TY - JOUR AU - J. M. Evans AU - S. Daub AU - J. Goldhar AU - A. Wojtak AU - D. Purbhoo A1 - AB - As the research evidence on integrated care has evolved over the past two decades, so too has the critical role leaders have for the implementation, effectiveness and sustainability of integrated care. This paper explores what it means to be an effective leader of integrated care initiatives by drawing from the experiences of a leadership team in implementing an award-winning integrated care program in Toronto, Canada. Lessons learned are described and assessed against existing theory and research to identify which skills and behaviours facilitate effective leadership of integrated care initiatives. BT - Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.) C5 - Education & Workforce CP - 4 CY - Canada IS - 4 JF - Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.) N2 - As the research evidence on integrated care has evolved over the past two decades, so too has the critical role leaders have for the implementation, effectiveness and sustainability of integrated care. This paper explores what it means to be an effective leader of integrated care initiatives by drawing from the experiences of a leadership team in implementing an award-winning integrated care program in Toronto, Canada. Lessons learned are described and assessed against existing theory and research to identify which skills and behaviours facilitate effective leadership of integrated care initiatives. PP - Canada PY - 2016 SN - 1710-2774; 1710-2774 SP - 30 EP - 35 EP - T1 - Leading Integrated Health and Social Care Systems: Perspectives from Research and Practice T2 - Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.) TI - Leading Integrated Health and Social Care Systems: Perspectives from Research and Practice U1 - Education & Workforce U2 - 27009705 VL - 18 VO - 1710-2774; 1710-2774 Y1 - 2016 ER -