This is an infographic entitled The Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) Program: Improving Participant Health While Preserving Healthcare System Resources. Below the title is a subheading that reads: What is CP@clinic? A community paramedicine chronic disease prevention, management, and health promotion program. Below this, in a shaded bubble on the left side of the page, there is a flowchart depicting what happens in a CP@clinic session. The flowchart starts with a cartoon image of buildings, and says Regular CP@clinic sessions in social housing buildings. An arrow points downward toward a cartoon image of a paramedic with the phrase Patients meet 1:1 with community paramedics. Another arrow pointing downward leads to a cartoon image of a clipboard alongside the following text: Paramedics conduct validated health risk assessments for: Physical health, chronic disease risk, social determinants of health. A final arrow pointing downward leads toward a cartoon image of three people connected by lines. It is accompanied by the phase: Using the CP@clinic SMART database, paramedics refer patients to health and social care resources. On the right side of the page, another shaded box is titled Other Delivery Formats. Underneath the heading, there is an icon of a computer with a video camera, accompanied by the word Virtual. There is also an icon of a house, accompanied by the words: Home Visit (CP@home). Beneath this, there is another shaded box titled Implemented in. Below this heading, there are images of the Canadian and Australian flags, with the names of each country below the flags. In smaller font, there is the following text: and expanding…. In the middle of page, a subheading states: Future Outlook. There is an image of an arrow, accompanied by the text: CP@clinic has the potential to become the standardized wellness clinic model across Canada and internationally. Below this, there another subheading that states Evidence-Based. There is a shaded box below this subheading with the following text: Multi-site, pragmatic, community-based cluster randomized controlled trial. Underneath this text, there is an icon of two hands holding a heart, a plus-sign, and a dollar, accompanied by the text: Significantly improved participant health & quality of life. There is another icon of an ambulance with an another going downward, accompanied by the text: 20% reduction in EMS calls. Below this, in the same box, there is text that says Economic Evaluation, underneath which is an image of a piggy bank and a dollar bill accompanied by the text: Every $1 spent on the CP@clinic Program saves the emergency care system $2. To the right side of the page, there is another subheading that states A Unique Program. Underneath this heading, there is a shaded box with 5 icons and accompanying text. The first icon is of a computer server and gear, accompanied by the text: Guided database with decision support. The second icon is of a computer and a book, accompanied by the text Standardized Paramedic Training The third icon is of a gear with geometric shapes surrounding it, accompanied by the text: Easily adaptable to different settings. The fourth icon is of two hands holding two puzzle pieces that fit together, accompanied by the text: Facilitates interprofessional care. The fifth icon is of 5 silhouettes of people of different sizes and is accompanied by the text: Serves vulnerable, underserved populations. Near the bottom of the page is a subheading that reads Key Take-away. Below this heading is an icon of a finger pointing to the right, next to which is text that reads CP@clinic addresses patient and healthcare system needs while saving money for the emergency care system. At the bottom of the page, there is a banner with a website icon on the left accompanied by the website name cpatclinic.ca. To the right of that is an X, which is the logo of the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). This is accompanied by the X handle @cpatclinic. On the right side of the banner is the McMaster University Department of Family Medicine Logo.
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