Bits & Pieces: closing plenary speaker and more; Update on expansion of the OBSP
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2024 Conference: announcing closing plenary speaker Update on expansion of the OBSP to people ages 40 to 49 Member stories Back-to-school perks News and updates including national dementia guidelines for disclosing a diagnosis Join Ontario Health’s Primary Care Quality Advisory Committee Register for the in-person […]
AFHTO 2024 Conference: announcing our closing plenary speaker
Featuring Dr. Jaky Kueper Closing Plenary- Empowering Primary Care Teams: The AI Advantage This talk will review key milestones that led to today’s “AI Hype”, describe the tasks that AI can currently support in a primary care context, and propose outcomes that effective AI use could enhance. Examples of AI tools ranging from […]
Bits & Pieces: vote for your streaming sessions and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2024 Conference: vote for your streaming sessions Deadline for nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors extended to Aug 15 Member stories Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory GoodLife member benefit- 25% off Free, unlimited counselling for the agriculture community News and updates […]
Deadline for nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors extended; Now August 15
Dear AFHTO members: Due to interest from several parties, the deadline to apply to serve on the AFHTO board of directors has been extended to August 15. Please see below for further details. Are you interested in serving on the AFHTO board of directors? The Governance Committee of AFHTO’s board invites anyone who works within […]
AFHTO 2024 Conference: vote for your streaming sessions
It’s time to vote – which concurrent sessions should be livestreamed at the conference? In addition to our plenaries and awards ceremony, we’ll livestream one concurrent session per timeslot (descriptions here) for our virtual attendees, for a total of SIX sessions. But we need you to help us decide! Pick your favourite sessions by […]
Reminder-nominate a partner or healthcare inspiration for an AFHTO Board award; Deadline this Friday, Aug 2
This Friday, August 2 is the deadline to nominate a partner for a Board award. Show your appreciation today! The Board award recognizes an individual (or a group) who is not an AFHTO member but has significantly contributed to the development and growth of team-based primary care within their local community or at the provincial […]
Bits & Pieces: ODSP virtual guide and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Ontario Disability Support Program Health Care Professionals’ Virtual Guide Reminder- nominations to AFHTO Board of Directors open until August 1, 2024 Member stories Reminder- nominate a partner or healthcare inspiration for an AFHTO Board award News and updates including Ontario expanding the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) […]
AFHTO Applauds Ontario Government’s Commitment to Expanding Primary Care Access
Toronto, ON – July 19, 2024 – The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) applauds the Ontario government’s recent announcement to connect up to 49,000 Toronto residents to primary care teams. This initiative is a significant step towards ensuring that more Ontarians have access to high-quality, comprehensive primary care services. This announcement follows […]
Province puts up $2.4 million to give better access to primary health care in Windsor-Essex
Stratford Today published an article on July 9, 2024 By Trevor Wilhelm The provincial government says it is spending $2.4 million to launch mobile healthcare services and expand existing clinic teams in Windsor-Essex in a plan to provide more access to primary care providers. The province said the effort will connect almost 9,000 people in Essex […]
HPHA and six health-care partners including Clinton FHT and North Perth FHT unite in accreditation
Stratford Today published an article on July 12, 2024 By Connor Luczka Navigating health care from team to team may be getting a little easier in the region soon. The region’s public-health teams have successfully been accredited together, a major milestone in Canada according to Andrew Williams, CEO of the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA). […]