According to Mashari, Canadians deserve quality care, with no regards to the location of their community (2012). Closure and relocation of medical services to other communities have been affecting the care of rural and remote residents for the past two decades. This situation has had a negative impact on the rural patients, the provision of primary care, and the patient-physician relationship. Fortunately, there are new strategies and opportunities to improve the participation and access for patients and physician to the limited medical services.
For a patient residing in a rural community where there has been closure and relocation of medical services elsewhere, there are financial, social and psychological burdens (Mashari, 2012). If patient, such as a pregnant woman, needs to access a medical service that is no longer available in her community, she will need to access such care in an urban centre as early as 36 weeks and pay for food and shelter out of her own …show more content…
As per Mashari, education should be offered to all members of the health care team for them to have the same knowledge base (2012) and by such, ensure the continuity of the culture of safety for patients. Lastly, it will be important, as a future physician, to maintain a healthy patient-physician relationship by asking them their input on their care, because they will be in charge of their health (RCPSC, 2005). I will give them the different options and support them in their choice, such as traveling to see specialist and completing the Northern Health Travel Grant forms or setting up a Ontario Telemedicine Network session for them to access their specialist, in order for them to have timely access to the care they
For a patient residing in a rural community where there has been closure and relocation of medical services elsewhere, there are financial, social and psychological burdens (Mashari, 2012). If patient, such as a pregnant woman, needs to access a medical service that is no longer available in her community, she will need to access such care in an urban centre as early as 36 weeks and pay for food and shelter out of her own …show more content…
As per Mashari, education should be offered to all members of the health care team for them to have the same knowledge base (2012) and by such, ensure the continuity of the culture of safety for patients. Lastly, it will be important, as a future physician, to maintain a healthy patient-physician relationship by asking them their input on their care, because they will be in charge of their health (RCPSC, 2005). I will give them the different options and support them in their choice, such as traveling to see specialist and completing the Northern Health Travel Grant forms or setting up a Ontario Telemedicine Network session for them to access their specialist, in order for them to have timely access to the care they