Bits & Pieces: free brain health course, member news, caregiver wish list and more
Your Weekly News & Updates Free summer course on Brain Health The Glendon Centre for Cognitive Health is seeking interpofessional health care providers to take the ‘Brain Health’ certificate pilot course August -13, 2018 at the York University, Glendon Campus in Toronto. The course is free-of-charge. Deadline to register is July 30, 2018. For more information, see these […]
AFHTO Letter to Minister Elliott
On July 10, 2018 AFHTO’s CEO sent this letter to Ontario’s new Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and Deputy Premier, the Honourable Christine Elliott. Extending our sincerest congratulations on her appointment, she also expressed our desire to work with the government in improving healthcare for all Ontarians. Excerpts include: “As one of your government’s […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #77: Summer’s here and the time is right… for D2D!
Building a culture of improvement… together. Over the past four years, AFHTO members have built a solid foundation of performance measurement in primary care. Individual teams have been translating this growing strength into providing ever-better care. AFHTO’s board of directors recognizes that it’s now time to do this across the AFHTO membership. This will help […]
Bits & Pieces: new health minister announces changes to OHIP+, July nomination deadlines & more
Your Weekly News & Updates New health minister announces changes to OHIP+ The day after being sworn in as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and Deputy Premier, Christine Elliott announced changes to the OHIP+ plan. Children, teens and young adults with private health benefits will bill those insurers first and the government second. Eligible […]
Team Profile
The Team Profile Indicators were introduced to in D2D 5.0 and 5.1, as part of a research study. Members’ answers to these questions have given AFHTO members some hints about enablers of quality that we can chase down. This is grounded in the “dimensions of teamwork” framework developed through an earlier study of FHTs by Dr. Brown and […]
Gain your biggest audience ever: submit a “Bright Lights” nomination!
Nominate your team, partnership or colleague for a Bright Lights Award and gain your biggest audience ever. The AFHTO 2018 Conference Awards ceremony will be held at lunchtime on October 24, 2018. This means it’s open to all attendees at the AFHTO 2018 Conference. That’s an audience about three times larger than past awards dinners. […]
Moving from a Culture of Measurement to a Culture of Improvement
Summary from the Board visioning exercise on the next level of D2D| May 30th, 2018 As an organization, AFHTO has led the primary care sector provincially over the last 4 years in the development of a culture of measurement across the membership, not only because of D2D but also through QIDSS support and good governance. There […]
Bits & Pieces: immunization changes paused, AFHTO conference registration open & more
Your Weekly News & Updates Immunization Reporting Requirements On Hold On June 20, 2018 Premier-Designate Doug Ford notified OMA that implementation of changes to the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) and regulations have been paused. The new reporting requirements would have required family physicians to report immunizations provided to children for nine designated diseases […]
Getting Started with an Opioid Use Registry
Several queries have been developed to help you use your EMR to create registries of patients who use opioids. They will allow you to identify patients: Who have one or more current prescriptions for opioid use Currently available for TELUS PS, Accuro, and OSCAR EMRs Who have concurrent prescriptions for both opioid and benzodiazepine use Currently available […]
Skills-based Board Toolkit
Shared by AFHTO & Collaborative Solutions Created March 2018 A skills-based board toolkit has been prepared for teams. The toolkit, prepared by governance consultant Catherine Anastakis, provides an overview of current thinking about board skills and skills-based boards, as well as practical tools and tips for enhancing the skills capacity of any board. It’s intended […]