Dr. Annalee Coakley and Dr. Gabriel Fabreau created the Canadian Refugee Healthcare System Atlas.
A unique online tool designed by University of Calgary researchers is helping refugees in Canada connect with key health care and settlement supports.provides information and links for 146 organizations across the country, including primary care clinics treating refugees, public health clinics and settlement services.
The idea came to Fabreau and his colleague, Dr. Annalee Coakley, as they worked in Calgary's refugee clinic and scrambled to deal with a rapid influx of Syrian refugees, which began in 2015. Dr. Annalee Coakley and Dr. Gabriel Fabreau, co-directors of Refugee Health YYC at the University of Calgary, launched a new version of the online tool in April. They're now working with the World Health Organization and the UN Refugee Agency to make the Atlas an international tool. at the University of Calgary, noting the federal government handles immigration while health care falls under provincial jurisdiction.The doctors saw a need to compile accessible information in one place.
"This map allows that co-ordinator to get a bird's-eye view of resources across the country," she said."That not only helps the patient themselves, but it also helps the system overall because you don't have somebody waiting in an emergency room. Things are planned and thought through and then they receive the necessary care. So it's efficient. It's cost saving. It's good health care for the patient.
Interactive migration data, including the type of refugee and displaced populations — such as asylum claimants, private and government sponsored refugees, and evacuees — is also included to help providers and policymakers understand the trends and demand for services and plan for future surges.They've since received more funding, allowing them to revamp the site.
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