Reports & Publications
Various reports and publications of the North West LHIN are available in this section, along with reports/publications of interest to health service providers in the LHIN.
For Reference
North West LHIN Frequently Used Acronyms and Abbreviations
North West LHIN Regional Emergency Department Study - released September 10, 2009
This study provides a system analysis and recommendations to improve the sustainability of the emergency department system in the North West LHIN. Click here to view the report.
Share Your Story, Shape Your Care Reports (2009)
The results of the North West LHIN's Share Your Story, Shape Your Care community engagement project are available. Click here to view the final report, summary report, storybook of the participants' stories and the Share Your Story, Shape Your Care Initiative: Themes and Issues summary report on the stories and ideas collected as part of the project.
Award Winning Approach -- Share Your Story, Shape Your Care was recognized as the Innovation in Technology Award by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) in September 2009. Read the news release here.
Annual Reports
2007-08 - An Opportunity for Real Change
2006-07 - Healthier people, a strong health system - our future
2005-06 - Your LHIN, Your Health Care. Be Part of the Future
Reports/Publications
- What Makes a Successful Interprofessional Team? Views from Health Service Providers in Northwestern Ontario (July 2009)
This study was conducted to determine what interprofessional (IP) models are being used across the North West LHIN. This scan provides evidence related to the potential benefits of IP education (IPE) and IP care (IPC). More importantly, this scan identifies the themes and determinants associated with successful collaborative patient centred practice.
- Access to Primary Care in Ontario 2008
- A report produced by the Health Analytics Branch providing an overview of access to primary care in Ontario.
- Ontario Telemedicine Network's (OTN) Summary of Telemedicine Activity in the North West LHIN
- Environmental Scan: Diabetes Management and Prevention for the North West LHIN, 2009
- prepared by the Centre for Rural and Northern Heatlh Research at Lakehead University
- Environmental Scan: Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for the North West LHIN, 2009
- prepared by the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Lakehead University
- 2009 Aboriginal Health Forum: Pathways for Collaboration Summary Report
- A summary of the March 4 and 5, 2009 forum which involved participation of 130 people from 36 communities, released June 2009.
- "UPDATED" - Population Health Profile - North West LHIN (2009)
- 2008 Aboriginal Health Forum "Elements of Change" Summary Report
- A summary of the March 2008 forum which involved participation from 34 communities and 66 organizations, released September 2008.
- Lake of the Woods District Hospital Third Party Report
- The findings of a third party evaluation of Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, released October 28, 2008.
- Forestry and Health: An Exploratory Study of Health Status and Social Well-Being Changes in Northwestern Ontario Communities, released July 2008
- The North West LHIN collaborated on a research project with the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Lakehead University to determine the population health impact of the decline in the forestry industry.
- Integrated Priority Report, 2005
- Workshops were held across Ontario in 2004, where participants identified the top 10 integration priorities in patient care and administrative/support services in their LHIN. .The North West LHIN developed this report based on the top 10 priorities.