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AFHTO 2023 Conference: less than one week to early bird deadline

Register before Oct.3 to get the early-bird rate!

• Updates for the fireside chat and networking coming soon.
• Reminder- an additional block of rooms has been secured at Hilton Toronto, with rooms available Oct. 24 and 25. Its address is 145 Richmond Street West, a 3-minute walk to Sheraton. Book by October 3rd, 2023, to take advantage of the $359 group rate (plus tax, single/double occupancy); after this date, availability and prices cannot be guaranteed. Click here to book online.

Reminder- what does it take to care for a person after a Traumatic Brain Injury? The essential role of primary care. Oct. 5, 2023

This interactive webinar, presented in collaboration with Dr. Mark Bayley, will explore how you can get the most out of the living updates to the Canadian Clinical Practice Guideline for the Rehabilitation of Adults with Moderate to Severe TBI.

Complex chronic conditions, such as brain injury, require long-term coordinated care that involves primary care teams. Primary care is foundational to an individual’s recovery, and it is crucial for primary care teams to be equipped with up-to-date best-practice recommendations, resources, and clinical tools to appropriately care for individuals who have sustained a brain injury. Cohosted with UHN. Register here.

Member stories

Algonquin FHT- Algonquin Family Health Team provides update to Huntsville Health Care Clinic

Arnprior and District, North Renfrew, Madawaska Valley, Petawawa Centennial and West Champlain FHTs-  Expanded pap clinics and well-woman services offered for those without family doctor in the Ottawa Valley

Belleville NPLC – What should be the role of private providers in health care? Globe and Mail event summary featuring Karen Clayton-Babb

Parry Sound FHT – Creating new local experiences for older adults/seniors with virtual reality

Thamesview FHT – Medical cannabis can have ‘life-changing’ impact: pharmacist

Ontario Health updates for primary care- deadlines Sep 29 and 30

We received the biweekly PC communications bulletin. Items include:

• Invitation for Substance Use Disorders Integrated Care Pathway Consultations- deadline to respond Sep. 29, 2023.
• The Health System Performance Network (HSPN) is participating in an international collaboration on Patient-Reported Experience and Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement (PREM/PROM). Deadline to respond Sep. 30, 2023.

Read full details here.

News and updates including Stayhealthyontario.ca   

• Stayhealthyontario.ca  – tips to help patients through the respiratory illness season, OCFP, Sep. 2023
• Screening for Respiratory Illness tool – OCP, Sep. 2023
• Updated COVID vaccine guidance – CEP, Sep. 2023
• Multiorgan MRI findings after hospitalisation with COVID-19 in the UK (C-MORE): a prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Sep. 22, 2023

Reconciliation and Tech: Amplifying Indigenous Voices Through Ethical Nonprofit Tech Practices. Sep. 28, 2023
Hosted by TechSoup and Animikii. Register here.

Using Digital Tools for Health Behaviour Change, Oct. 17, 2023
Hosted by TechSoup and Capulet Communications. Register here.

AFHTO 2023 Conference, Oct. 25, 2023

Join your peers from across Ontario and beyond as we push forward, to make team-based care a reality for all.

Members get more than 50% off registration. Register with your verification code here.

ECHO Ontario Adult Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (AIDD), October 20, 2023
Program for mental health/primary care providers and developmental service providers who support adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Find out more.

Navigating the HHR Crisis: Learning to Lead Differently to Retain Talent Using the LEADS Framework, Nov. 9, 2023
LeaderShift symposium in partnership with LEADS Canada. Register here.