Surgery in the Western Canadian Arctic : Using a logic model to understand and strengthen a rural surgical system ...

• Main Author: Falk, Ryan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The University of British Columbia 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0412744; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0412744

Introduction: Rural, remote, indigenous, and circumpolar populations have worse health outcomes when compared with their urban counterparts. Little is known about the surgical needs of such populations, and the delivery of surgical services to such geographically isolated regions poses many challenges. The networked model of care integrating family physicians with enhanced surgical skills (FPESS) and specialist surgeons (SS) provides a sustainable solution to these challenges. This project studied the system of surgical care delivery for the population living in one circumpolar region of the western Canadian Arctic, the Beaufort Delta. Methods: Using a participatory approach, a logic model was developed to describe the delivery of surgical services to the Beaufort Delta Region. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with relevant stakeholders working within the Northwest Territories Health & Social Services Authority in an iterative process following grounded theory. Quantitative methods were also ...