Member news: opportunity for rural FHTs, managing medication as a team and more

AFHTO News

• Managing Medication as a Team: in-depth workshop on four common aspects of interprofessional medication management in Toronto, Nov. 17. Open to any member of an AFHTO team who wants to learn more about the role they can play in helping their team manage patient medications.
• Haven’t registered for the AFHTO 2017 Conference? There’s still time and Bright Lights reception tickets are only $35! The conference has also been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario office for up to 14.00 Group Learning credits.

• Change Day Ontario: AFHTO is inviting all our members to participate in Change Day on November 17^th – a movement adopted all over the world to improve quality of health care, to engage with each other through ideas and stories and to set personal and professional goals.
• You can make your pledges on the Change Day website -pledge cards and buttons will also be available at the AFHTO conference next week.

News Relevant to Primary Care

• OHIP+ updates:
• The Ministry wants to discuss the EAP approval process for OHIP+ eligible patients to ensure seamless coverage on January 1, 2018. This includes discussion on the upcoming Special Authorization Digital Information Exchange (SADIE). Join an online focus group on Oct. 25 here.
• They’re also encouraging prescribers to submit EAP requests for eligible patients as soon as possible. You can search the Formulary and get the streamlined request form here. To learn more, visit the  website or join the mailing list by emailing OHIPplus@ontario.ca

• Opportunity for rural FHTs from Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program: in this program of the Rural Ontario Institute, Class 17 participants will be expected to complete an “action based team leadership project”, within the agriculture and agri-food sectors and rural communities in Ontario. Members can partner with a team of three to five class members to help solve a pressing issue, concern or problem identified as significant at no cost to you. Deadline for Letters of Participation is Oct. 20. Learn more here.

• Advanced Health Leadership Program – Rotman School of Management: The Collaborative for Health Sector Strategy and Executive Programs at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, are pleased to announce the upcoming 12th offering of the Advanced Health Leadership Program. Deadline for applications are due on November 9th. Learn more here.

• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care news:
• Situation report on opioid crisis: first situation report here. We’ll provide further updates upon receipt.
• Patients First update: chair appointed for Patient and Family Advisory Council

Requests for Input and Resources for Patients and Teams

• Eye See…Eye Learn®: a reminder that the Ontario Association of Optometrists offers a program for children in JK to receive a free pair of glasses, if needed.

• Quick Access Walk-In Psychotherapy: offered by  Family Service agencies for teams who want to increase access to mental health and addictions services. See here for contact information.

• Health Quality Ontario quality standards:
• Your feedback is requested for draft standard related to people who have schizophrenia and are living in the community before Nov. 2, 2017.
• Recommendations for the adoption of quality standards related to schizophrenia, behavioural symptoms of dementia and major depression
• New quality standard related to hip fracture

• Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPION) seeking feedback: Most EPI programs work with clients for 2-3 years and then transfer the client back to primary care. They want to learn about your communication and resource needs, to better support effective transitions for clients with early psychosis. Learn more here. Deadline Oct. 23, 2017.

• Locumunity: startup centralized online search tool for locums with almost 200 Ontario locums registered. You can also post openings on AFHTO’s own site for free, here.

• New resource to share with patients with opioid addiction or dependence, free to OCFP members: from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), this offer is available through December 31, 2017, or while supplies last.

Conferences and Events

• 2017 Bright Lights Awards Reception, Oct. 25, 2017: register today

•  Health Quality Transformation 2017- North, Oct. 24, 2017: registration still open for breakout sessions to be held at The Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Thunder Bay and Sudbury.

• Managing Medication as a Team, Nov. 17, 2017: full-day workshop. Rooms available on a first-come, first-served basis until October 25^th.

• Quality Improvement Training Workshop, Oct. 27, 2017: hosted by the Canadian Centre for Accreditation and Leading Edge Group

• What you Need to know about Canada’s Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines, Oct. 24, 2017: webinar by CAMH and the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM).

• Chronic Mental Stress and Resilience – Key Concepts and Actions for Employers, November 1, 2017: register for this webinar here.

• Ontario Psychological Association 70th Annual Conference, Nov. 2-4, 2017: register now

• 2017 Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Conference, Nov. 24, 2017: register now