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We need your input for our strategic plan
Dear members,
As you may be aware, the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) is undertaking a process to update our strategic plan to guide the organization and our work for the next three years.
Your input is crucial to this process. We want to ensure that the strategic plan we develop reflects the needs and aspirations of our diverse members. Therefore, we kindly request your participation in a brief survey to gather your feedback. The deadline to respond is April 10.
Member stories
Niagara North FHT- obtains funding for NP to serve those without a doctor
Prescott FHT – awarded the Impact Award in the Health Workforce Innovation Challenge by Healthcare Excellence Canada
Peterborough FHT – helping newcomers find a home for their health
Family doctors in rural and remote Ontario – a role for you in practice readiness assessment
Practice Ready Ontario is seeking family physicians with significant experience delivering care in rural and remote communities to participate as assessors in a new program. Candidates are qualified, internationally trained physicians with at least three years of independent practice experience, who are undertaking their clinical field assessments and are ready to start their family medicine practice journey in Ontario.
The assessor’s role is to evaluate and provide feedback on the knowledge, skills, and competence of candidates in delivering patient care. Assessors receive training and competitive remuneration. Review the assessor information flyer and complete the expression of interest form, or contact Practice Ready Ontario for more information.
Reminder- Charity Village course deadline extended to April 15- only 3 courses available now
On January 16 we sent an email to EDs/Admin leads, board chairs, and lead clinicians subject “Governance support update- deadline February 16” regarding partnership with Charity Village and other governance topics. The deadline to sign up for free governance courses has now been extended to April 15.
These courses are now sold out:
- Diversity, Sensitivity, and Inclusion Training
- Governing Your Organization: A Deeper Dive
- IDEA Fundamentals
But these still have limited space available:
- Better Board Kit
- OHSA and AODA Compliance Training Package for Leaders and Supervisors
- OHSA and AODA Compliance Training Package for Employees
Descriptions are here (access only available at triad level). If you would like to sign up, please email info@afhto.ca before April 15.
News and updates including a qualitative examination of primary care team’s participation in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccination
- A qualitative examination of primary care team’s participation in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccination– BMC Primary Care, March 14, 2024
- Increase in Measles memo– CMOH, March 27, 2024
- Infectious Disease Updates and Management of Menopause – Changing the way we work, OCFP & UofT CoP, March 22, 2024
- Study: Kids with COVID but no symptoms play key role in household spread– University of Minnesota, March 26, 2024; original study– Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 26, 2024
- Indoor airborne risk assessment in the context of SARS-CoV-2: description of airborne transmission mechanism and method to develop a new standardized model for risk assessment– WHO, 2024
Perkopolis Day is back at Canada’s Wonderland- early bird pricing ends April 5th
Perkopolis Day is returning in 2024 on April 27th and this perk is only available through Perkopolis. Early bird pricing ends April 5th, 2024.
EDs, if you’d like to sign your team up for Perkopolis, please email info@afhto.ca.
Free continuing education offer for dietitians – asynchronous virtual simulations
Three newly developed interprofessional education modules for dietitians related to working in primary health care teams are available. These include a series of virtual asynchronous simulations accompanied by learning resources and self-debriefing questions. You can participate free of charge in English or French, each lasting around 30 minutes.
Modules:
If you have any questions, please contact:
Research Coordinator, Raphaëlle Laroche-Nantel at rlaroche@uottawa.ca
Or Dr. Isabelle Giroux at igiroux@uottawa.ca or 613-562-5800, Ext. 8337
Invitation to participate in research on point-of-care ultrasound and continuous electronic fetal monitoring
“My name is Grecia Alaniz, and I am inviting you to participate in my doctoral research study on maternity care providers’ experiences using point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) and/or continuous electronic fetal monitoring (cEFM) in their care of pregnancy and childbirth. This study is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and is being conducted under the supervision of Dr. Jessica Polzer and Dr. Samantha Doralp, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University.
Study goals: The goal of this study is to better understand maternity care providers’ experiences using PoCUS and/or cEFM. By gaining insights into your experiences with one or both of these technologies, my aim is to gain a more in-depth understanding of the contexts that influence maternity care providers’ use of these technologies.” Read more here.
Hypertension Canada 2024 Conference, Apr. 3 – 6, 2024
Hosted at Fairmont Banff Springs. Learn more.
Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting 2024, Apr.15 -16, 2024
Hosted in Montreal. Find out more.
uOttawa CME Events, Apr. 17- June 10, 2024
Multiple courses listed here.
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