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Offering patients a medical home – not a hallway
“Not incidentally, a fully implemented PMH vision is also the linchpin of a high-performing, integrated, sustainable health system, a system without a need, or sign, of hallway medicine (Aggarwal and Hutchison 2012)”.
Read “Offering Patients a Medical Home – Not a Hallway – and a Stronger Health System” featuring Peterborough FHT, Markham FHT and Marathon FHT as examples of high performing teams implementing the features of the patient medical home.
Included in the December Healthcare Quarterly, this article was a collaborative effort between AFHTO and the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
We need your feedback for the 2020 conference
The conference on Oct. 8-9, 2020 will be undergoing a major revamp, and now we’d like you to weigh in. What should the conference look like? How can we make sure it stays relevant to your needs? Tell us everything! It should take less than 5 minutes. Deadline Jan. 20, 2020.
Governance and leadership tools, resources and supports
We have so many tools and resources available for members, but since they have been announced throughout the years, we thought a refresher would be welcome, especially since we know you’re exposed to so much information every day. In this Dec. 17 communique is a comprehensive list of Governance and Leadership tools, resources and training. These include manuals and guides; libraries; toolkits; case studies; additional tools and resources; and webinar and workshop slides and videos.
More emails with resources related to measurement, quality and member benefits are coming.
You can flag these emails or bookmark the related posts, so they’ll be easy to find for future reference. And if you know any of your staff, board or physicians would appreciate getting these sorts of notifications, please remind them they can sign up for this weekly newsletter, where we announce the latest relevant news and updates. They can just email info@afhto.ca and we’ll be happy to add them!
Members’ stories
Timmins Academic FHT – Timmins FHT becomes Timmins Academic FHT
Women’s College Academic FHT – How should family physicians provide physical activity advice? Qualitative study to inform the design of an e-health intervention
Reminder-Mental health and addiction QI collaborative webinar
Join CMHA, AMHO, and AFHTO on Jan. 14 for a second of a 4-part webinar series on community and primary care QI projects and initiatives with a focus on mental health and addictions.
In preparation for Ontario Health Teams, learn about opportunities for collaboration with your local mental health and addiction agencies and how to implement quality improvement initiatives. You can also see the recording and slides from the first webinar in June.
The Change Foundation launches Future Innovator Awards
The Change Foundation is celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2020. To mark this important milestone, they want to recognize innovators and put a spotlight on people, organizations and partnerships that are trail blazers and will likely make important and meaningful change in the next 25 years. To do this, they created the Future Innovator Awards.
The Future Innovator Awards will recognize people, teams and/or organizations that have a strong vision for positive change for patients and caregivers and have the potential to make notable impact going forward. Deadline Feb. 5, 2020.
Ontario Health CEO starts Feb. 1
Per a memo from Bill Hatanaka, Ontario Health Board Chair, the Board of Directors of Ontario Health has appointed Matthew Anderson as Ontario Health’s President and CEO effective February 1, 2020.
Since 2016 Matthew has been serving as the President and CEO of Lakeridge Health, the health system and hospital network that serves Durham Region, Ontario.
Seeking volunteers for lower-limb preservation advisory committee
CorHealth Ontario is developing a lower-limb preservation strategy for Ontario with practical ideas that could be implemented locally/ regionally. The goal is to reduce the rates of non-traumatic lower-limb amputation in high-risk patient populations. An advisory committee is being established to advise on development the project and its deliverables. They believe that family medicine plays a vital role in identification and management of at-risk patients and would like to include the family medicine voice on the committee.
If you’re interested in participating or learning more, please contact Mike Setterfield, Clinical Strategist at CorHealth Mike.Setterfield@corhealthontario.ca.
Preparing for Audits, Jan. 15, 2020
Register early for AFHTO’s upcoming Financial Webinar Series session. Learn how to prepare for audit season. Register now!
Mental Health and Addiction QI Collaborative Webinar Series – Part 2, Jan. 14, 2020
Join CMHA, AMHO, and AFHTO for a second of a 4-part webinar series on community and primary care QI projects and initiatives with a focus on mental health and addictions. Register now!
Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, Feb 7, 2020
Learn about innovative and evidence driven strategies and recommendations to enhance wellbeing following TBI. Learn more here.
Shifting the Feeding and Eating Conversation- An Introduction to Satter Feeding Dynamics and Eating, March 5, 2020
Interprofessional Healthcare Providers are invited to join this 1-day workshop held in Toronto by Nutrition Connections. Learn more here.
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