Anne Wojtak
Biographic Data
| ID | 6774280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anne Wojtak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anne |
| FAMILY NAME | Wojtak |
| SIGNATURE | WOJTAK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-5830-0681 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Transforming chronic disease management with integrated care pathways
Background: Chronic diseases pose significant burdens on individuals, caregivers, and healthcare systems, often intensified by fragmented care between hospitals and community providers. In Ontario, Canada, COPD, CHF, diabetes (with a focus on lower limb preservation), and stroke have been prioritized due to their impact on quality of life and healthcare resources. To address these challenges, the Ontario government has provided seed funding to 12…
Advancing Integrated Care at Scale
Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) are a new model for organizing health and social services into integrated networks of care in local communities across the province of Ontario, Canada. OHTs are voluntary partnerships that have been approved in phases by the provincial government based on key factors, such as the breadth of partners and sectors involved, engagement with primary care, co-design with the communities being served, and having a basis for g…
Integrating digital tools and community outreach to address cancer screening disparities in underserved populations in East Toronto, Canada
Background: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP), an Ontario Health Team serves 400,000 individuals, of whom over 50% are immigrants. Significant disparities exist in cancer screening rates across ETHP's 21 neighborhoods, with rates 15-25% lower in areas with higher concentrations of immigrants and lower socioeconomic status. Barriers for underserved populations include difficulty accessing services, language constraints, lack of knowledge about t…
Re-invigorating the Global Network for Integrated Care Education and Training
Background: Education and training in integrated care have been the focus of many presentations at previous events, and the subject of recent publications related to the need for globally-aligned competencies for the integrated care workforce. IFIC's Education and Training SIG was founded in 2017 with an aim to build a global network of researchers and educators focused on best practices for workforce development in integrated care. During the pa…
East Toronto Health Partners, working in unison
Background: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) is one of 2 Ontario Health Teams selected to advance integrated care in Ontario. In 2024/25 we will be implementing integrated care pathways for three chronic diseases - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and diabetes (lower limb preservation). Through extensive provider, partner, and community engagement we co-designed a model reflecting our ideal future state. Approac…
Using Human-centred Design to Explore a Day in the Life of a Population Health Management Analyst
Introduction: Population Health is one of the International Foundation for Integrated Care’s 9 pillars of integrated care and Population Health Management (PHM) is gaining interest as a means of addressing some of the greatest challenges in population health and wellbeing around the world. In our workshop at ICIC 2023, an international audience validated 5 key structures required to operationalize Integrated Care and PHM: Population Registry; Pro…
Citizen-Researchers in Action
Background: Our project is a collaboration among community members, a hospital, and community organizations aimed at advancing health equity within historically underserved communities. By training community members as citizen-researchers, we conduct needs assessments that inform priority setting and resource allocation. We use mixed methods to evaluate our approach and partnership through process and outcome evaluations.Our audience is healthcar…
An Integrated Care Approach to Health Equity Data Collection and Use
Background: Inequities in healthcare have consistently been demonstrated to impact the health of patient populations. The East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP), a collection of more than 00 cross-sectional care delivery organizations in Ontario, Canada, have committed to addressing health inequities. In this study, we sought to understand how organizations within the ETHP define health equity and equity-seeking populations, how they currently colle…
Combining digital tools in primary care with community outreach, a co-designed approach for preventative cancer screening in East Toronto
Background: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) Ontario Health Team serves 400,000 people, with a population consisting of 50% immigrants. There is significant variation in cancer screening rates across our 2 different neighbourhoods, in which neighbourhoods with higher rates of newcomers and lower-socioeconomic status have 5-25% lower cancer screening rates. Analysis shows the key barriers for our underserved populations include difficulty acces…
East Effort - A Community-Based Network of Ambassadors solve Health System Inequities in Toronto
Background: Toronto equity deserving neighbourhoods often have poorer access to care and worse health outcomes than the rest of the city. Through a community-based network of Community Health Ambassadors (CHAs) we are addressing the root causes of these inequities and working together to create strong, healthy communities in east Toronto. Audience: Policy makers, funders, frontline organizations and community leaders will be interested to learn h…
Just a story? Leadership, lived experience and integrated care
BACKGROUND: Integrated care is based around values of involvement and shared decision-making, but these are not often reflected within planning and implementation. Barriers include continued emphasis on professional and managerial perspectives, skills gaps on how best to engage people and communities and insufficient investment in involvement infrastructure. Despite such challenges, people with lived experience have still led changes in policy an…
“Don’t do it. You will have no life…but it is brilliant.” The impact of citizen leaders against all odds
Background: This study captured the stories of citizen leaders from around the world to learn about their roles, challenges, and impact they had in order to formulate recommendations for research, policy and practice to embed them meaningfully in the system. Consumer and community engagement is integral to integrated care, so these stories are relevant for everyone: professionals, researchers, policy makers and consumers. Successful steps towards…
East Toronto Health Partners
Developing a shared quality agenda has led to a new focus on population health within our community in East Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Amidst pandemic recovery, community members often struggle to access care. Health care organizations are challenged to support patient flow and mental health needs, and to catch up on preventative care and chronic disease management that was delayed due to reduced in-person care. One might think that these pressure…
