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Ontario Disability Support Program Health Care Professionals’ Virtual Guide
“The Ministry is enhancing its efforts to help reduce administrative burden for health care professionals (HCPs) who complete the disability applications for their patients applying for the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). To achieve this, we have redesigned our HCP virtual guide to better support clinicians in completing the ODSP application on behalf of their patients.
The HCP guide will reduce the number of forms that are incorrectly filled out and highlight the range of HCPs that can complete the forms.
Additionally, the virtual guide will introduce HCPs to the digital pathway of the DDP that is available through the Ministry of Health’s Special Authorization Digital Information Exchange (SADIE):
- SADIE is available to all Ontario Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
- the digital format is a quicker alternative to the paper ODSP application.”
Ontario Disability Support Program Disability Determination Package – EN | FR
Ontario Disability Support Program – guide for health care professionals – EN | FR
Reminder- nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors open until August 1, 2024
Are you interested in serving on the AFHTO board of directors? The Governance Committee of AFHTO’s board invites anyone who works within an AFHTO member organization to apply. Please share this call for nominations with all who work in your team and with members on your Board.
No prior experience as a Board Director is required. The AFHTO Board of Directors provides orientation, training and ongoing support to board directors. The Board counts on you using the skills you bring to the Board and will support your learning about governance and the role of the Board.
Three to six (3-6) positions are to be elected for a 3-year term on the AFHTO board. The AFHTO by-law calls for balanced representation on the board to include the various forms of governance, the regions of the province, and the mix of the professions/individuals working within FHTs, NPLCs and other interprofessional models of primary care. Visit our site for more information.
Member stories
Markham FHT – Canadian patients’ needs are increasingly complex. Health care should reflect that: CMA
PrimaCare Community FHT- Dr. John McDonald leaves behind a lasting legacy
Rideau St. Lawrence FHT – SDG Date my County medical-recruitment campaign lands five health-care professionals
Thames Valley FHT – 2024 Annual Report
Reminder- nominate a partner or healthcare inspiration for an AFHTO Board award
The Board award recognizes an individual (or a group) who is not an AFHTO member but has significantly contributed to the development and growth of team-based primary care within their local community or at the provincial level.
The winner(s) will receive their award(s) during the Bright Lights Awards Ceremony at the AFHTO 2024 Conference on October 24, 2024.
Submit a nomination online for the Board Award category by August 2, 2024.
Find out more about the criteria here.
News and updates including Ontario expanding the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) program
- Ontario government is expanding the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) program – Ministry of Health, July 25, 2024
- Ontario considers allowing pharmacists to treat more ailments– CBC, July 24, 2024
- Disabled mothers in Ontario more likely to have newborns taken into care: Study– TVO, July 15, 2024
- Racial Discrimination, Neural Connectivity, and Epigenetic Aging Among Black Women – JAMA Network Open, June 13, 2024
- HealthMeta-Analysis : 42% worldwide prevalence Post-COVID Syndrome– BMC Public Health, July 4, 2024
- Tissue-based T cell activation and viral RNA persist for up to 2 years after SARS-CoV-2 infection– Science Translational Medicine, July 3, 2024
- Stanford Medicine-led study shows why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease – Stanford Medicine, Feb. 1, 2024; study
- Admission screening testing of patients and staff N95 masks are cost-effective in reducing COVID-19 hospital acquired infections – The Journal of Hospital Infection, July 15, 2024
New update- Ontario Health’s Major Depression Quality Standard
“Ontario Health has released an updated quality standard on major depression. Major depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, imposing a substantial human and economic burden on people and society. Originally released in 2016, the Major Depression quality standard includes 12 quality statements aligned with the most recent clinical evidence and current practice in Ontario. Please review and share the updated quality standard, placemat, and patient guide with your networks. For more information, please contact QualityStandards@OntarioHealth.ca.”
OMD Educates: Digital Health Conference 2024, Sep 12-13, 2024
Hosted by OntarioMD. Learn more here.
Epilepsy Care Essentials: Learning Day Events 2024, Sep. 26-27, 2024
Hosted by Project ECHO in Sudbury. Learn more.
Advancing Social Prescribing for Health & Wellbeing, Sep. 26-27, 2024
Hosted by the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing. Find out more.
AFHTO 2024 Conference, Oct. 24- 25, 2024
Join your peers from across Ontario and beyond, as we empower teams to focus on patient-centred care.
Members get just under 50% off registration. Register with your verification code here.