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The Community Paramedicine at Clinic Program: Improving Participant Health while Preserving Healthcare System Resources.

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January 2024

The Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Vulnerable Individuals in Primary Care. She is also the director of the VIP Research Lab, a practising family physician, a primary care epidemiologist and a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON. She has facilitated, led and supervised the development of CP research at McMaster University, including the CP@clinic program.

Vulnerable populations such as low-income older adults in social housing suffer from poor quality of life and are impacted by chronic diseases. These populations are also high users of emergency services, which contribute to high healthcare costs. Community-based, patient-centred interventions, such as community paramedicine (CP) programs, can address the healthcare gaps for these underserved populations.

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