Ontario lacks an equitable system of care for traumatic brain injury (TBI); quality of care and health outcomes depend on where you live, available funding, and severity/type of injury. These inequities are magnified for persons with complex needs. By engaging key partners from across the province (n=170), we developed evidence-based standardized but adaptable ideal TBI care pathways for those living with TBI of any severity, and companion quality indicators. Partners included people with lived experience, clinicians, researchers, funders, and community service providers (public and 3rd party). Ensuring that the pathway serves persons with complex needs who have been traditionally marginalized is a top priority.
Poster presentation from the 2023 HSJCC Virtual Conference held November 15-16, 2023.
Presenters:
Catherine Wiseman-Hakes
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR (PART-TIME), SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
McMaster University
Veronica Pepper
ABI SYSTEM NAVIGATOR
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant ABI Network
Matheus Wiest
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION LEAD, NEUROTRAUMA CARE PATHWAYS PROJECT
UHN-KITE Research Institute
Judy Gargaro
(she/her)
MANAGER FOR THE NEUROTRAUMA CARE PATHWAYS PROJECT
UHN-KITE Research Institute
