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National Nursing Week
In honour of National Nursing Week (May 8-14, 2023), a group of nursing associations from across Canada has joined forces to launch the #HeyNurse social media campaign. Find out how you can participate.
To all nurses- RNs, RPNs & NPs in primary care teams – thank you for your dedication to your patients, communities, and teams. We appreciate you for everything you do.
Member stories
Lakehead NPLC – Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic unveils another expansion
Norfolk FHT – program helps farmers with mental health
Messages and curated perks from Perkopolis and HOOPP
- Perkopolis – for Nursing week, Perkopolis curated perks for work and daily life for nurses and healthcare workers
- HOOPP– What inspires you to work in healthcare?
If your team hasn’t signed up for Perkopolis yet, please email info@afhto.ca to get added to our account.
AFHTO 2023 Conference: just two weeks to submit your abstract
Don’t let the May 24 deadline sneak up on you. We want your insight on:
- Partnerships to facilitate population-based health approaches
- Interprofessional Health Providers and full scope of practice
- Building Primary Care Networks- success case studies
- Staff and provider wellness
- Mental health pathways in Ontario Health Teams
CPS: Beyond the Monograph materials
Materials from CPS: Beyond the Monograph are now available here. For more information you can also read our February email titled “Introducing our new benefit- discount on CPS Full Access” (triad access only).
News and updates- lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care and more
- Lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care: ministry documents – The Canadian Press, May 3, 2023
- The Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Cognitive Functioning of Patients with Pre-Existing Dementia – Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 119-128, 2023
Breaking Free- free, 24/7, substance use support for Ontarians
Ontarians 16+ living with substance use challenges can access free online support through ‘Breaking Free’, a self-paced, evidence-based well-being and recovery program. Breaking Free aims to help people to reduce or stop the use of more than 70 substances, including opioids, and is available in both English and French.
Signing up through BreakingFreeOnline.com is easy and confidential – just a postal code is needed. If you wish to share information about Breaking Free, implementation, training and promotional resources are available on the program’s website.
Upgrades to Ontario Business Registry allow non-profits better access to corporate records
The Ontario Business Registry (OBR) now allows non-profits incorporated under Ontario law to access a complete package of their historical corporate records held by the Ministry (including letters patent, supplementary letters patent, and profile reports) at a low cost. Previously, non-profits had to work through a third-party provider which could add fees of hundreds of dollars. To use this new feature, organizations will need a CompanyKey.
Seeking physicians for CANHEART Improving Cholesterol Management Study
Researchers at The Knowledge Translation (KT) Program at St. Michael’s Hospital and Women’s College Hospital are collaborating on a study called the “CANHEART Improving Cholesterol Management Study” to improve lipid management and cardiovascular health in Ontario.
The Community Heart Outcomes Improvement and Cholesterol Education Study (CHOICES) is being conducted in certain health regions in Ontario with higher-than-average rates of cardiovascular disease.
They’re recruiting physicians to complete a brief 10-minute survey assessing their insights on lipid management practices and the CHOICES materials. For more information, please see their flyer. If you’re interested, please complete the survey here.
Patient, Sibling, and Parent Psychosocial Needs in Complex Care- Part 1, May 11, 2023
Join RSWs Ashley Edwards & Kathy Netten and Paediatric Project ECHO’s Complex Care community for Part 1 of this Core Competency. Visit their site for more information. Register here.
2023 University of Toronto DFCM Conference, May 11-12, 2023
This year’s theme is “DFCM: Strengthening health systems through academic excellence, connection and collaboration.” Find out more.
Collaborating Across Borders Conference, May 16-18, 2023
Hosted by UHN, University of Toronto, and Cache. Find out more.
An ONCA Transition Working Session – Parts 1 and 2, May 17 & 24, 2023
Practical sessions to help your nonprofit transition to ONCA, hosted by ONN.
- May 17- register here.
- May 24- register here.
Ontario Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence Eating Disorders Webinar, May 30, 2023
Ontario Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence’s first webinar on the development of the Eating Disorders Provincial Program. Register here.
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