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View article: Building Bridges: Developing and Implementing a New Transition to Adult Care Program for Youth with Complex Healthcare Needs at a Canadian Children’s Hospital
Building Bridges: Developing and Implementing a New Transition to Adult Care Program for Youth with Complex Healthcare Needs at a Canadian Children’s Hospital Open
Background/Objectives: Transitioning from pediatric to adult services can be challenging for youth with complex chronic health conditions, especially those with multi-morbidity. These youth often require extra coordination and support duri…
View article: Promoting Intensive Transitions for Children and Youth with Medical Complexity from Paediatric to Adult Care: the PITCare study—protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Promoting Intensive Transitions for Children and Youth with Medical Complexity from Paediatric to Adult Care: the PITCare study—protocol for a randomised controlled trial Open
Introduction Children with medical complexity (CMC) have chronic, intensive care needs managed by many healthcare practitioners. Medical advances have enabled CMC to survive well into adulthood. However, the availability of supports as CMC…
View article: Effectiveness of Structured Care Coordination for Children With Medical Complexity
Effectiveness of Structured Care Coordination for Children With Medical Complexity Open
Importance Children with medical complexity (CMC) have chronic conditions and high health needs and may experience fragmented care. Objective To compare the effectiveness of a structured complex care program, Complex Care for Kids Ontario …
View article: Implementing a Care Coordination Strategy for Children with Medical Complexity in Ontario, Canada: A Process Evaluation
Implementing a Care Coordination Strategy for Children with Medical Complexity in Ontario, Canada: A Process Evaluation Open
This study adds to the understanding of the processes involved in a population-level care coordination intervention for CMC. Lessons learned through CCKO can help facilitate reproducibility and necessary adjustments of the intervention in …
View article: Process Evaluation of a Hub-and-Spoke Model to Deliver Coordinated Care for Children with Medical Complexity across Ontario: Facilitators, Barriers and Lessons Learned
Process Evaluation of a Hub-and-Spoke Model to Deliver Coordinated Care for Children with Medical Complexity across Ontario: Facilitators, Barriers and Lessons Learned Open
A flexible approach is required to implement a complex, multi-centre policy strategy. Other jurisdictions considering such a model of care delivery would benefit from attention to contextual variations in implementation setting, building c…
View article: The parental experience and perceptions of blenderized tube feeding for children with medical complexity
The parental experience and perceptions of blenderized tube feeding for children with medical complexity Open
Objectives Parents of children with medical complexity are often expected to implement complicated plans of care, such as enteral tube feeding, to support the health of their child. Enteral feeding can have psychosocial implications for th…
View article: Complex care for kids Ontario: protocol for a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial of a population-level care coordination initiative for children with medical complexity
Complex care for kids Ontario: protocol for a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial of a population-level care coordination initiative for children with medical complexity Open
Introduction Technological and medical advances have led to a growing population of children with medical complexity (CMC) defined by substantial medical needs, healthcare utilisation and morbidity. These children are at a high risk of mis…
View article: HOUSING AND HEALTH: AN EXPLORATION OF HOUSING NEED IN CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY
HOUSING AND HEALTH: AN EXPLORATION OF HOUSING NEED IN CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY Open
BACKGROUND Children with medical complexity (CMC), are defined by at least one chronic condition, functional limitation requiring technology support, multiple subspecialist involvement, and high healthcare utilization. A potentially signif…