Bits & Pieces: ARTIC call for proposals, member expansion and more

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ARTIC 2018 Call for Proposals Health Quality Ontario

(HQO) and the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) have announced the ARTIC (Adopting Research to Improve Care) 2018 Call for Proposals.The program’s goal is to accelerate the spread of evidence-based health care across Ontario, and this year, they’re calling for proven interventions or practice changes that align with HQO quality standards. ARTIC will be funding at least one initiative over a 19–24 month period, with maximum available funding of $1,000,000. Submissions will be accepted beginning April 30, 2018. Letters of intent are due by May 25, 2018. If you have questions, please contact artic@hqontario.ca. Read more here.

In this Issue

ARTIC 2018 Call for Proposals

Member news: expansion, recognition and renewed funding

GCE Board Self-Assessment Tool now available

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care news including throne speech and RN Prescribing reports

Upcoming webinars and events on privacy and more

Member news: expansion, recognition and renewed funding

Member expansion:

both Credit Valley and Brighton/Quinte West FHTs have received funding to expand their teams.

Superior FHT physician honoured: Dr. Sarah White recognised at Women’s Week dinner for her work trans and gender diverse patients and vulnerable populations.

Renewed funding for community paramedicine program: formerly called Expanding Paramedicine in the Community (EPIC), this program in which just over 100 Owen Sound FHT patients participate, has been funded for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Learn more about similar programs here and here.

GCE Board Self-Assessment Tool now available

Does your board have the skills to govern effectively? How do you know? Consider using the Governance Centre of Excellence (GCE)’s free, interactive board self-assessment tool – available now until June 5, 2018. After you sign up, each member of your board will be invited to complete to an anonymous online survey. The GCE will compile the responses to generate a customized report for your team. There’s also a non-interactive self-assessment questionnaire for individual board governors. You can read about these and other governance tools on our website here.    

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care & related news

Throne Speech: yesterday’s speech included “investments in mental health and addictions services so people of all ages across the province can get the care they need”. Read more here.

Registered Nurse Prescribing reports: In November 2015 the Minister directed the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC) to conduct broad consultations to assess three models for Registered Nursing prescribing:

• Independent Prescribing;
• Supplementary Prescribing; and
• Use of Protocols.

The resulting reports are now available on HPRAC’s website.

OHIP+ update: As of March 16, 2018, there have been more than 2.5 million OHIP+ paid claims processed. Learn more here. Situation report on opioid crisis: situation report #23 now available..

Two Privacy Webinars: Data Sharing with your Affiliated Physicians and Privacy Updates, Apr. 10 & 23, 2018

Includes context of why you need a written agreement with your affiliated physicians and how to stay on top of privacy developments. Learn more here.

Dietary Omega 3 Fatty Acids for Human Health, March 29, 2018

Webinar with Program Facilitator Dr. Bruce Holub. Includes 15 min Q & A. Learn more here.

Every Community, Every Patient: Preparing for Ontario’s 2018 Election, Apr. 26, 2018

This webinar will walk you through the current political landscape, ways of working to ensure our message reaches politicians and the public, and AFHTO’s election strategy. Register here.

HQO Quality Rounds Ontario: Improving Palliative Care, March 22, 2018

Leadership Panel Discussion available to attend in person or via OTN. Learn more here.