Video Overviews

• Surinder Singh Chauhan: Coordinated Care in the Community (4:00)

Language barriers and cultural differences can often obstruct access to coordinated healthcare, leaving patients in the dark about their conditions. So how do we bridge that gap in communications to ensure that patients get the information they need to take charge of their health? Learn how a bypass surgery patient overcomes this obstacle by regularly attending a community heart program offered in Punjabi, his first language. Opening the door to a variety of health services and information, the program gives Surinder the knowledge and confidence he needs to take charge of his own health.

• Susan Orchard: From Fragmented to Integrated Care (4:00)

Fragmented to Integrated Care addresses the integration of primary and mental healthcare and demonstrates how integrated care in a small, remote community can provide continuity and a coordinated approach to patient care. The video profiles Susan - a diabetes patient in the small northern town of Mackenzie - who also struggles with obesity and schizophrenia - and shows how she works with her mental health clinician to make positive changes that improve both her physical and mental health.

• Bruce Bennett: An Activated Informed Patient (4:00)

What do you do if you live in a remote community that lacks resources and continuity of health services? Learn how one man takes responsibility for his own health by combining available resources with an integrated approach that benefits his entire community. Group medical visits are featured in this story.

For more patient story videos, visit the general Patient Stories & Resources page.