Bits & Pieces: final LeaderShift cohorts, palliative care & more

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Registration for final LeaderShift cohorts now open
This is your LAST CHANCE to earn your LEADS certificate through LeaderShift for free! Applications for six new LEADS cohorts are now open (travel subsidies are available). Here are the cohorts you can apply for today:

• North York: Sep. 10, 11, 24, 25, Oct. 9
• Barrie: Sep. 17, 18, Oct. 2, 16, 17
• Ottawa: Sep. 17, 18, Oct. 2, 16, 17
• Toronto #3: Oct. 16, 17, Nov. 5, 19, 20
• Mississauga: Nov. 6, 7, 21, Dec. 4, 5
• London: Nov. 6, 7, 21, Dec. 4, 5

Application deadlines are posted on the LeaderShift website. Spread the word to your colleagues, and if you applied for a cohort in 2018/2019 and didn’t get the opportunity to attend, this is your last chance to re-apply.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Nicola Kirwan at 416-256-3010 ex 219 or at nicola.kirwan@ocsa.on.ca.

Community access to palliative care via interprofessional primary care teams improvement project

As you are aware, the Ontario Palliative Care Network (OPCN) and its partners have developed the Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework (Delivery Framework) to address gaps in the availability and delivery of palliative care services across the province. To support Delivery Framework implementation, OPCN is partnering with a project called: CAPACITI (Community Access to PAlliative Care via Interprofessional primary care Teams Improvement Project). Teams are invited to participate the Readiness Self-Assessment to help to determine team readiness for Delivery Framework: CAPACITI implementation. Click here for more information and to find out if your team is eligible for CAPACITI.

Mental health, chronic pain, and substance use: addressing the connections

Machealth has launched the fourth course in the Opioids Clinical Primer program. ‘Mental Health, Chronic Pain, and Substance Use: Addressing the Connections’ responds to some of the challenges associated with the overlap of chronic pain, mental health disorders and substance use disorders. It’s free and certified for up to 2 Mainpro+ credits and 2 MOC Section 1 hours for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

PHO antimicrobial stewardship advisory committee
Public Health Ontario (PHO) is currently recruiting members for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Advisory Committee (ASAC). This committee is multidisciplinary and advises PHO on matters related to antimicrobial stewardship.

ASAC is currently seeking Practitioners from Long-Term Care and Primary Care.

Candidates should send their expression of interest, with curriculum vitae and complete contact details to asp@oahpp.ca by June 7 2019. For more information, contact asp@oahpp.ca.

Call for poster abstracts- Toronto International Conference on Quality in Primary Care
The conference on Nov. 16 is designed to explore several aspects of health equity, including health disadvantages related to income, race, and social position. We will have the opportunity to hear from two panelists with experience working with primary care practices to screen for and address the social determinants of health in Canada and the U.S.

Please submit your poster abstracts by June 3, 2019 on the conference website or here.

Health care consent advance care planning and goals of care e-learning modules
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario has launched the Health Care Consent Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care E-Learning Modules. Learners will move beyond advancing their knowledge & attitudes to develop clinical skills through:

• Interactive case scenarios
• Reflective questions
• Videos of both simulated & real clinical encounters

Registration can be accessed here.

Ontario Health Teams: a primary care perspective, June 5, 2019
Lunch and learn session specifically for AFHTO members, hosted in partnership with Karima Kanani (Partner at Miller Thomson LLP). Register here.

ROI Stories of Entrepreneurship Webinar Series, May 28 – June 20, 2019
Participate in the conversation around entrepreneurship by rural Ontario community organizations. This 4-part webinar series highlights case studies and are free of charge to attend. Find out more here.

Mental health and addiction QI collaborative webinar, June 13, 2019
Join CMHA, AMHO, and AFHTO for a 4-part webinar series on community and primary care QI projects and initiatives with a focus on mental health and addictions. Register here for the first webinar.

Considerations for Primary Care Teams as a Not-for-Profit Corporation, July 17, 2019
Join AFHTO & Grant Thornton LLP for their second webinar in the Financial Webinar Series. Register here.