In this Issue:
- Quality Improvement & Knowledge Translation Materials – 2021 Recap
- Updated Omicron Guidance
- Ontario Health e-Reports
- Supporting EMR Documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations
- TELUS PSS Toolbar – Assisting in Reconciling Vaccinations
- Upcoming Webinars
Within the AFHTO member portal, members can find the Quality and Knowledge Translation section.
Under the Quality Improvement Tools and Resources section, members can find COVID-19 tools to help support EMR workflows for COVID-19 vaccination patient population identification and documentation.
Additionally, QI resources ranging from standardized D2D queries to member initiatives can be found for teams to adapt and implement within their teams.
Throughout the year, AFHTO has been a part of multiple research initiatives which wouldn’t be possible without you! Check out the recent research publications and presentations on this page.
2021 has been a year with many challenges, which teams have responded to with their flexibility and resilience. To share the great work of teams, updates and supports, AFHTO collaborated with many partner organizations to organize webinars for teams. These webinars have been archived in this library within this section for your reference.
As we plan the webinar schedule for 2022, if you have any suggestions for webinar topics, please email improve@afhto.ca.
Updated Omicron Guidance
The COVID-19 Omicron Case, Contact and Outbreak Management Interim Guidance has been updated. This will be available on the Ministry’s website in French and English shortly.
Ontario Health e-Reports
As we move into the push of COVID-19 third doses, it will be critical to reconcile the patients with a 3rd booster shot to create a list of those without one. As of November 15th OH eReports have included patients that have received their third dose. There is also a new additional OH eReport which includes the full vaccination history of all rostered patients whose vaccination status is on record. All toolkits on the OntarioMD website have also been updated to work with this new report.
Supporting EMR Documentation of COVID-19 Vaccinations
The eCE Automates team at the eHealth Centre of Excellence has launched a new process for the Bernie bot that will help primary care clinicians to document their patients’ COVID-19 vaccinations seamlessly and efficiently within their electronic medical records (EMRs). eCE are offering this virtual assistant at no cost to you or your team. Contact them to learn more.
TELUS PSS Toolbar – Assisting in Reconciling Vaccinations
The HRM COVID Immunization Maker toolbar allows you to reconcile your patient’s COVID-19 immunization history in the TELUS PS Suite EMR with vaccination reports received via the Ontario Health Report Manager with one click of the mouse.
The content can be installed into your PS Suite instance as a custom form and will integrate into your records window using a downloadable reminder.
By ensuring that patient records contain the correct number of COVID-19 vaccines, you can find those patients who are still not fully vaccinated, as well as those who are eligible and best suited for third shots
To find out more visit this link.
Thank you for all your hard work this year, and our very best wishes for this season. We want to continue to capture your team’s hard work. With Omicron set to become the dominant strain this week, we want to capture how many teams have pivoted their operations for the next two weeks to support the province’s request that health system partners prioritize vaccination efforts, either within their own teams or working in the public health or hospital clinics. To share your team’s story, please fill out this survey before midnight today, December 16th.
Upcoming Webinars:
The latest on Omicron and what it means for you and your practice
Friday, December 17th at 8:00-9:30 am
Dr. Peter Juni, head of Ontario’s Science Advisory Table, will be providing an important update on Omicron and what it means for you, your practice, and our communities. You will also hear from Dr. Sacha Bhatia, Vice President at Ontario Health, about the health system response and what primary care is being asked to prioritize. Finally, Dr. Shane Tepper will discuss organizing to support vaccination and other services in the Peel community.
Diabetes Care: Tools And Resources To Support Mental Health Needs
Thursday January 13, 2022, 12:30–1:30 pm
Ontario Health is hosting a webinar for endocrinologists, primary care providers, and diabetes educators on screening for mental health needs among people with diabetes, and resources available to support them. This is the first of an ongoing series that will highlight Ontario Health’s three diabetes quality standards.
Quality Rounds: The Reality of Virtual Care: Lessons from The Pandemic
January 28th, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Over the last two years of the pandemic, the popularity and usage of virtual care has increased dramatically. Join us as we hear from patients and providers on the enablers and barriers to delivering and using virtual care during the pandemic, as well as exploring the future opportunities of virtual care in Ontario.
If you are interested in learning more, please contact Courtney Paxton at Courtney.Paxton@ontariohealth.ca.
Webinar Series: MyPractice Primary Care Report: Using Data For Improvement
Please join Ontario Health in this quality improvement webinar series as we learn about the MyPractice: Primary Care Report, a confidential report that includes personalized practice level data, along with suggestions to support you in improving care for your patients. This 1-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 1.0 Mainpro+Ⓡ credits. The program is part of a series that has been certified for up to 4 Mainpro+ credits.
- Session: A focus on using the antibiotic prescribing indicators – January 24, 2022; 12:00-1:00 p.m. Register here.
- Session: A focus on using the cancer screening indicators – February 28, 2022; 12:00-1:00 p.m. Register here
In Case You Missed It: Check out eBulletin #113 or other back issues here!
Questions? Comments? Contact us at improve@afhto.ca.
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