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News and updates including important step toward achieving team-based primary care for all Ontarians
- AFHTO welcomes important step toward achieving team-based primary care for all Ontarians– AFHTO, April 14, 2025; original call for proposals
- 2024-2025 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prophylaxis Program Update- EN and FR– Ontario Health, April 2025
- Health Care Provider Fact Sheet: 2024/2025 COVID-19 Vaccine Program- EN and FR– Ontario Health, April 2025
- Complementary resources include the vaccine product monographs, the COVID-19: Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidance, and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Canadian Immunization Guide.
- 2024/2025 COVID-19 Vaccine Program Update- EN and FR– Ontario Health, April 2025
- Teamwork Among Primary Care Staff to Achieve Regular Follow-Up of Chronic Patients– The Annals of Family Medicine March 2025
- Air purifiers cut airborne COVID by 98%. Rooms with HEPA ventilation had zero virus detected or “SARS-CoV-2 airborne detection within different departments of a COVID-19 hospital building and evaluation of air cleaners in air viral load reduction”– ScienceDirect, June 2025
- Rates of infection with other pathogens after a positive COVID-19 test versus a negative test in US veterans (November, 2021, to December, 2023): a retrospective cohort study– The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 1, 2025
Reminder- CharityVillage course signup extended to April 18
The deadline to sign up for a CharityVillage governance course has been extended to Friday, April 18. As a reminder, the following courses are full:
- Better Board Kit
- Governing your Organization: A Deeper Dive
- IDEA
Limited spaces are available in these courses:
- Diversity, Sensitivity, and Inclusion Training: Promoting Anti-Discrimination and Equity in the Workplace. For more information, please visit this page.
- OHSA and AODA Compliance Training Package (Available for Managers and/or Employees). For more information, please visit this page (managers) or this page (employees).
To sign up for the courses above, please fill out this survey by April 18.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease quality standard implementation toolkit
“In partnership with the Lung Health Foundation, Ontario Health’s Clinical and Quality Standard Program has released a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Quality Standard Implementation Toolkit to support the implementation of the COPD: Care in the Community for Adults quality standard in Ontario. This implementation toolkit features a clinical care pathway that includes a suite of evidence-based resources and digital tools that can be used by clinicians, health system planners, and health organizations to improve care for people with COPD in primary and community care settings. Education and self-management resources and tools for patients and their care partners are also featured.”
Sickle Cell Disease Community of Practice April webinar
On May 15, 2024, Ontario Health launched a Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Community of Practice. The goal of the community of practice is to create a community that will champion improving the quality of care that people with SCD in Ontario receive across all settings, through the implementation of the SCD quality standard.
The SCD Community of Practice is hosting its next webinar on April 23, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. The focus of the session will be Community Health Centres Coordinating Care to Support Implementation of the SCD Quality Standard.
Participants will learn about the collaborative strategies between community health centres and specialized SCD centres, in both pediatric and adult care settings across Ontario. A panel of experts will explore tools and approaches to improve communication and care coordination to support people with SCD. This will include guidance for implementing approaches to improve care coordination from Ms. Serena Thompson (Lived Experience Advisor, Patient Advocate), Ms. Cheryl Prescod (Nurse Practitioner, Executive Director, Black Creek Community Health Centre) and Mr. Liben Gebremikael (Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, TAIBU Community Health Centre).
Primary care and specialist physicians can receive Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits for attending the webinar.
For questions about the event or registration, please contact us at QualityStandards@OntarioHealth.ca.”
Osteoporosis toolkit
“Osteoporosis Canada and the Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy are pleased to announce the release of the updated Osteoporosis Toolkit for Telus Health PS Suite Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. The new version of the Osteoporosis Main Form has been updated in partnership with the eHealth Centre of Excellence (eCE) to align with the Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention in Canada: 2023 Update.
The updated form integrates with the Telus Health PS Suite EMR, providing an efficient way to assess fracture risk and deliver targeted care, ultimately improving patient outcomes. The development of Accuro and Oscar EMR custom forms are currently in progress. In the interim, the Osteoporosis Main Form PDF is available for immediate use.
To get started, please visit the Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy’s website, where you can download the updated toolkit and access the comprehensive implementation guide and support.”
OMD Educates: Digital Health Virtual Symposium, Apr. 25, 2025
Hosted by OntarioMD. Find out more.
UHN’s Chronic Pain and Mental Health Conference, Apr. 25, 2025
Hosted by UHN’s Centre for Mental Health. Learn more.
Leaders Advancing Wellness: Sharing Strategies for a Flourishing Health Care Workplace, Apr. 29-30, 2025
Inaugural symposium from CMHA Ontario’s Your Health Space program. Register here.
PEACH Health Ontario Conference, May 21, 2025
This year’s theme is Environmental Sustainability in Primary Healthcare. Find out more.