Nathalie Jette, Amy Y X Yu, Celine Odier, Julian Alejandro Rivillas, Alice Schabas, Michael D Hill
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Abstract
This article explores Canada's healthcare system, focusing on neurological care delivery and available national population-based data for research. Canada's publicly funded, provincially administered healthcare ensures universal access to medically necessary services, with provincial variations in coverage. Neurological care is predominantly hospital-centered, with support from advocacy groups promoting equity and research. In Quebec, stroke care is structured through regional service corridors, integrating telemedicine and geolocation-based transfer models to mitigate urban-rural disparities. British Columbia confronts challenges in providing neurological care to rural populations, utilizing outreach clinics, tele-neurology, and subsidized transportation. The First Nations Health Authority addresses unique healthcare access and governance needs for Indigenous populations. Canada's healthcare infrastructure supports population-level research via linked administrative and electronic health records, enabling comprehensive evaluations of healthcare utilization, outcomes, and quality metrics. Despite interprovincial differences and coverage limitations, advancements in data interoperability and standardization have propelled neurologic health services research.
期刊介绍:
Seminars in Neurology is a review journal on current trends in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological diseases. Areas of coverage include multiple sclerosis, central nervous system infections, muscular dystrophy, neuro-immunology, spinal disorders, strokes, epilepsy, motor neuron diseases, movement disorders, higher cortical function, neuro-genetics and neuro-ophthamology. Each issue is presented under the direction of an expert guest editor, and invited contributors focus on a single, high-interest clinical topic.
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest information in the field makes this journal an invaluable resource for neurologists and residents.