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META:PHI was initially funded in 2015 by the Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) program as a pilot project to support the roll-out of rapid access addiction medicine (RAAM) clinics in seven sites across Ontario. Following the success of this initiative, the team received two subsequent grants to support the spread of the RAAM model: one from the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) to implement the model in Toronto hospitals, and a secondary spread grant from ARTIC to promote the model province-wide. Since 2020, the META:PHI program has been funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health to support the province’s addiction medicine system in the following strategic priority areas:

Mission

META:PHI promotes the delivery of high-quality care for people who use substances through RAAM clinic oversight, education and clinical guidance, health system integration, and advocacy work.

Vision

Integrated, effective, low-barrier, and equitable health care for people who use substances.

Strategic Priorities

Networking and integration
    Help develop and strengthen care pathways for people who use substances by supporting integration of services between RAAM clinics, hospitals, primary care, and community-based services

    Facilitate collaboration across the spectrum of partners involved in care for people who use substances, including policy makers, health agencies, harm reduction and treatment services, and people with lived experience

    Maintain a community of practice related to substance use practice and policy
Oversight
    Develop quality targets and best practices for Ontario’s network of RAAM clinics
Education and clinical guidance
    Create clinical tools, guidelines, and practice resources that facilitate the provision of evidence-informed, person-centred care across the spectrum of settings where people who use substances receive care

    Create learning opportunities such as webinars, case discussions, and an annual conference

    Incorporate perspectives of community members with lived and living experience of substance use into clinical tools and materials
Mentorship
    Provide opportunities for mentorship and collaboration among providers, planners, and people who use substances
Standards and policy
    Create clinical and administrative targets for substance use-related care that are responsive and person-centred

    Influence provincial policies concerning the structure and delivery of health services for people who use substances

    Advocate for low-barrier, appropriate, integrated, and flexible services for people who use substances

META:PHI has been recognized as a Leading Practice by Health Standards Organization.

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76 Grenville St.
Toronto, ON M5S 1B2
416-323-6400 x7511

Administration

Kate Hardy
Network Director

Ontario Ministry of Health
Program Sponsor

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