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Market salary review underway
The Community Health Compensation Working Group – representing ten provincial associations – has retained Eckler Ltd. consulting services to conduct a community health market salary review for Ontario. The review will include interprofessional primary care, community support services, community mental health, and long-term care.
The final report will give us greater insight into wage disparities for 78 positions across primary and community care sectors. It is estimated that this work will be completed in spring 2023, and final recommendations will be presented to the government to support discussions on reasonable and fair compensation.
For additional information, please visit AFHTO’s website. We will keep you updated as the work progresses.
If you have questions, please reach out to Abisola at: abisola.otepola@afhto.ca.
Reminder- Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing, Dec. 8
Metered dose inhalers produce significant carbon emissions. Ironically, these contribute to changes to the climate that can exacerbate respiratory conditions. Simple practice changes can help disrupt this cycle and lessen the health sector’s contributions to climate change. Register here.
Member stories
Belleville NPLC – Belleville NPLC provides care for unattached newborns
Minto- Mapleton FHT – OPINION: nurse practitioners uniquely positioned to fill gaps in ailing health care system
Supporting Caregivers webinar materials available
On Nov. 24 The Ontario Caregiver Organization and Primary Care Collaborative hosted a webinar ‘Supporting Caregivers Supports Patients- The Critical Role of Primary Care in Preventing Caregiver Burnout’. This included insights from a caregiver with lived experience, as well as examples of primary care initiatives across Ontario that are connecting caregivers to support. Slides and video are now available.
Highlights and implications of the Ontario Science Table’s brief on primary care materials available
On November 30 we held a webinar on the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table’s final brief, a 3-part exploration of how primary care responded to and was affected by the pandemic, and implications for ongoing health system planning and policy. In this webinar, a panel of primary healthcare experts who contributed to that brief shared some of the most significant findings and implications. Slides and video are now available.
The latest on COVID, Influenza and Respiratory Viruses materials and more
Recent updates include:
- The latest on COVID, Influenza and Respiratory Viruses materials– OCFP and UofT, Dec. 2, 2022
- Family doctor tips on caring for children with respiratory symptoms in 11 languages– OCFP, Nov. 30, 2022
We continue to update multiple pages on our site with resources and news:
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates– the original page, with news and updates. You can find links to related pages here as well.
New guidance for OHTs
- Ontario Health Teams – The Path Forward– new guidance document, MOH, November 2022
- Webinar on new guidance with the Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, along with other MOH and OH officials
Ontario Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Provincial Data and Digital Initiative Webinar, Dec. 12, 2022
Part of a quarterly series designed to share regular updates and gather feedback on the initiative. Register here.
IFIC Canada and Health System Performance Network Virtual Community, Dec. 20, 2022
A key component of integration is the role of partnering with the volunteer sector to improve outcomes for our patients, caregivers, and our population. Take a deep dive to learn firsthand about the role of engaging the volunteer sector. Register here.
ADVANCE Special Topics series – Balancing Task and Process in Leading Integrated Care Systems, Jan. 9, 2023
Hosted by RISE. Professor Robin Miller, University of Birmingham in the UK, will discuss the promise and pitfalls of collaborative leadership within integrated care systems and how attending to process can support inter-sectoral teams to achieve the aim of collaborative governance. Register here.
Healthcare Decision-Making in Ontario, Jan. 10-31, 2023
Four-part webinar series hosted by Hospice Palliative Care Ontario. Facilitated by Jane Meadus, the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE), you can join to learn what you need to know about consent, capacity and healthcare decision making in Ontario. Register here.
Primary Care and COVID-19 Support CoP Monthly Call, Jan. to Jul. 2023
The Community of Practice hosted by Ontario Health to support Primary Care and Covid-19, holds monthly calls, and the new registration link for the first 7 months in 2023 is available. Register here.
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