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Ontario Hip Fracture Care:  Removing Access Barriers to Return People Home

The COCSG is working on a first-of-its kind forum with two valued partners, the Ontario Orthopaedic Expert Panel and the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation.

The forum scheduled for January 22, 2010, "Ontario Hip Fracture Care: Removing Access Barriers to Return People Home" will be an opportunity for health care leaders from acute care, rehabilitation, government and interest groups from across the province to come together to address barriers and shape solutions to improve care for patients suffering with a hip fracture.  This is a by invitation only event.

It is estimated that 9,500 people in Ontario will suffer a hip fracture in the next year.  Hip fracture is the most common type of injury requiring hospitalization for people 65 years and older, and is associated with significant rates of mortality (as high as 30%) and morbidity.  A hip fracture can result in a loss of independence and decrease in overall quality of life for patients, and for the healthcare system, lengthy hospital stays that contribute to significant alternative levels of care.

Through implementation of a hip fracture model of care, access issues have been identified:  specifically, timing of surgery and access to rehabilitation across the system.  This forum will bring together leaders in health care in Ontario to review the model of care and identify solutions to access issues that can be supported through the work of the Orthopaedic Expert Panel. 

Forum Information Overview; Bone & Joint Health Network Models of Care: (pdf)

Hip Fracture Model of Care:  (pdf)