Connecting Care for Children with Medical Complexity Practice Network
Network Overview
Children and youth with medical complexity (CMC) are a very small proportion of the child health population but a very high user of healthcare resources, in hospital, community and home. This population is made vulnerable by the number of transition points in their care, the number of services and providers they interact with, and the movement from hospital to home, between healthcare settings, services and sectors (health, social services, education, etc).
Network Goals
True to our strategic priority of informing the development of innovative and integrated health systems this Network aims to:
- Establish a national network of individuals and organizations for the purpose of sharing innovation in clinical care, system integration, research and education about children with medical complexity.
- Look for and advance solutions to shared problems related to the delivery of coordinated and integrated services to CMC and families.
- Conduct a scan of programs and service models available in the country
- Act as subject matter experts to:
- Inform the writing of a policy paper on care planning and transitions for children with medical complexity
- Prioritize research areas
- Identify gaps in national data collection
- Guide advocacy efforts of Children’s Healthcare Canada
Network Co-Chairs
Susan Bisaillon
Genevieve Currie
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