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Peer-reviewed
Research Article
Designed for simplicity, used for complexity: The systemic pressures shaping walk-in clinic practices and outcomes
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Braeden A. Terpou,
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Lauren Lapointe-Shaw,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University Health Network and Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ruoxi Wang,
Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Danielle Martin,
Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Family Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Mina Tadrous,
Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sacha Bhatia,
Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Jennifer Shuldiner,
Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Simon Berthelot,
Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Département de Médecine de Famille et de Médecine D’urgence, Université Laval, Laval, Quebec, Canada
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Niels Thakkar,
Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation College of Nurses of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kerry McBrien,
Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Bahram Rahman,
Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Aisha Lofters,
Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Family Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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J. Michael Paterson,
Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Rita McCracken,
Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Christine Salahub,
Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Tara Kiran,
Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Noah M Ivers,
Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Family Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Laura Desveaux
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: Laura.Desveaux@thp.ca
Affiliations Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Designed for simplicity, used for complexity: The systemic pressures shaping walk-in clinic practices and outcomes
- Braeden A. Terpou,
- Lauren Lapointe-Shaw,
- Ruoxi Wang,
- Danielle Martin,
- Mina Tadrous,
- Sacha Bhatia,
- Jennifer Shuldiner,
- Simon Berthelot,
- Niels Thakkar,
- Kerry McBrien
- Published: June 9, 2025
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325793