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  • City of Lakes FHT receives grant to research use of psychoactive drugs

    The Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association (NOAMA) has awarded the COLFHT a $50,000 research grant to address inappropriate or overuse of benzodiazepines. NOAMA is the governance organization responsible for administering the Ministry of Health and OMA negotiated NOSM Academic Funding Plan to support the development of new and innovative approaches in health care delivery, and…

  • Bits & Pieces: Election 2018 Health Care Debate, CEO’s podcast interview & more

    Your Weekly News & Updates Election 2018 Health Care Debate On Friday, May 25, both France Gélinas, MPP (NDP) and Christine Elliott (PC candidate) affirmed their parties’ commitment to primary care teams at a debate hosted by several organizations including AFHTO. You can view the debate here. In this Issue: Election 2018 Health Care Debate…

  • Reports and Updates on Recruitment & Retention

    Reports: Conducting a “Refresh” of the Common Salary Structure for Primary Care Organizations in Ontario: 2017 Report[PDF] Toward  A Primary Care Recruitment and Retention Strategy for Ontario — Primary Care Compensation Structure – June 2013-updated January 2014 [PDF] Costing Analysis  for IPCO Compensation Structure – June 2013-updated January 2014 [PDF] Toward  A Primary Care Recruitment and Retention…

  • Spring Highlights: AFHTO Leadership Councils

    Below are the highlights from the spring 2018 meetings of AFHTO’s Executive Director Advisory Council (EDAC), Physician Leadership Council (PLC), Board Chair Leadership Council (BCLC) and NPLC Leadership Council (NPLC LC). FHT-MOHLTC compensation packages Compensation packages for recruitment and retention have now gone out. For the first time, the letters provide multi-year funding support for…

  • Bits & Pieces: amendments to non-profit governance, transitions in care & more

    Your Weekly News & Updates New amendments to non-profit governance On May 11, a webinar was hosted with Miller Thomson LLP for all AFHTO members about recent changes to the Ontario Corporations Act (OCA). These amendments to the OCA bring flexibility to the Ontario non-profit governance rules. Slides and video are available here. And don’t…

  • Board Chair Leadership Council Members List

    Names and contact information for the AFHTO Board Chair Leadership Council (BCLC) members: LHIN Full Name FHT/NPLC Email Central East (LHIN 9) Jim Armstrong Kawartha North FHT jimarmstrong@xplornet.com Erie St Clair (LHIN 1) Merrill Baker Harrow FHT baker@cogeco.net HNHB (LHIN 4) Kandace Macara PrimaCare Community  FHT kmacara@pccfht.ca North East (LHIN 13) Sheila Latour Powassan and…

  • Bits & Pieces: CHOGIP benefits webinars, resources for mental health, diabetes and dementia & more

     Your Weekly News & Updates CHOGIP benefits program webinars Community Health Ontario Group Insurance Plan (CHOGIP) is a benefits plan jointly governed by the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC), Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) and AFHTO. If you’re thinking about benefit plan options and want to learn more, here is how to join the…

  • Board Chair Leadership Council – Updates to AFHTO Members

    The Board Chair Leadership Council (BCLC) enables FHT and NPLC board chairs to collaboratively identify and raise governance issues, and to advance knowledge transfer across the province for governance best practices. Members of the Council work with other FHT and NPLC board chairs in their region to seek input, to encourage collaborative governance, and to…

  • Is Your Team Ready? New Amendments to Non-Profit Governance

    This webinar was hosted in partnership with Miller Thomson LLP for all AFHTO members about recent changes to the Ontario Corporations Act (OCA). Amendments were made to this Act following the passage of the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017. These amendments to the OCA brought flexibility to the Ontario non-profit governance rules. The webinar…

  • Is Your Team Ready? New Amendments to Non-Profit Governance

    This webinar was hosted in partnership with Miller Thomson LLP for all AFHTO members about recent changes to the Ontario Corporations Act (OCA). Amendments were made to this Act following the passage of the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017. These amendments to the OCA brought flexibility to the Ontario non-profit governance rules. The webinar…