Builder, Expert, Disruptor, Leader
People with lived experience of health and social care, including family carers, should be at the heart of integrated care policy and practice. One of the challenges to achieving such co-production is insufficient clarity and limited understanding of the different roles that people with lived experience are asked or choose to undertake. Following research and workshops, four roles have been identified - community builder, improvement expert, disr…
The many roles of people with lived experience and how these can be better supported within integrated care policy and implementation
Introduction: This workshop will explore the many roles that people with lived experience of health and social care can play in shaping the vision, planning and implementation of integrated care and consider what supports would enable them to fulfil these roles. Why are you conducting a workshop? Whilst it is widely accepted that integrated care policy and programmes should be based on the needs and interests of people with lived experience of he…
Evaluating an Integrated Local System Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
The pandemic was a catalyst for change in East Toronto that accelerated existing initiatives to achieve integrated care. The East Toronto experience may serve as a useful guide for other emerging integrated care systems
Utilizing Community Health Ambassadors to improve Covid-19 vaccine uptake in equity priority neighborhoods in Toronto, Canada
East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) is comprised of 100+ health and social organizations, with a leadership council consisting of patient/caregivers and six anchor organizations representing the continuum of care. During the pandemic ETHP implemented a Community Health Ambassador (CHA) Model to increase access to COVID19 vaccinations in underserved neighborhoods through health promotion activities and referral to COVID19 outreach Centers (CoCs). …
Evaluation Capacity Building for Integrated Care Models in Practice
Quality and timely evaluation is key in creating a sustainable integrated care; however, it requires resources, expertise, and capacity building. Evaluation capacity building (ECB) is the process of improving an organization’s capacity to conduct rapid cycle evaluations by building knowledge and skills within the organisation. The process involves behavioral changes and could enhance collective capability to generate evidence for informed decisio…
Using a Learning Health System Approach to Evaluating an Integrated Model of Care in East Toronto
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Using a Learning Health System Approach to Evaluate an Integrated Model of Care in East Toronto
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Through the Lens of Patients and Caregivers
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Developing capacity for internal evaluation of integrated care
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
A local system response to Covid19 Pandemic
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
The new era of management and leadership competencies for integrated care
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Addressing Health Equity for Covid-19 Through a Neighbourhood Approach
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Builder, Expert, Disruptor, Leader
People with lived experience of health and social care, including family carers, should be at the heart of integrated care policy and practice. One of the challenges to achieving such co-production is insufficient clarity and limited understanding of the different roles that people with lived experience are asked or choose to undertake. Following research and workshops, four roles have been identified - community builder, improvement expert, disr…
Utilizing Community Health Ambassadors to improve Covid-19 vaccine uptake in equity priority neighborhoods in Toronto, Canada
East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) is comprised of 100+ health and social organizations, with a leadership council consisting of patient/caregivers and six anchor organizations representing the continuum of care. During the pandemic ETHP implemented a Community Health Ambassador (CHA) Model to increase access to COVID19 vaccinations in underserved neighborhoods through health promotion activities and referral to COVID19 outreach Centers (CoCs). …
What Works in Integrated Care Programs for Older Adults with Complex Needs? A Realist Review
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
A global review of current and emerging education and training to advance integrated systems of care
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Leadership Competencies for Designing and Implementing Integrated Health and Social Care Systems
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Using a Learning Health System Approach to Evaluating an Integrated Model of Care in East Toronto
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Using a Learning Health System Approach to Evaluate an Integrated Model of Care in East Toronto
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Through the Lens of Patients and Caregivers
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Developing capacity for internal evaluation of integrated care
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
A local system response to Covid19 Pandemic
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
The new era of management and leadership competencies for integrated care
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Addressing Health Equity for Covid-19 Through a Neighbourhood Approach
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
East Toronto Health Partners
Developing a shared quality agenda has led to a new focus on population health within our community in East Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Amidst pandemic recovery, community members often struggle to access care. Health care organizations are challenged to support patient flow and mental health needs, and to catch up on preventative care and chronic disease management that was delayed due to reduced in-person care. One might think that these pressure…
Builder, Expert, Disruptor, Leader
People with lived experience of health and social care, including family carers, should be at the heart of integrated care policy and practice. One of the challenges to achieving such co-production is insufficient clarity and limited understanding of the different roles that people with lived experience are asked or choose to undertake. Following research and workshops, four roles have been identified - community builder, improvement expert, disr…
The many roles of people with lived experience and how these can be better supported within integrated care policy and implementation
