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Association between the availability of registered respiratory therapists and healthcare utilization of people with COPD

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Summary

Current evidence suggests there are significant positive outcomes associated with integrating registered respiratory therapists into non-traditional primary and home care settings. As part of a workforce planning initiative, the knowledge user seeks to correlate therapist location and employer type data to help identify the distribution of care and gaps in access to care. As a result, the knowledge user will also identify the needs of respiratory patients and contribute to the evidence-based system planning decisions on responsiveness to respiratory patient needs and available resources.

Knowledge User

Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario

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Project ID

2018-019/2019 0950 039 000

Contributing ICES Scientists

Type of Response

Seniors eligible for OSDCP 2025