Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Management using Wagner’s Model for Chronic Care

The incidence of chronic disease is increasing as the population ages.  Consequently, the Canadian health care system needs to implement systemic changes to manage chronic disease effectively.  This paper applies the six basic elements for improving chronic care found in Wagner’s Chronic Care Model...

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Main Author: Laura Zuccaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ottawa 2015-05-01
Series:University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine
Online Access:https://uottawa.scholarsportal.info/ottawa/index.php/uojm-jmuo/article/view/1213
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spelling doaj-551ab744d7864c4099e63f931aa21b2e2020-11-25T02:08:50ZengUniversity of OttawaUniversity of Ottawa Journal of Medicine2292-650X2292-65182015-05-015110.18192/uojm.v5i1.1213Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Management using Wagner’s Model for Chronic CareLaura Zuccaro The incidence of chronic disease is increasing as the population ages.  Consequently, the Canadian health care system needs to implement systemic changes to manage chronic disease effectively.  This paper applies the six basic elements for improving chronic care found in Wagner’s Chronic Care Model (CCM) to the management of chronic kidney disease.  A fictional patient, Paul, is used to demonstrate the usefulness of this model in managing chronic diseases at a systemic and individual level.  https://uottawa.scholarsportal.info/ottawa/index.php/uojm-jmuo/article/view/1213
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title Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Management using Wagner’s Model for Chronic Care
title_short Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Management using Wagner’s Model for Chronic Care
title_full Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Management using Wagner’s Model for Chronic Care
title_fullStr Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Management using Wagner’s Model for Chronic Care
title_full_unstemmed Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Management using Wagner’s Model for Chronic Care
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2292-6518
publishDate 2015-05-01
description The incidence of chronic disease is increasing as the population ages.  Consequently, the Canadian health care system needs to implement systemic changes to manage chronic disease effectively.  This paper applies the six basic elements for improving chronic care found in Wagner’s Chronic Care Model (CCM) to the management of chronic kidney disease.  A fictional patient, Paul, is used to demonstrate the usefulness of this model in managing chronic diseases at a systemic and individual level. 
url https://uottawa.scholarsportal.info/ottawa/index.php/uojm-jmuo/article/view/1213
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