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AFHTO 2023 Conference: vote for your streaming sessions
It’s time to vote – which concurrent session should be livestreamed at the conference?
This year, in addition to our plenaries and awards ceremony, we’ll livestream one concurrent session per timeslot (descriptions here) for our virtual attendees, for a total of three sessions. But we need you to help us decide!
Pick your favourite sessions by Aug. 31. The winners will be streamed from the main ballroom.
Changes to the Ontario Breast Screening Program
The Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) has shared changes to:
- Enhance breast density notification to OBSP participants,
- Include people with breast implants in the OBSP, and
- Improve screening for trans and nonbinary people in the OBSP according to program policy recommendations (available online).
Member stories and evidence of value regarding chronic pain framework
Lakehead NPLC – new partnership created for people needing screening follow-up
Elliot Lake FHT – Chronic Pain: A Case Application of a Novel Framework to Guide Interprofessional Assessment and Intervention in Primary Care
Interested in adopting the MINT Memory Clinic model?
“We are currently looking for primary care organizations that would be interested in adopting the MINT Memory Clinic model (https://mintmemory.ca/) as part of their primary healthcare team services. Our hope is to get funding to support all or part of the training for your staff.
This model has been running successfully in over 110 sites in Ontario and 14 sites in other provinces across Canada, enabling primary care to diagnose and manage persons living with dementia and other memory conditions and supporting their family care partners.
Please email: michael.lee@mintmemory.ca to indicate your interest or for any other questions.”
New prediabetes and type 2 diabetes digital tools & supports
With the emergence of new medications with weight loss and cardiovascular benefit as well as biosimiliar insulins, clinicians need easier point-of-care access to evidence-based tools to support more personalized management and improve patient health outcomes. These new tools and supports for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes integrate the most up-to-date evidence and quality standards into front-line primary care clinical systems to support clinicians and enhance patient care.
- Evidence2Practice Ontario (E2P) point-of-care EMR tools for OSCAR Pro (coming soon for Telus PS Suite) and Mainpro+ accredited change management support optimize implementation: Learn more
- Mainpro+ accredited educational support from a trained clinical pharmacist (academic detailing) and clinical education tool: Learn more
These tools and supports are brought to you by the Centre for Effective Practice, eHealth Centre of Excellence and North York General Hospital with funding and strategic guidance provided by Ontario Health and the Ministry of Health.
GoodLife- you can now add 2 family members
AFHTO members enrolled in GoodLife’s corporate membership program may now add up to two family members, each at the same great corporate discount. As a reminder, AFHTO generates new member IDs only upon request, and updated ID lists are sent to GoodLife monthly. To get your member ID for your 25% discount, please email info@afhto.ca. Learn more here.
News and updates – new expedited registration process for CNO applicants and more
- New expedited registration process for CNO applicants– CNO, July 6, 2023
- COVID Updates and Addressing Physician Burnout – UofT and OCFP, July 28, 2023
- Canada Covid Series, including “The world expected more of Canada” – BMJ, July 24, 2023
- Ontario Health Bulletin: Digital Excellence in Health update, July 2023 – OH, July 31, 2023
Call for papers- Future of Health Leadership, Informatics and Policy Conference
The Future of Health Leadership, Informatics and Policy (FHLIP) Conference: From Reactive to Proactive: The Role of Digital Health aims to shift the paradigm in health care by embracing digital health as a catalyst for change. The goal is to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance the efficiency and sustainability of the healthcare system. The call for papers is open until Sep. 24, 2023. Find out more.
CPSO’s proposed regulatory amendments: physician assistant regulation
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) has developed regulatory amendments to create the necessary framework to enable physician assistants to register with CPSO and practise as physician assistants. Please visit the dedicated consultation page linked above to learn more and submit your feedback. Deadline is Aug. 14, 2023.
Public-Private Health Care: can we find the right balance? Sep. 8, 2023- Jan. 2024
National town hall series hosted by The Globe and Mail. Register here.
NPAO 2023 Annual Conference, Sep. 20-22, 2023
This year’s theme is NPAO: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence. Find out more.
OMD Educates: Digital Health Conference 2023, Sep. 28, 2023
Hosted by OntarioMD. Learn more here.
AFHTO 2023 Conference, Oct. 25, 2023
Join your peers from across Ontario and beyond as we push forward, to make team-based care a reality for all.
Members get more than 50% off registration. Register with your verification code here.