• Sarah C Fletcher, Elka Humphrys, Paule Bellwood, Tiffany T Hill, Ian R Cooper, Rita K McCracken, and Morgan Price.
• Program Manager in the Innovation Support Unit (ISU) in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. sarah.fletcher@ubc.ca.
• Can Fam Physician. 2021 Dec 1; 67 (12): 897-904.

ObjectiveTo introduce the new Team-based care Evaluation and Adoption Model (TEAM) Framework.Quality Of EvidenceThe initial TEAM Framework was derived from a series of reviews and consultations with academic and clinical experts. In a parallel process, team-based primary and community care evaluation in Canada was assessed through a structured review of academic literature, followed by a review of policy literature of existing primary care evaluation frameworks.Main MessageThe review of academic articles alongside an analysis of policy documents and existing evaluation frameworks in primary care resulted in the development of the 10-dimension TEAM Framework.ConclusionPrimary care transformation requires evaluation over time. The TEAM Framework provides a comprehensive framework for assessing evidence needed to support short- and long-term actionable improvements for team-based primary and community care in Canada. This framework will inform the development of an evaluation tool kit for primary care teams.Copyright © 2021 the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

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