Grant: Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - LOI

Studies have consistently found that Canadians suffering from chronic diseases, typically managed in primary care, do not benefit from evidence-based care and that evidence-based care does not reach vulnerable populations. If an in-depth transformation of Community Based Primary Health Care (CBPHC) is to succeed in preventing and managing chronic diseases, and optimize outcomes in vulnerable populations, the whole cycle of knowledge production, implementation and sustainability needs to be transformed to be culturally relevant to CBPHC. Our proposed model involves 3 main stages: 1) the production of knowledge and knowledge tools for CBPHC, 2) the implementation of knowledge tools within CBPHC settings using effective knowledge translation interventions, and 3) the scaling-up and sustainability of effective knowledge translation interventions. Our research efforts will focus on two main areas of great importance for Canadians: seniors' health and osteoarthritis. The overarching goal of the MOVE-BOUGE team is then to transform CBPHC by supporting the implementation of high-quality scientific evidence into CBPHC. Our team will develop, evaluate and provide effective knowledge translation interventions for CBPHC using 4 interrelated projects. It will collaborate with emerging local CBPHC health technology assessment units which will foster the sustainability of the proposed model. The MOVE-BOUGE team will address the knowledge/practice gap by delivering effective KT interventions designed for CBPHC and will thus ensure that the knowledge created by the future pan-Canadian CBPHC network is translated in clinical practice. In turn, this will contribute to improve the efficiency, safety-quality of healthcare services, and access to appropriate CBPHC. Ultimately, it will deepen our understanding of how to maximize CBPHC's unique contribution to population health across chronic diseases and vulnerable populations.