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Applications open for Indigenous Midwifery Programs, Expanded Midwifery Care Models
The Ministry of Health is inviting applications for two programs:
- Indigenous Midwifery Programs (IMP). This includes an Indigenous Midwifery Program working within Interprofessional Primary Health Care Teams
- Expanded Midwifery Care Models (EMCM). This includes full spectrum midwife in primary care team-based setting and primary care team-based prenatal and postpartum midwife
The Primary Health Care Branch is hosting a webinar on August 23, 2022. To participate, please email midwifery@ontario.ca by Thursday, August 19, 2022, noting contact information for interested participants and the ministry will reach out to them with the
webinar details.
Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing Collaborative
This fall, CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) will be running the Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing Collaborative.
Through three learning sessions (between September 2022 and March 2023) and regular check-ins, participating teams from primary care settings across Canada will receive access to and training on a few tools that can be used to facilitate appropriate prescribing, switching, teaching technique, and proper disposal. Read for further details (EN and FR).
Updates to GoodLife member benefits
As of May 30, 2022, AFHTO members have been eligible for a 25% discount on membership types. To take advantage of discounted rates, you need a membership ID assigned by AFHTO. Right now, IDs are automatically assigned to those on the ‘Bits & Pieces’ mailing list.
As of Sep. 1, 2022, member IDs will only be generated upon request. These will still be sent to GoodLife monthly near the end of the month. To get your ID or be put on the list for one, staff need to email info@afhto.ca.
Guidance on testing and management of monkeypox for primary care, and more
Recent updates include:
- Guidance on Testing and Management of Monkeypox for Primary Care: Information for Primary Care Providers- EN and FR – MOH, Aug. 4, 2022
- Association Between Vaccination and Acute Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Stroke After COVID-19 Infection– JAMA, Jul. 22, 2022
- Persistence of somatic symptoms after COVID-19 in the Netherlands: an observational cohort study– The Lancet, Aug. 6, 2022
We continue to update several pages on our site with resources and news:
- Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates– the original page, with news and updates
Colorectal Cancer Resource & Action Network seeking speaker
The Colorectal Cancer Resource & Action Network (CCRAN) is seeking a primary care clinician for a panel session at their virtual Early Age Onset Colorectal Cancer (EAOCRC) Symposium, October 27 & 28, 2022. The session will address barriers and opportunities for improving patient care pathways and outcomes for people with colorectal cancer (CRC).
Given CRC is preventable and treatable if detected early on, an understanding of facilitators and enablers of timely diagnosis from a collaborative primary care perspective is integral to the optimization of the CRC service and care trajectory. Please contact info@afhto.ca if interested.
Reminder- nominate a partner or healthcare inspiration for an AFHTO Board award
The AFHTO board invites all members to help them select the recipient of a Board award.
Submit a nomination online for the Board Award category by August 19, 2022.
Find out more about the criteria here. You can find the nomination template here.
Moving Beyond Technology: Exploring the Clinician Change Virtual Care Toolkit, Aug. 16, 2022
Developed by a collaborative of 25 primary care teams and dedicated coaches, the Clinician Change Virtual Care Toolkit can help organizations choose and implement approaches to virtual care that lead to good outcomes and experiences for both clients and providers. Hosted by Healthcare Excellence Canada, this webinar features Dr. Kevin Samson, AFHTO board director. Register for free here.
ECHO Ontario Bariatric Network, starting Aug. 19, 2022
New sessions in this learning series hosted Ontario’s Bariatric Centres of Excellence starting August 19th and various dates in September. Find out more here.
NPAO 2022 Annual Conference, Sep. 22-23, 2022
This years’ Conference theme is The NP Experience: Pushing Boundaries Towards Common Goals. Find out more here.
Data To Action: Making Your Data Visible and Useful, Sep. 28, 2022
Hosted by TechSoup Connect’s Ontario chapter. Register here.
OMD Digital Health and Virtual Care Conference, Sep. 29-30, 2022
Virtual conference hosted by OntarioMD. Find out more here.
AFHTO 2022 Conference, Oct. 12, 2022
Join your peers from across Ontario and beyond as we reconnect and reimagine, moving forward together.
Members get more than 50% off registration. Register with your verification code here.
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