Medical Outreach Indigenous Chronic Disease Program

Overview

The Medical Outreach Indigenous Chronic Disease Program (MOICDP) helps to improve access to health services for First Nations people living with chronic disease. Under the MOICDP, multidisciplinary outreach clinical services are provided by a range of health professionals such as medical specialists, GPs, nurses and allied health professionals, for best practice chronic disease prevention, treatment, management and follow up.  Access is increased by removing the disincentives incurred by health professionals providing outreach services (e.g., by funding their travel, meals, and accommodation). For the purposes of the program, a chronic disease is defined as 'a condition that has been, or is likely to be, present for six months or longer'. The objectives of the program are to:  increase access to multidisciplinary care in primary health care settings for First Nations people with chronic disease, and increase the range of services offered by visiting health professionals to prevent, detect, and manage chronic disease more effectively. The intended outcomes of the program are: new outreach services established that focus primarily on management of chronic disease for First Nations people, and existing outreach services are expanded where required improved services based on location of greatest need improved health service planning improved collaboration between health services in local First Nations communities and visiting health professionals to target the delivery of essential treatment for chronic disease enhanced coordination of services improved culturally appropriate care for First Nations people, and reducing/removing the financial disincentives that create barriers to service provision to First Nations people. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.