Te Ara Ako o Collaborative Aotearoa Study Tour: Shared learnings from Canada and England - Integrated Primary and Community Care and Indigenous Leadership Shared Leanings

Collaborative Aotearoa hosted an international study tour during May 2023, after our 2020 plans were paused by Covid19.  Our study tour delegates from the health and social sector visited several countries to learn from other high performing, innovative primary and community care systems. Our destinations included Alberta, Ontario, London, and Belgium.

The presentation will focus on sharing the learnings about integrated care systems including a focus on indigenous leadership. The study tour learnings are supporting our leaders in Aotearoa, New Zealand in the redesign of our primary and community care systems. Specifically aiming to deliver on the vision of achieving Hauora, health and wellbeing for all New Zealanders.

We will share fresh perspectives and experiences that support the health reforms and multi sector collaboration that delivers real community systems change from an indigenous lens.

The key objectives of the study tour included extending our learning with a focus on:

▪ Strategies and activities around indigenous leadership and improving equity of outcomes for our vulnerable populations.

▪ Using innovative workforce models and comprehensive primary and community team-based care models to support transformational change.

▪ How to leverage community assets and community voice to plan and extend the reach of services.

▪ How to use population health data to effectively understand the needs of priority populations.

▪ How primary and community services integrate to provide holistic care (including primary mental health care)

▪ Using extended care teams to the top of their scope to address the wider social determinants of health.

The structure of the session will be interactive to prompt discussion and reflection relating to our Study Tour.