Sumsion T H, Beggs C E
Northern Outreach Program, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
J Allied Health. 1994 Fall;23(4):341-8.
The economic environment forcing health care practitioners to do more with less is a pressing challenge for the isolated northern therapists and for the NOP. Retention rates will improve in the short-term, but the pressures on the survivors of cutbacks will be enormous. The demands on NOP resources will likely be changed dramatically both in terms of quantity and quality. Strategic planning is now a key component of all tasks. Models are currently under discussion that would facilitate the delivery of this service province-wide, and channel more funding into northern Ontario for the support of a network of multidisciplinary coordinators who could provide on-site support for sole charge therapists. The program described in this article is unique to Ontario and it is unlikely that it could be instituted in its entirety in another location. Many of its components, such as the establishment of regional support networks for new therapists, teleconferencing, and other methods of providing continuing education, are important elements for northern practitioners and could be adapted to other locations facing similar challenges. Evaluation of these components is an ongoing process which will be addressed in future papers.
经济环境迫使医疗从业者用更少的资源做更多的事，这对偏远的北方治疗师以及安大略省北部职业治疗项目（NOP）来说是一个紧迫的挑战。短期内留存率会有所提高，但削减开支后留下来的人面临的压力将是巨大的。无论是在数量还是质量方面，对NOP资源的需求可能都会发生巨大变化。战略规划现在是所有任务的关键组成部分。目前正在讨论一些模式，这些模式将有助于在全省范围内提供这项服务，并将更多资金投入安大略省北部，以支持一个多学科协调员网络，他们可以为独立执业的治疗师提供现场支持。本文所述的项目在安大略省是独一无二的，不太可能在其他地方完全照搬实施。它的许多组成部分，如新治疗师区域支持网络的建立、电话会议以及提供继续教育的其他方式，对北方从业者来说都是重要元素，并且可以适用于面临类似挑战的其他地方。对这些组成部分的评估是一个持续的过程，将在未来的论文中进行探讨。
