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Abbas Zavar1, Roya Farzanegan2
1Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|February 19, 2025
Summary
The PAT Project shifts Canadian healthcare to proactive prevention using risk assessment and a knowledge base. This empowers patients and clinicians to reduce chronic disease burden through early intervention.
Area of Science:
- Preventive Healthcare
- Health Informatics
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- Current Canadian healthcare model is largely reactive, focusing on treating diseases after onset.
- There is a growing burden of chronic diseases, necessitating a shift towards prevention.
- Existing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems lack comprehensive data for proactive health management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the PAT Project, a transformative initiative for preventive healthcare in Canada.
- To outline the integration of validated assessment tools and a dynamic knowledge base for personalized prevention.
- To detail the strategy for enriching EMR systems to facilitate early action and reduce chronic disease impact.
Main Methods:
- Development and integration of validated risk assessment tools.
- Creation of a dynamic knowledge base mapping risk factors to specific diseases.
- Enrichment of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) with comprehensive patient data.
- Utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for research translation into clinical practice.
Main Results:
- Establishment of a system for personalized prevention prescriptions.
- Empowerment of patients and clinicians with actionable health insights.
- Demonstration of a multidisciplinary approach across 16 key health domains.
- Streamlined pathway for implementing research findings into clinical settings.
Conclusions:
- The PAT Project represents a paradigm shift towards proactive, personalized preventive healthcare in Canada.
- Integration of technology and data can significantly reduce the burden of chronic diseases.
- The project promotes citizen empowerment and aims to address health inequities through accessible preventive strategies.
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