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Ancient Rivers FHT- Ontario Government approves new Ancient Rivers FHT for Renfrew and area
Burlington FHT – MPP Natalie Pierre announces $700,000+ in funding
Central Lambton and Rapids FHTs- Central Lambton FHT, Rapids FHT and rural health clinics to get funding boost
City of Lakes FHT – A family health team in Sudbury, Ont. is using AI to take doctors’ notes
Marathon and Wawa FHTs- how to solve the doctor shortage plaguing northern Ontario
Powassan and Area FHT- Fedeli announces $321,000 to Powassan and Area FHT
AFHTO 2024 Conference: wild cards welcome
Every year we get abstracts that don’t quite fit the mold. Instead of shoehorning them into another theme, and suffering by comparison, wild cards can now show up as their unique selves. We encourage a variety of presentation topics and styles so feel free to send it in.
Tip for submission:
We recommend you submit as a wild card ONLY if your abstract doesn’t fall under another theme. Our working group volunteers, your peers, will still evaluate your abstract based on the other criteria and pick the abstracts they find the most interesting. Learn more here.
Mental Health Week: May 6-12, 2024
#CompassionConnects is the theme of this year’s mental health week. The CMHA toolkit for your team’s participation is available here.
You can also join or promote one of their free virtual workshops.
Member renewal request
Thank you to members who have already renewed membership for 2024-25 and/or have returned their renewal forms. We do have a request for those who haven’t done so yet- please clearly identify if you’re sending your renewal fee or a voluntary contribution. There has been some confusion on the part of several teams, and we want to ensure our records accurately reflect your contribution. If you have any questions, please email info@afhto.ca.
News and updates including Ontario eliminating sick notes and piloting AI scribes
- What we know (and don’t) about COVID-19’s effect on the immune system– Yale School of Public Health, April 19, 2024
- Ontario eliminating sick notes and piloting AI scribes– Ontario, April 24, 2024
- Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma – feedback requested by Ontario Health by May 7, 2024
- COVID-19 Virus Can Stay in the Body More Than a Year after Infection – UC San Francisco, March 7, 2024; letter in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
- Increased frequency and mortality in persons with neurological disorders during COVID-19– Brain, April 20, 2024
Feedback requested on a new quality standard: gender-affirming care for gender-diverse adults
Ontario Health is developing a new quality standard on gender-affirming care for gender-diverse adults. It focuses on gender-affirming care and the primary care needs of gender-diverse people, including assessment, screening, treatment, and follow-up. Primary care clinicians can provide feedback on the draft quality standard and accompanying patient guide from April 30 to May 21.
‘Conversations with Clinicians’ audio-series- new quality improvement resource
“To augment supports to primary care clinicians to better understand how to use data for QI, Ontario Health (OH) has launched a new 4-part audio-series. Join us at OH as we set out to unpack, untangle and help you understand the power of data to drive change and improve care, with our data-driven QI champions Dr. Noah Ivers, Dr. Kevin Schwartz, and Dr. Elizabeth Muggah.
Conflict of Interest disclosures for all guests can be found at the end of each episode.”
Seeking social workers interested in becoming field instructors
“Attention social work field educators!
Practicum is one of the most important elements in the education of future social workers – where Master of Social Work students apply their in-class knowledge to practice and develop important skills, in real-world settings. Field Instructors play a vital role in our students’ education and training. As experienced social workers who meet our Field Instruction Standards, they oversee and guide our students in the provision of services in their workplace to a variety of clients, organizations, and communities.
If you are interested in becoming a field instructor, please contact practicum.fsw@utoronto.ca to learn more about the ins, outs and benefits of supporting a Master of Social Work student at the University of Toronto.”
10 Things All Nonprofits Should Know About Accessible Online Learning, May 7, 2024
Hosted by Techsoup. RSVP here.
Sickle Cell Disease CoP & Launch Webinar, May 15, 20204
Hosted by Ontario Health. Find out more.
HEARTS Program – A Primary Care Initiative for Canada, May 22, 2024
Hosted by Hypertension Canada. Find out more.
Epilepsy in Children and Youth: Advanced Program, May 23, 2024
Hosted by Project ECHO. Learn more.