that patients with chronic diseases face during the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes the urgent need for better chronic disease management strategies moving forward. Reference Kendzerska, T., Zhu, D. T., Gershon, A. S., Edwards, J. D., Peixoto, C., Robillard, R., & Kendall, C. E. (2021). The effects of the health system response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Chronic Disease Management: A narrative review. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Volume 14, 575–584. https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s293471

Weighting system to determine estimated length of stay for Ontario patients Reference: Canadian Institute for Health Information. (2013, November). Assigning HIG Weights and ELOS Values to Ontario Inpatient DAD Cases. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/icis-cihi/H115-72-2014-eng.pdf

On February 2, the Minister announced Patients First, the next phase of Ontario's plan for changing and improving Ontario's health system. It exemplifies the commitment to put people and patients at the centre of the system by focusing on putting patients' needs first. Reference: Pollard, B. (2015, July 6). Health System Funding Reform. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/pepg/audiences/universities/uff/health_funding_deck_en.pdf

Chiu, Y. M., Dufour, I., Courteau, J., Vanasse, A., Chouinard, M.-C., Dubois, M.-F., Dubuc, N., Elazhary, N., & Hudon, C. (2022). Profiles of frequent emergency department users with chronic conditions: A latent class analysis. BMJ Open, 12(9). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055297

Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. (2007, May). Preventing and managing chronic disease: Ontario’s framework. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/cdpm/pdf/framework_full.pdf

Liddy, C., & Mill, K. (2014). An environmental scan of policies in support of chronic disease self-management in Canada. Chronic diseases and injuries in Canada, 34(1).

Heart failure (HF), also known as “congestive heart failure”, is a condition that develops after the heart becomes damaged or weakened. Heart failure occurs when the pumping action of your heart is not strong enough to move blood around, especially during increased activity or under stress. Heart failure. Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. (n.d.). Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://www.heartandstroke.ca/heart-disease/conditions/heart-failure

CCO and Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario). The burden of chronic diseases in Ontario: key estimates to support efforts in prevention. Toronto: Queen’s Printer for Ontario; 2019.

An eye opening video from CBC regarding heart disease in women. CBC/Radio Canada. (n.d.). What women need to know about heart disease. CBCnews. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2075459651745.

Tu, J. V., Chu, A., Maclagan, L., Austin, P. C., Johnston, S., Ko, D. T., Cheung, I., Atzema, C. L., Booth, G. L., Bhatia, R. S., Lee, D. S., Jackevicius, C. A., Kapral, M. K., Tu, K., Wijeysundera, H. C., Alter, D. A., Udell, J. A., Manuel, D. G., Mondal, P., & Hogg, W. (2017). Regional variations in ambulatory care and incidence of cardiovascular events. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 189(13). https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160823

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Government of Canada website information on heart disease. Canada, P. H. A. of. (2017, May 16). Government of Canada. Canada.ca. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/heart-health/heart-diseases-conditions.html

Canadian chronic disease indicators (CCDI). Public Health Infobase. (2021, December 30). Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://health-infobase.canada.ca/ccdi/