Global Spine Model of Care
The Strengthening Primary Care program brought together 20 teams of primary care providers, organizations and communities from northern, rural and remote communities across Canada to improve access to primary care.
- Topics
- Primary and community care
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis priorities
- Cultural Safety
- Audience
Healthcare leader
Community organization
Point of care provider
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With support from the program, the teams introduced promising practices — approaches that improved access to safe, including culturally safe, team-based primary care — by meeting the unique needs of communities, patients and providers while encouraging collaboration and shared learning across Canada. One of the 20 teams (Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services) advanced five unique promising practices to respond to the needs of people and providers throughout their province.
About this Promising Practice
The Global Spine Model of Care is an evidence-informed model of spine care that provides culturally safe, non-pharmacological treatment for managing spine-related health issues. It follows the Global Spine Care Initiative Model of Care, which includes triaging patients to the most appropriate member of the primary care team for the treatment of spine and spine-related health conditions. By offering services within the Cross Lake nursing station, this model helps alleviate the burden of travel, making treatment more accessible and closer to home in a northern community.
Program: Strengthening Access to Primary Care in Northern, Rural and Remote Communities
Location: Cross Lake First Nation, Manitoba