Collecting health equity info – in the shoes of patients and providers Fok-Han Leung, MD CCFP MHSc Staff Physician, St. Michael’s Hospital Embedding Equity into Quality Health Care A Symposium to Share Leading Ideas, Practices, and Strategies May 13, 2014

Clinical example #1 Patient diagnosed with migraine. Stable employment. BUT Supporting more people than assumed. Choice of medication needs to consider cost

Clinical example #2 Patient needs colon cancer screening FOBT clinically appropriate BUT Patient is homeless or has unstable housing Other screening arrangements need to be considered

Thanks! Fok-Han Leung, MD CCFP MHSc Staff Physician, St. Michael’s Hospital Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Associate Course Director, DOCH-I Associate Program Director, Family Medicine Postgraduate Program