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We need IHP session leads
Planning is on track for the AFHTO 2020 Conference and this includes the sessions for interprofessional healthcare providers! There will be a virtual group session on Wednesday, October 7, from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., and it will be followed by the IHP break-out sessions from 1:30 to 2:30.
We’re looking for volunteers to lead the popular break-out sessions by coordinating topics, presenters, and a moderator.
Leads are needed for the following professions: health promoter, nurse practitioner, physiotherapist, psychologist, nurses, administrative staff and physician assistants.
These one-hour sessions between peers need a lead to happen. If you’re interested, please contact Beth MacKinnon today. The lead will receive a $20 discount on their conference fee.
Back to school advice from a Markham FHT physician and a teacher
Markham FHT ‘s Dr. Dana Abenstein and her husband Darren Abenstein, a teacher, created a resource to help families prepare their kids to return to school during the pandemic. We shared this on social media last week and it reached over 5800 on Facebook.
Reminder- 211 Ontario webinar Thursday, August 20- register now
211 Ontario: Connecting Patients to Community Programs and Services webinar shows how 211 can assist primary care teams. It will provide some baseline information about 211’s Accredited enquiry service and Standards driven resource database of benefit to patients when trying to access services in the community – particularly services during COVID-19, such as mental health services, food and other basic needs. Register here.
Members’ stories
Essex County NPLC: receives COVID-19 Emergency Support for Community Organizations grant to improve access to technology and enhanced digital services
Georgina NPLC: Georgina NPLC’s COVID-19 testing drive-thru tests over 130 residents as negative
Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Youth Opportunities Fund grant opportunity
Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Youth Opportunities Fund has announced the deadlines for grant streams that aim to support projects improving the wellbeing of children, youth, and families facing systemic barriers. AFHTO members, especially Indigenous teams, and partners may be eligible for the System Innovations Stream.
- Grant Amount: Up to $250,000 per year
- Grant Term: 2 to 6 years
- Organization Registration Deadline: September 16, 2020
- Grant Application Deadline: October 14, 2020
Updated testing guidance and more
Several updates have been released within the last week including:
- The COVID-19 Provincial Testing Guidance (English and French) – clarifies considerations for testing of asymptomatic individuals.
- Ontario Health COVID-19 Health System Response Update#7 English– Matt Anderson, CEO
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 in Ontario
- 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
- Resources for Re-opening – NEW
- Virtual Care, Digital Health and COVID-19
Registration open for Project ECHO Ontario Bariatric Network (OBN) Fall series
Update your knowledge of post-bariatric care and the management of patients living with obesity by joining other primary care providers and a multi-disciplinary team of specialist from the Bariatric Centres of Excellence. For more information and to register visit their site.
Ontario Health services to enhance medical capacity in Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes
For anyone who also works in either long-term care or retirement homes, Ontario Health provides:
1. LTC & RH Consult Line:
- For primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and medical directors in LTC and RH
- Provides 24/7 access to general internal medicine specialists via a telephone consult line for urgent medical issues
- The PCP/NP/Medical Director can call 1-8338-2HELPU to reach a specialist on-call
- For general inquiries or questions about this service email: ltcrh.consult@wchospital.ca
- For primary care physicians in LTC to remotely connect with clinical staff and residents
- This service supports virtual video-enabled visits/medical assessments via laptop or tablet
- Fully integrated with PointClickCare and MED e-care EHRs
- Watch a demo: https://vimeo.com/415554798
- Start onboarding today or let us know if you need further implementation assistance to complete your onboarding: Contact info@ontariohealth.ca or call 1-877-302-1861
These services continue to be available at no cost to homes and are accessible until October 31, 2020. Organizations with access to similar programs in their region (e.g. The LTC+ program in Toronto) are encouraged to continue to use those programs.
Governing through COVID-19 and Beyond, August 25, 2020
Webinar on governance at this time of uncertainty and change. Topics include resumption of services; what governors should know about Ontario Health Teams; and where we can go from here to continue to strengthen organizational governance practices and prioritize board efforts. Register today!
OTLCA Conference Call for Abstracts, August 21, 2020
Submit your abstracts around the theme: Long Term Care 2020: Reimagining Change in Unprecedented Times being held virtually on October 26 and 27, 2020. Submit your abstract.
Approaches to Health Care Consent, Advance Care Planning & Goals of Care Conversations, August 27- September 17, 2020
Four-part webinar series from Hospice Palliative Care Ontario for front line workers, health care/service providers and first responders. Find out more and register here.
COVID-19 and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Ethics, September 1, 2020
Join this final webinar in this COVID-19 and IDD series hosted by the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine. They will address ethical questions and issues that have emerged in health care and support of people with IDD.
Learn more here.
Electronic Asthma Management System (eAMS) – tool demonstration, Sep. 15
The Electronic Asthma Management System (eAMS) is an evidence-based clinical decision support system developed to improve your ability to deliver best care for patients with asthma. Find out more here.
ECHO Care of the Elderly, September 9 – December 16, 2020
ECHO Care of the elderly community is now live for registration. Be ready to discuss dementia, responsive behaviors, frailty, pain, polypharmacy, medical cannabis and more this fall.
Learn more here.
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