Definitions
Define Medicare
Canadas publicly funded health care system
How many months do Canadians have to wait to receive mental health services?
4 months.
Where can OTA/PTAs be accessed?
Home, hospitals, LTC, rehab clinics, all of the above.
Name an issue in health care.
1. Wait times
2. Caregiver burnout
3. Understaffed
Mention one way that health care can be improved.
1. Virtual care
2. Moving clinical to rural communities
3. Government assisted programs
4. Mental health nurses in school
Define access to health care
Getting the health care you need, when you need it
How satisfied are Canadians with their health care system compared to Americans?
15%
What are the different levels of therapy performed by assistants?
1. High intensity
2. Low intensity
3. Activation and restoration
4. Complex medical management
Why are rural communities at a disadvantage to accessing health care?
1. Distance
2. Lack of training
3. Old age
What is one positive and one negative aspect of virtual care.
Con: not everyone has access to internet net, elderly people are not well versed in technology
Pro: helps people with financial burdens, accessible for mental health patients who are not comfortable with meeting in person, convenient for elder groups.
Define marginalized groups
Groups and communities that experience discrimination and exclusion because of unequal power relationships across economic, policitcal, social and cultural dimensions.
How many Canadians report seeing their physicians the same day or the next day when needed?
46%
How accessible are OTA/PTA services?
Very specific, not accessible by outpatient services. (With exceptions).
What does having reasonable access to health care facilitate?
1. Early diagnoses
2. Lower mortality rate
3. Lower comorbidity rate
4. Improved overall health
5. Improved biopsychosocial health
What are three parts of the patient care action plan.
1. Support to become healthier
2. Faster access to family health care
3. Right care, right time, right place