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Virtual Visits: Beginning to End webinar materials now available
On Wednesday, May 20 we held a discussion around virtual visits (one on one & group) with our expert panel. Panelists went through multiple components of how to conduct a virtual visit and a Q&A portion.
The recording, slide deck and Q&A document for the webinar are available here. Please log into your AFHTO account first and then click again to access these resources. There were a few questions that were not covered so please find the Q&A document as a follow up in this link. All the resources mentioned within the webinar and in the document can also be found on the AFHTO website here.
Members’ stories
Guelph FHT: Guelph FHT urges residents to not let pandemic stop them from seeking medical attention
North Huron FHT: North Huron Family Health Team lays out guidelines for visiting local doctors
North Simcoe FHT: North Simcoe FHT’s virtual-care clinic for orphan patients set to expand
St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT: “It’s time we leveled the playing field”, Dr. Tara Kiran
Promote your team: we regularly post about members on Twitter and Facebook, such as with the above picture from Thames Valley FHT. If you’re on either, please tag us if you’re promoting any programs, activities or good news. Otherwise, feel free to email us at info@afhto.ca with a picture and details if possible. We’re here to highlight how well you’re taking care of your communities right now.
Operational requirements for health sector restart and more
Last week the government released the following:
We continue to update several pages on our site with resources and news:
- Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates– the original page, with news and Ministry situation reports (please note that the Ministry Situation Reports on COVID-19 are posted daily so review them to better understand the provincial response)
- COVID-19 assessment centres across Ontario (members only per Ministry request)
- COVID-19 information for Patients, Caregivers and the Public
- Infection control resources and tools for primary care
- H+K Memos and Insight Notes on Government Press Releases
- Management and operations, human resources and COVID-19
- Mental health and wellness during COVID-19
- Providing Comprehensive Care During COVID-19
- Virtual Care, Digital Health and COVID-19
We’ll update these on a regular basis as we receive relevant resources, while trying to reduce duplication with other sources. We will continue to update the news page daily.
Questions Are the Answer- patient tips and tools
Questions Are the Answer helps patients effectively prepare for making decisions about medical treatment options by asking the right questions. It considers topics for before, during, and after appointments, using past, present, and future medicines, medical tests, and surgeries. You can share these tips and tools from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute with your patients.
Educational supports for IPAC -Toronto region
The Toronto region has a mental health and addictions working group, co-chaired by Catherine Zahn, CEO of CAMH, and Heather McDonald, CEO of LOFT Community Services. They have collaborated to develop a resource hub for high-value materials related to infection prevention and control in community settings. It is available on a public-facing website, EENet, so anyone can access.
They have also created a webinar series hosted by the CAMH IPAC specialist for those in community settings to ask any IPAC-related questions. The webinars are held weekly on Mondays from 12:00 -12:30 pm and anyone can sign up to receive invites. You can sign up here.
Research participant recruitment – concussion telerehabilitation study
Researchers in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto are currently recruiting youth with concussion to participate in a study exploring the use of telerehabilitation for concussion management.
Youth will participate in a 6-week rehabilitation program consisting of education, support and low-intensity exercise delivered by a kinesiologist or occupational therapist through weekly videoconferencing appointments.
Who can participate?
• Youth (ages 13-18 years) experiencing concussion symptoms
• At least 2 weeks post-concussion
For more information or to help with participant recruitment, please contact the research team at oaktelerehab@utoronto.ca or 416-946-3273.
Ask Me Anything about Health Privacy, June 3, 2020
Still have questions around Health privacy? Join Kate Dewhirst Law for another AMA. Register here.
Overview of Managing Common COVID-19 Respiratory Symptoms in Palliative Care and End of Life – A Primer for Front Line Staff, June 4, 2020
Familiarize yourself with respiratory symptom management in palliative care and end of life. Hosted by the HPCO and CHPCA. Learn more here.
Re-opening, Warily: Re-Thinking Clinical Practice in a Time of Physical Distancing, June 3, 2020
Choosing Wisely weekly virtual gatherings during COVID-19. Register in advance.
Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic (Psychiatric Dimensions of Disasters III), June 6, 2020
Disaster Psychiatry Canada and University of Toronto Psychiatry are holding a free event for all healthcare professionals. Look forward to mental health discussions in 7 different sessions from morning to afternoon.
Learn more here.
Integrated Mental and Physical Health – ECHO Ontario Mental Health, June 5, 2020
Join this 12-week program beginning on June 5 and ending August 28 to strengthen your capacity in integrated Mental and Physical Health. Learn more and register here.
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