Your Weekly News & Updates
How to become a high-performing team
What makes a good team great? To find out, join us on March 6 in Ottawa and March 8 in Toronto for Building Together: How to become a high-performing team. It’s free, interactive, and interprofessional! Register now for Ottawa and Toronto.
Farewell to Catherine Macdonald
It is with genuinely mixed feelings we announce that Catherine Macdonald will be leaving AFHTO to join the Alliance for Healthier Communities (formerly AOHC) in a new role of Knowledge Translation Specialist, working directly with their performance and communication teams.
Catherine has been with AFHTO for three and a half years, starting first as our conference assistant before moving on to supporting our Governance & Leadership and Quality Improvement Decision Support Programs, so many have you had the pleasure of working with her over the last few years.
We’re going to miss Catherine but know she will bring to the Alliance a wealth of experience and dedication that will continue to further the quality agenda in primary care. Please join us in wishing Catherine our sincerest best wishes and wish her well in the new role. Her last day with AFHTO will be Friday, February 1st – any questions related to the QIDS work can be directed to improve@afhto.ca.
Considerations for implementing the NP role within your team
Join Beth Cowper-Fung, AFHTO’s President and Board Chair and Clinical Director of Georgina NPLC & Claudia Mariano, Manager, Practice and Policy, NPAO, for an interactive session on the role of an NP in team-based primary care. Bring your questions and examples and hear directly from two experienced NPs.
When: Friday, Feb. 22nd, 2019
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
LeaderShift Spring 2019 LEADS applications now open
Earn your LEADS certificate this spring for free. Applications for four new LEADS cohorts are now open and travel subsidies are available. You can apply for:
- Toronto #1: March 5- 20
- Oshawa: May 1- 30
- Hamilton: May 1- June 5
- Toronto #2: May 7- June 6
Application deadlines are on the LeaderShift website. Spread the word to your colleagues, and if you applied for a cohort in 2018 and didn’t get an opportunity to attend, now’s your chance to re-apply. Learn more today.
Primary Care and Health System Change video available
In November The Change Foundation hosted Primary Care and Health System Change webinar, the recording of which is available here. Focused on how to lead change in Ontario, the conversation was facilitated by globally recognized change leader, Dr. Helen Bevan. Dr. Robert Varnam, who has led transformative primary care change in the National Health Service (NHS)- England, and an esteemed panel of primary care physicians, including Dr. Rob Annis, North Perth FHT and AFHTO’s board and Dr. Sarah Newbery, Marathon FHT, joined her.
Building on this momentum, The Change Foundation has agreed to convene Ontario’s first virtual primary care network to discuss health system change. AFHTO and the Ontario College of Family Physicians look forward to continuing to support creating the space and opportunity for future discussions with primary care and propelling change within Ontario.
Does joining a virtual community interest you? Click Here
CHOGIP and online Human Resources toolkit
CHOGIP: as AFHTO members, you’re eligible for the customized Community Health Ontario Group Insurance Program (CHOGIP). Contact Arthur J. Gallagher to request a complimentary consultation session to review your present Benefits Plan on a no-cost/no-obligation basis.
Human Resources toolkit: AFHTO, in partnership with Humaniqa and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher), is pleased to offer a comprehensive, online Human Resources toolkit. This web‐based solution offers tools and resources aimed at streamlining and easing the administrative burden for HR professionals. The program is free to CHOGIP members and available at a discounted price for others.
HOOPP webinars for primary care
Eighty percent of public sector employees said that pension benefits are a critical factor in accepting a job. Find out if becoming a participating Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) employer is right for you. The presentation will include detailed steps to becoming a participating HOOPP employer including information about becoming an OHA member.
- Wed., Feb. 20, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
- Thurs., Feb. 28, 2019 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- ·Tues. Mar. 5, 2019 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm
New resource to help obtain income support for patients with mental illness related disability
Many people receive mental health care in primary care with limited access to specialists, yet ODSP uses specialist treatment and hospitalization to determine degree of disability. This report from the Collaborative Mental Health Care Working Group, University of Toronto can help you advocate for your patients.
Global Leadership Conference proposals due Feb. 1
On October 24-27, 2019 the International Leadership Association (ILA) is hosting their 21st Annual Global Conference “Leadership: Courage Required” in Ottawa.
Submission deadline is Feb. 1, 2019 and can be submitted at their site.
Health Quality Ontario news
2019/20 Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) priorities: priorities are now available and based on issues highlighted in Measuring Up 2018.
The 2019/20 QIP priorities focus on issues related to reducing wait times, better transitions and hallway health care. There are also fewer indicators to make it easier for organizations to complete and implement their plans.
New quality standard for low back pain: Health Quality Ontario has released a new quality standard: Low Back Pain. For more information about quality standards, visit their website.
Falling Through the Cracks: Greg’s Story: Jan. 24, 2019
Bookmark the webinar link for HQO’s virtual screening of Greg’s Story, a short film of a cancer patient’s journey through Alberta’s healthcare system. Learn more here.
Leukemia 101- Training for oncology nurses and allied healthcare professionals: Feb. 6, 2019
Join this free webcast on Leukemia, hosted by the LLSC. Learn more here.
Government Webcast Series: Strategic Planning and Public Complaints: Feb. 20, 2019
Attend this webcast on strategic planning and public complaints. Register now!
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