Shine a light on your team’s achievements. Nominate an outstanding team or individual for a “Bright Lights” Award by June 28, 2019.
AFHTO’s “Bright Lights” Awards recognize AFHTO members’ leadership, outstanding work and the significant progress being made to improve the value interprofessional primary care teams across Ontario deliver.
There’s no better time to show what you can do. Select award recipients will receive an education grant.
“Bright Lights” Award recipients are:
- Innovators – making small changes for maximum impact to improve patient experience and outcomes
- Team Players – interprofessional teams, collaborators and relationship builders
- Demonstrating Impact – can show how their work is benefitting the health care system
Awards will be presented at the AFHTO 2019 Conference Awards ceremony, which will be held at lunchtime on September 19, 2019.
Not sure if your team’s achievements merit recognition? Never submitted a nomination before? You can watch this 2016 webinar or view the slides for an overview of what reviewers are looking for and tips for writing a nomination.
Award Categories
Awards will be presented in seven categories this year:
- Access to care: improving access to team-based care
- Continuous care: ensuring seamless transitions for patients across the continuum of care*
- Comprehensive team-based care*
- Patient and family-centred care*
- Community and social accountability*
- Enabling high -performing primary health care
- Special recognition for underrepresented teams
- In 2018 Algonquin and Cottage Country FHTs won special recognition for effective response to rural community need. This year all new/underrepresented primary care teams will again have the opportunity to win an award for their contributions to Ontario’s healthcare system. The winner(s) will be selected based on the strength of their nomination to one of the six categories above.
Education grants will be given to award recipients in the categories* above thanks to the generous donations of our sponsor Boehringer Ingelheim.
Shine a light on your team – Make a nomination today:
- Review the nomination categories in advance (see nomination guide pg. 3 for descriptions).
- Review the nomination evaluation criteria (see nomination guide pg. 2 for details).
- Complete the online nomination form and send all supporting materials before June 28, 2019.
- Submit supporting documents to info@afhto.ca:
- One to four high-quality photos of nominees in png. or jpg. format to be featured at the Awards Ceremony on September 19.
- Take a video (up to 10 seconds long) with your smartphone and share with info@afhto.ca (optional).
- Signed statement to release photos for AFHTO use.
- Any supporting evidence and materials as appropriate.
- Deadline to submit photos and video is July 11, 2019.
We look forward to seeing your nominations and recognizing ALL the excellent work being done!