IFIC Canada: Transforming Care Through Integration

An interview with IFIC Canada Co-Directors Jodeme Goldhar and Walter Wodchis by Healthcare Quarterly Co-Editors-in-Chief Anne Wojtak and Richard Lewanczuk to discuss the work they are doing and its potential impact.

“Population health is about the entirety of the population, that is, changing a whole population's health and decreasing inequities in health, including access and integration of healthcare. We need to pay attention to everyone. Many people, particularly at the lower end of health outcomes, have higher health needs but experience lesser care. We need to address that inequity in order to advance population health.” – Walter Wodchis

"Our call to action is shaping a new era of learning, leadership and system change. The opportunity to shape our future requires more than incremental change – it demands a fundamental reorientation of our mindsets, behaviours and ways of working. This is a call to action for policy makers, leaders, community members, patients and caregivers and everyone working in health and social care – indeed, for anyone who is part of this major societal transformation. We must move beyond traditional silos and embrace a new operating model that is cross-organizational, cross-sector and cross-industry, enabling us to take on complexity head-on and drive meaningful, lasting change." – Jodeme Goldhar 

• Health Quality 5.0: The Counterforce in Advancing Integrated Care – Our Path to Transformation by Leslee J. Thompson and Jodeme Goldhar
• Value from Healthcare: No Silver Bullet by Jason M. Sutherland
• Value in Healthcare: Designing an Integrated Value-Based Healthcare System by Richard Lewanczuk, Anderson Chuck, Kathryn Todd and Verna Yiu
• Reflections in a Time of Crisis: What it Takes to Manage and Lead Integrated Systems of Care by Viktoria Stein, Robin Miller, Jodeme Goldhar and Anne Wojtak
• Improving Value Means Increasing Population Health and Equity by Walter P. Wodchis and Robert J. Reid

Healthcare Quarterly is working with IFIC Canada to launch an issue with the theme of Integrated Care and will continue to cover this important topic as we build toward the North American Conference on Integrated Care in 2027 (NACIC27). To be notified of these issues when they launch sign up here – www.longwoods.com/newsletters.

IFIC Canada, hosted at the North American Centre for Integrated Care, aims to create a platform to improve the capacity of individuals and organizations in advancing Integrated Care. IFIC Canada focuses on the principle of people-centred, co-designed care, building momentum and connecting integrated care efforts nationwide.

For more information on IFIC Canada visit their website here.