Introduction: This workshop will explore the many roles that people with lived experience of health and social care can play in shaping the vision, planning and implementation of integrated care and consider what supports would enable them to fulfil these roles. Why are you conducting a workshop? Whilst it is widely accepted that integrated care policy and programmes should be based on the needs and interests of people with lived experience of he…
Evaluating an Integrated Local System Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
The pandemic was a catalyst for change in East Toronto that accelerated existing initiatives to achieve integrated care. The East Toronto experience may serve as a useful guide for other emerging integrated care systems
Utilizing Community Health Ambassadors to improve Covid-19 vaccine uptake in equity priority neighborhoods in Toronto, Canada
East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) is comprised of 100+ health and social organizations, with a leadership council consisting of patient/caregivers and six anchor organizations representing the continuum of care. During the pandemic ETHP implemented a Community Health Ambassador (CHA) Model to increase access to COVID19 vaccinations in underserved neighborhoods through health promotion activities and referral to COVID19 outreach Centers (CoCs). …
Evaluation Capacity Building for Integrated Care Models in Practice
Quality and timely evaluation is key in creating a sustainable integrated care; however, it requires resources, expertise, and capacity building. Evaluation capacity building (ECB) is the process of improving an organization’s capacity to conduct rapid cycle evaluations by building knowledge and skills within the organisation. The process involves behavioral changes and could enhance collective capability to generate evidence for informed decisio…
Just a story? Leadership, lived experience and integrated care
BACKGROUND: Integrated care is based around values of involvement and shared decision-making, but these are not often reflected within planning and implementation. Barriers include continued emphasis on professional and managerial perspectives, skills gaps on how best to engage people and communities and insufficient investment in involvement infrastructure. Despite such challenges, people with lived experience have still led changes in policy an…
“Don’t do it. You will have no life…but it is brilliant.” The impact of citizen leaders against all odds
Background: This study captured the stories of citizen leaders from around the world to learn about their roles, challenges, and impact they had in order to formulate recommendations for research, policy and practice to embed them meaningfully in the system. Consumer and community engagement is integral to integrated care, so these stories are relevant for everyone: professionals, researchers, policy makers and consumers. Successful steps towards…
East Toronto Health Partners, working in unison
Background: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) is one of 2 Ontario Health Teams selected to advance integrated care in Ontario. In 2024/25 we will be implementing integrated care pathways for three chronic diseases - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and diabetes (lower limb preservation). Through extensive provider, partner, and community engagement we co-designed a model reflecting our ideal future state. Approac…
Using Human-centred Design to Explore a Day in the Life of a Population Health Management Analyst
Introduction: Population Health is one of the International Foundation for Integrated Care’s 9 pillars of integrated care and Population Health Management (PHM) is gaining interest as a means of addressing some of the greatest challenges in population health and wellbeing around the world. In our workshop at ICIC 2023, an international audience validated 5 key structures required to operationalize Integrated Care and PHM: Population Registry; Pro…
Citizen-Researchers in Action
Background: Our project is a collaboration among community members, a hospital, and community organizations aimed at advancing health equity within historically underserved communities. By training community members as citizen-researchers, we conduct needs assessments that inform priority setting and resource allocation. We use mixed methods to evaluate our approach and partnership through process and outcome evaluations.Our audience is healthcar…
An Integrated Care Approach to Health Equity Data Collection and Use
Background: Inequities in healthcare have consistently been demonstrated to impact the health of patient populations. The East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP), a collection of more than 00 cross-sectional care delivery organizations in Ontario, Canada, have committed to addressing health inequities. In this study, we sought to understand how organizations within the ETHP define health equity and equity-seeking populations, how they currently colle…
Combining digital tools in primary care with community outreach, a co-designed approach for preventative cancer screening in East Toronto
Background: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) Ontario Health Team serves 400,000 people, with a population consisting of 50% immigrants. There is significant variation in cancer screening rates across our 2 different neighbourhoods, in which neighbourhoods with higher rates of newcomers and lower-socioeconomic status have 5-25% lower cancer screening rates. Analysis shows the key barriers for our underserved populations include difficulty acces…
East Effort - A Community-Based Network of Ambassadors solve Health System Inequities in Toronto
Background: Toronto equity deserving neighbourhoods often have poorer access to care and worse health outcomes than the rest of the city. Through a community-based network of Community Health Ambassadors (CHAs) we are addressing the root causes of these inequities and working together to create strong, healthy communities in east Toronto. Audience: Policy makers, funders, frontline organizations and community leaders will be interested to learn h…
Transforming chronic disease management with integrated care pathways
Background: Chronic diseases pose significant burdens on individuals, caregivers, and healthcare systems, often intensified by fragmented care between hospitals and community providers. In Ontario, Canada, COPD, CHF, diabetes (with a focus on lower limb preservation), and stroke have been prioritized due to their impact on quality of life and healthcare resources. To address these challenges, the Ontario government has provided seed funding to 12…
Health care (17 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Political science (15 works) · Computer Science (13 works) · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (12 works) · Integrated care (11 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (11 works) · Library science (9 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Public relations (8 works)