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Bruyère Academic FHT- Number of Ottawa residents without a doctor expected to nearly double by 2026 with no change
Chatham-Kent FHT – group unveils Health Hub dream in Blenheim
Multiple teams- OCFP recognises AFHTO members at 2023 Awards Ceremony
Temagami FHT- Temagami FHT offers IV iron infusion in small rural Northern Ontario community
Health Care Unburdened Grant program
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), MD Financial Management and Scotiabank® are offering $10 million in grants through the Health Care Unburdened Grant program. Members and/or partners may be eligible to receive between $500,000 and $1 million to implement an idea that helps physicians reclaim lost time and improve patient care. Find out more. Deadline is Dec. 12, 2023.
News and updates including country-wide study shows primary care transformation is slow, incremental, fragmented and more
- A Canadian first: Country-wide study shows primary care transformation is slow, incremental, fragmented – researchers include lead author and principal investigator PHS Prof. Monica Aggarwal, co-authors IHPME Prof. Ross Baker and research assistant Reham Abdelhalim, and with support and input from PHS Prof. Rick Glazier- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Nov. 20, 2023
- Turning back the clock on brains aged by COVID – Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Nov. 22, 2023
- Ontario Health Bulletin: OHT update– OH, Nov. 2023
- Towards a community-driven definition of community wellbeing: A qualitative study of residents – PLOS ONE, Nov. 21, 2023
- Association of COVID-19 with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in children aged 0–5 years in the USA in 2022: a multicentre retrospective cohort study – Family Medicine and Community Health, November 2023
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Call for participation in consultation sessions on Mental Health and Substance Use Health integration in Primary Care
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) invites you to join its consultation sessions and workshops on Mental Health and Substance Use Health (MHSUH) integration in Primary Care. CSA Group will be conducting these sessions to gain insights about experiences and challenges with accessing and navigating Mental Health and Substance use health within primary care. The sessions will help inform guidance on how mental health, substance use health and primary care services can work better together. Register here.
Recognizing, identifying, and supporting the engagement of youth providing care (rise up): a national & Ontario-focused survey
University Health Network researchers are interested in learning about your experience with young caregivers. The survey will ask about your clinical background, familiarity, and encounters with young caregivers, understanding of the impact that caring can have on young people, and support for young caregivers. The survey is available here. You can input your email for a gift card raffle at the end.
Call for abstracts- Hypertension and Obesity in Canada
Registration and the call for abstracts for the 2024 conference, Hypertension and Obesity in Canada: From Science to Solutions, are now open. Taking place April 3-6, you can register here and submit your abstract here. Deadline to submit Jan. 12, 2024.
Lessons Learned: Patient, Sibling, and Parent Psychosocial Needs in Complex Care, Nov. 30, 2023
Next session for Paediatric Project ECHO. Register here.
Discontinuation of Medications – When to Wean? Dec. 5, 2023
Next session for ECHO Epilepsy Ontario. Register here.
Advancing Equitable Healthcare for People with Sickle Cell Disease, Dec. 7, 2023
Ontario Health is hosting a webinar for hospital leaders and administrators, emergency department clinicians, quality improvement and equity specialists, and clinical educators to consider adopting and implementing the Sickle Cell Disease Quality Standard. Register here.
ECHO Care of the Elderly: Dementia, Jan. 10- Mar. 27, 2024
Hosted by Baycrest and North East Specialized Geriatric Centre, in partnership with Alzheimer Society (Ontario and Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts). It’s open to providers in Ontario from all health care professions and is offered at no cost to participants. Register here.