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5 days left. submit your abstract by June 16!
The countdown is on. Abstracts due June 16 at 5:00 PM (EDT).
If you’ve got an idea, insight, or innovation, now is the time to share it. Don’t wait. Submit your abstract for #AFHTO2025 today.
Why submit?
You will inspire your peers, showcase your leadership, and contribute to real change in how we work together in Ontario’s evolving health care system. Find out what we’re looking for.
Pneumococcal Disease and Vaccination: Evolving Unmet Needs in Older Adults
We have partnered with Pfizer on a webinar on June 19th, Pneumococcal Disease & Vaccination: Evolving Unmet Needs in Older Adults. Details and the registration link are below.
- Pneumococcal Disease & Vaccination: Evolving Unmet Needs in Older Adults invitation
- Thursday, June 19, 12:15- 1:15 p.m.
- Click here to register
Member stories
Prince Edward FHT- More care required
Englehart and District FHT– Englehart-area doctor shortage at a critical level
Ingersoll NPLC- Stephanie Nevins receives King Charles the Third Coronation Medal
Member stories
Algonquin FHT- Annex to discontinue service to patients outside its coverage area
City of Kawartha Lakes FHT – funding for Lindsay afterhours clinic ensures extended hours
Hamilton FHT- strategic plan 2025-28
Peterborough FHT:
- Medical learners from the Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP) join for a day of hands-on learning in primary care
- Walk-in clinic cuts barriers to care with new summer hours for families
Windsor FHT- awarded Platinum Level in the 2024 Gord Smith Healthy Workplace Awards
Canada Health Infoway launches AI Scribe Program
This national initiative is offering up to 10,000 fully funded, one-year licenses to eligible primary care clinicians across Canada, including:
- Family physicians
- Nurse practitioners
- Registered nurses in remote communities
- Pediatricians delivering longitudinal care
If you or your clinic qualifies, you can access a pre-qualified vendor completely free for one year. Learn more.
News and updates including Social Prescribing Impact Award nominations are open
- 2025 Social Prescribing Impact Award nominations are open; deadline August 4– Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing
- Social Prescribing and Community Paramedicine in Canada: A Guide to Promising Practices – Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing & Healthcare Excellence Canada, May 2025
- Sociodemographic variation in use of and preferences for digital technologies among patients in primary care – Canadian Family Physician May 2025
- Caring for patients experiencing homelessness– BMJ, March 31, 2025
- Family physicians’ power and team-based care: lessons from a 60-year-old primary care clinic – Science Direct, May 26, 2025
- Digital screening during primary care visits may lead to earlier dementia detection, care– Newswise
- Updated Asthma in Adults quality standard– Ontario Health, June 2025
- Clinical Management of Tick Bites and Investigation of Early Localized Lyme Disease– Ontario Health
- Extreme heat and pediatric health in a warming world: a space-time stratified case-crossover investigation in Ontario, Canada– Environmental Health, June 7, 2025
Using your data for quality improvement (QI) in primary care
“Dive into Ontario Health’s accredited learning series designed to empower Ontario Health teams with practical tools and insights for driving meaningful change.
“Using your data for QI in primary care” can help you refresh your quality improvement (QI) knowledge or learn something new! These e-learning modules focus on QI methodology, strategies to optimize the use of EMR for QI, and recommended change ideas. This asynchronous series can be completed in 1 hour and recognizes administrative burden. Whether you are just starting or looking to refine your approach, this series is packed with actionable strategies to support your QI journey.
Additional QI resources are available on the Primary Care Quality Improvement Hub on Quorum.
Note for family physicians: This 1-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 1.5 Mainpro+Ⓡ credits. Please contact the OH team at PrimaryCareQuality@ontariohealth.ca to claim CE credits.”
Support research on safer, healthier workplaces in healthcare
The Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation at the University of Toronto is conducting a graduate research study exploring how healthcare organizations collect and integrate data related to physical and psychological safety in the workplace.
We are currently seeking individuals working in HR, Occupational Health & Safety, clinical leadership, IT/informatics, or related roles to participate in a brief 10–15-minute interview. We’re particularly interested in hearing from professionals working in primary care and community-based healthcare settings, including those involved in mental health and team-based models of care.
Your insights will help us better understand the challenges and opportunities in building safer, more supportive work environments across healthcare.
Participation is voluntary, and all responses will remain confidential. If you or a colleague would be open to contributing, we’d greatly appreciate the opportunity to speak with you.
To learn more or to participate, please contact Olivia Hollant at olivia.hollant@mail.utoronto.ca
Ontario AI Scribe Program: Your Guide to Smarter Clinical Documentation, June 16, 2025
Hosted by OntarioMD. Register here.
Pharmacist Prescribing for Minor Ailments in Ontario – Virtual Town Hall, June 17, 2025
Hosted by The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network. Learn more.
Income Benefit Programs for People Living on Low Income and in Poverty – Primary Care Providers’ Role, June 19, 2025
First session of OCFP/DFCM Health Equity Community of Practice. Register here.
Starting and Scaling Social Prescribing, June 18, 2025
Hosted by Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing. Find out more.
Adaptive Leadership in Integrated Care: Strategies for Ontario Health Teams, June 24, 2025
Hosted by HSPN. Register here.
Implementation of Patient Reported Outcome (PROM) & Experience Measures (PREM) in Community-based Rehabilitation, June 20, 2025
Hosted by Rehabilitative Care Alliance. Learn more.