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Changing the way we work – COVID-19 vaccine, public health collaboration, and supporting our teams
The next meeting of the COVID-19 CoP of Ontario Family Physicians on Dec. 11 will focus on the COVID vaccine. Learn more here.
COVID-19 wellness series: building your team’s psychological PPE
We recognize that the pandemic has impacted our teams and continues to impact you in many ways. PPE has been critical during the pandemic to help protect teams’ physical wellbeing; however, the “psychological PPE” is crucial to protect teams’ mental well being.
Coping with the stress in a healthy manner will allow for you to take care of yourself and in return take care of patients. To support your mental well being, AFHTO has partnered with CMHA’s Mental Health Works program to provide 4 workshops to help build your “psychological PPE”.
Health Anxiety, Dec 7, 2020 11:00 AM EDT
Register: Click here
Mental Health and Telecommuting, Dec 10, 2020 11:00 AM EDT
Register: Click here
Isolation and Loneliness, Dec 15, 2020 02:00 PM EDT
Register: Click here
Mindfulness at Work, Dec 17, 2020 1:00 PM EDT
Register: Click here
Please share the workshop registration information with your team! For more information on the webinar series please click here.
Members’ stories including 12 days of Christmas
Cochrane FHT– making Christmas merry for LTC residents
Parry Sound FHT– since the usual Christmas parties are cancelled, Parry Sound FHT is trying something else – 12 Days of Christmas
Starting on Dec 9th, Staff/MD participating in the “theme of the day”, are eligible to win prizes. Details will be on posters around the clinic. This staff/MD appreciation initiative is funded by the PSFHT, and two FHOs, and will be supporting 24 local Parry Sound businesses.
Just a thought if you’d like to celebrate with your teams and foster community spirit as we go into an unusual holiday season.
Addition of FluMist to the universal influenza immunization program and more
Recent updates include:
- Addition of FluMist® Flu Vaccine to the Universal Influenza Immunization Program 2020/21– Drug Programs Delivery (MOH)
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
Reminder- The CONCEPT study survey
Coordinating Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Evaluation of Providers’ Perspectives of their Practices
You are invited to participate in an exciting research endeavour evaluating existing care coordination practices in Ontario and how
they have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The CONCEPT study will evaluate providers’ perspectives on current care coordination practices for patients with multiple comorbidities, and modifications made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you agree to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete a 10-minute survey. You are asked to answer each question based on your opinion of the care coordination provided at your FHT or community-based primary care health centre before and during COVID-19.
If you have any questions, please contact Joanne Permaul, Study Coordinator, at jpermaul@msh.on.ca or Dr. Donatus Mutasingwa, Principal Investigator, at dmutasingwa@msh.on.ca.
2021 Alliance Conference call for proposals
For the first time ever, the Alliance for Healthier Communities will host their conference online. Join on June 16-17, 2021 for Power in Community.
The call for workshop proposals is open. Visit their website to review the conference criteria, priority topics, formats and terms and conditions. Deadline for submissions is January 8, 2021.
CMHO Burnout webinars, Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2020
- Communications, culture, connections: How to build a strong team in a virtual world – Dec 2, 2020
- Sailing the Storm – Self-Care in this time of pandemic – Dec 4, 2020
Pediatric Asthma Webinar Series, Dec. 2, 2020
Register for the final webinar in the series, titled Managing a Child with Severe Chronic Asthma. Click here to register and access the link to past webinar recordings in the series.
COPD Update 2020: Primary Care Perspective, Dec. 8, 2020
Discuss COPD management in primary care with Dr. Anthony D’Urzo and the Lung Health Foundation.
Register here.
PHO Rounds: COVID-19 and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents
Understand children’s mental health in a global to local through the pandemic, and the potential impacts that public health measures may lead to. Find out more here.
ECHO Ontario Mental Health- Winter Programs, Jan. 11 – Mar 30, 2021
CAMH has released their winter programming schedule. Deadline Dec. 4.
Learn more here.
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