The Endocrine Quality Improvement (QI) Committee, through the University of Toronto (UofT), has created a series of documents aimed at improving the patient care journey when transitioning from specialty to primary care.
The Committee selected 12 common endocrine conditions that were felt would benefit from a standardized discharge process:
Our Creation Process
The Endocrine QI committee included endocrinologists practicing at both UofT-affiliated academic hospitals and community sites across the Greater Toronto Area. Contributing members included: Julie Gilmour, Karen Gomez, Ilana Halperin, Jackie James, Diana Jaskolka, Geetha Mukerji, Judy Qiang, Sharon Sadry, Phil Segal, Vithika Sivabalasundaram, & Pam Tsao.
After creation, the documents were reviewed by topic experts and our partners in primary care. The patient information letters received Plain Language Review at St. Michael’s Hospital. See figure below for a summary of our review process.
The Committee then created a series of three documents for each condition:
The Committee would like to highlight that these documents SHOULD NOT be used if:
Future directions: