Primary Health Care Opioid Response Initiative
Working Together to Address the Opioid Crisis
Primary Health Care Opioid Response Initiative
The Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP) staff and Board consulted with the ACFP Opioid Response Task Force (Family Physicians from around the province in different practice types) in December 2016 to inform the primary health care opioid response. In late 2017, the Primary Health Care Opioid Response Initiative (PHC ORI) was established. This was a $9.5 million grant based on the recommendations of the former Ministers Opioid Emergency Response Commission (MOERC). Over the next two years, under the leadership of the ACFP and in partnership with the Alberta Medical Association (AMA), Alberta Health Services (AHS), Zone PCNs, and Alberta Health, this initiative defined new approaches to address the opioid crisis, building competency and capacity within primary care.
PHC ORI Year 2 Summary Evaluation
The Primary Health Care Opioid Response Initiative resulted in numerous successes while also uncovering important challenges. The Year 2 Summary Evaluation Report presents Year 2 of the evaluation findings completed for the initiative activities, and their advancement towards the goals and objectives.
PHC ORI Year 2 Summary Evaluation Spotlights
The Year 2 Summary Evaluation spotlighted four unique features from the Primary Health Care Opioid Response Initiative.
Where it all Began
Read the ACFP’s Opioid Response Task Force list of recommendations which inspired the Primary Health Care Opioid Response Initiative.
Opioid Response in Primary Care
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