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Jun 29, 2021 · The Task Team on Equitable Access to Virtual Care (Equity Task Team) was created under the Virtual Care Expert Working Group with a mandate to develop a principle-based framework for equitable access to virtual care and provide guidance and recommendations on the concrete actions that FPT governments can take to ensure that virtual care promotes equity as a critical dimension of quality care.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread interest in and adoption of virtual care (or telemedicine).6–8Virtual Mental Health Care is defined as the delivery of mental health care through and with the use of information communication and technology (ICT) tools at a distance.9 This can include the delivery of psychotherapy, consultation, and medic...
There has been considerable work in the last two years looking at the efficacy and patient satisfaction with virtual mental health care in adults prior to the pandemic, including a rapid review on this topic from the McMaster Health Forum.30 While public and clinician preferences and perceptions towards virtual care have shifted since the onset of ...
With a significant increase in the number of virtual care visits and increased convenience and reach of virtual care for patients and families during the COVID-19 pandemic,14 it is likely that virtual delivery will remain a common modality for care delivery by mental healthcare professionals moving forward for mild to moderate mood and anxiety prob...
A multi-pronged approach was used to rapidly identify evidence related to virtual mental health care. The Research, Analysis, and Evaluation Branch from the Ministry of Health synthesized information provided by the COVID-19 Evidence Synthesis Network members. Based on the feedback, the project team and the COVID-19 Mental Health Table provided add...
The delivery of virtual mental health care by regulated healthcare professionals has grown substantially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the limited research conducted on this modality, virtual mental health care has been found to be efficacious for supporting patients with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Nov 25, 2021 · Effectiveness of Virtual Care for People with Mental Health and Addiction: A report from the McMaster Health Forum (MHF; July 2020) found that virtually delivered psychotherapy is generally as effective as face-to-face (FTF) care for people with mood, anxiety, and traumatic stress disorders, but a relationship between a therapist and a client may be weaker than in FTF care. Less is known about ...
Virtual care is showing its value across Canada’s health care sectors, following its rapid escalation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 4, 5. Health systems are recognizing how virtual care can address the diverse needs of patients and health care providers to deliver safe, timely and equitable care.
Jun 29, 2021 · The Mental Health Commission of Canada reported on the benefits of e- mental health care, such as patient empowerment, rapid access, and equal effectiveness to in- person care as far back as 2014. Footnote 16 Patients and providers report that they value the experience, some over in-person.
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The Ontario Ministry of Health has funded the development of guidance on clinical appropriateness to support health care professional decision-making about the use of virtual care modalities in care for depression and anxiety-related conditions, as guidance at the provincial level is lacking.
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