CONSTELLATIONS Living Lab
Project Description
Dysfunctional care transitions jeopardize the quality of life of people living with major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD), commonly known as dementia, and their caregivers. Recognizing this problem within the health system, Phase 3 of the Quebec Alzheimer Plan aims to support better coordination of care between health professionals working on the front line with these users.
Actors in the movement towards a learning health system, the National Institute of Excellence in Health and Social Services (INESSS), the Chaudière-Appalaches Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS CA) and the team of Dr. Patrick Archambault undertook the adaptation of a continuous improvement program: the CoMPAS+ TNCM workshops. The CoMPAS+ approach aims, through reflective practice workshops, to determine improvement targets, courses of action and methods of their implementation, for the management of a chronic disease targeted in a given territory. Adapting this approach to improving care transitions for these users will consist of reflecting on good practices, identifying local issues for family medicine clinics in the CISSS CA territory, putting forward solutions and implementing them.
The CONSTELLATIONS Living Lab’s mandate is to evaluate the impact of the program on the quality of care transitions, its potential for scaling and its potential for sustainability. The results of this research will inform decision-makers and community stakeholders on the effectiveness of CoMPAS+ workshops for improving care transitions for people living with TNCM and caregivers.
Here is a short video (3m20s) describing the project: CoMPAS+ TNCM
Map of services available at the TNC GMF-U Lévis
Project full title: Co-construction and evaluation of a prototype of a patient-driven quality improvement program targeting the care transitions experienced by seniors living with dementia and their caregivers
The CONSTELLATION Living Lab trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06608589?term=constellations&rank=4
Additional Resources
Quebec 211 : Information on community, public and parapublic services