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Free summer course on Brain Health

The Glendon Centre for Cognitive Health is seeking interpofessional health care providers to take the ‘Brain Health’ certificate pilot course August -13, 2018 at the York University, Glendon Campus in Toronto. The course is free-of-charge. Deadline to register is July 30, 2018.

For more information, see these forms (English and French). Download the bilingual registration form here.

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Free summer course on Brain Health

Interested in serving on the AFHTO board of directors? Deadline July 25

Member news

The Caregiver Wishlist

Upcoming events regarding EMRs and more

Interested in serving on the AFHTO board of directors? Deadline July 25
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. To apply:

Member news

Dr. Tara Kiran, New Fidani Endowed Chair of Improvement and Innovation in Family Medicine and Vice-Chair, Quality and Innovation: as of July 1, the St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT physician and QI Program Director has accepted these positions in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto. Read here. Congratulations Dr. Kiran!

Peterborough FHT annual report: gain greater insight in how this team working with 91 family physicians supports their community. Read the 2017/18 report here.

Dr. Tara Kiran, St. Michael's Hospital Academic FHT
Dr. Tara Kiran, St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT

The Caregiver Wishlist

The Change Foundation worked with caregivers to create a set of videos to help them and to help health care providers who work with them.

The wishlist includes “better communications, caregiver identification, assistance with system navigation, respect and empathy from healthcare providers, discharge training and more transcend disease, diagnosis and journey.” See the videos here.

Best Practice Champions Workshop (Level 1), July – October 2018
Free workshop hosted by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario in various locations. Learn more here.
OntarioMD EMR: Every Step Conference, Sep. 27, 2018
Early bird registration ends July 30, 2018. Learn more here.

 

AFHTO 2018 Conference, Oct. 24 -25, 2018
Members get 50% off registration for Relationship Design with Starfield in Mind. Have you gotten your code yet? Find out more.
 

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