Ross Kirkconnell is the Executive Director of the Guelph Family Health Team, working with a team of over 300 primary care physicians, clinicians and other professionals to advance collaborative primary care in Guelph supporting 120,000 patients with approximately 2,800 patient visits every day.
For the past 10 years at Guelph FHT, with a vision for team-based primary care for the whole community, Ross has worked closely with community health care and civic organizations to develop partnerships and integrate services in Guelph.
Ross is a key member of the leadership team for the Guelph and Area Ontario Health Team, recently approved by the Ministry of Health
Ross has worked in local and provincial leadership positions in the Ontario health care system for the past 30 years. Over those years, Ross has been a champion for healthy communities, underscoring the importance of relationships in our work and the value of collaborative leadership.
Day 1: Fall 2020
Day 2: Fall 2020
12:30 pm
12:30 pm
Team Solutions Panel
Overcoming Challenges to Establish a Truly Integrated Care Model Across the Continuum of Care
Coordinating an integrated care program that incorporates primary care, specialist, nursing and home care can be a challenge to even the nimblest organization. However, there are solutions to overcome your biggest challenges. Join the discussion as our panel of experienced practitioners discuss how you can overcome the most likely challenges. Take away vital lessons in how to:
- Redesign care at the front line to improve the delivery of essential services
- Work with the resources you have to initiate and sustain change
- Move patients through system with more efficiency, empathy, and improved communication
- Optimizing the patient experience within your established system
Address the challenges and realities of a wide-scale integrated care model roll out.
