The GTA Rehab Network is pleased to share that the latest online issue of Healthcare Management Forum includes an article authored by Network Executive Director Charissa Levy and former Network Project Manager Sharon Ocampo-Chan.

Drawing on insights from a literature review and environmental scan, Rehabilitation in emergency departments: A regional scan and future opportunities examines how rehab professionals can help reduce the growing pressures faced by Emergency Departments. Please find the full abstract below for your reference.

For more information, please contact Charissa Levy, Executive Director.

Rehabilitation in emergency departments: A regional scan and future opportunities

Abstract

Emergency Departments (EDs) have faced mounting pressures in recent years as greater volumes of patients seek care, many with increasingly complex clinical and social needs. However, the potential contributions of rehabilitation professionals to alleviate these pressures in the ED are not well understood or leveraged. To address this knowledge gap, the authors conducted a literature review of rehabilitation models of care and the impact of rehabilitation professionals in the ED, as well as an environmental scan to understand rehabilitation models of care across two large regions in Ontario. This article outlines these findings, as well as future opportunities related to leading care and patient flow practices based on rehabilitation models in the ED.