Bits & Pieces: Georgina NPLC fire, free pilot course in brain health for Northern ON, and more
Your Weekly News & Updates Georgina NPLC Fire On Sunday Jan. 14, Georgina NPLC’s location was destroyed by fire. The team sprang into action, calling all Monday’s patients to cancel before 9 pm. With great teamwork, an involved Mayor and town support, they were able to get 2 NPs up and running for today. A […]
Update on 2017 Year-End Meeting with Ministry, ESA Changes and HOOPP
(sent to the EDs of AFHTO member organizations) Happy new year to all our members! Wishing all our members a healthy and happy 2018! Update on 2017 Year-End Meeting with the Ministry On December 19th, 2017 AFHTO met with the Primary Health Care Branch at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and here is […]
D2D 5.1 Submission platform now open. Submit your data by February 8th!
The submission platform for D2D 5.1 is open; it will close on February 8th, 2018. The Interactive report will be launched March 8th, 2018. Data to Decisions (D2D) is a membership-wide report on performance in primary care. This tool allows you to enter and review your own data and compare it to data from your peers. […]
Diabetes Care Composite Indicator
Interpretive Notes Steps to Improvement Data Quality Actions For UPDATED technical notes, please see page 26 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. The Diabetes Care Score represents the % of diabetes measures (aspects of care) that a team’s patient population has achieved. For example, […]
Bits & Pieces: nominations for excellence in interprofessional mental health care, EpiPen shortage alert and more
Your Weekly News & Updates Nominations open for awards recognizing excellence in interprofessional mental health care The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA)’s Collaborative Mental Health Care Awards recognize programs that improve access to effective mental health care, enhance mental health service delivery, and increase family physicians’ capacity to identify […]
Kincardine FHT certified as a GREAT WORKPLACE
Kincardine FHT has been certified as a GREAT WORKPLACE after a thorough and independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work® Canada. This certification is based on direct feedback from employees, provided as part of an extensive and anonymous survey about the workplace experience. Gerry Glover, Chief Executive Officer of the Family Health Team said […]
Board Structure and Development
Please share your resources to help build our library. Role of the Board Board Accountability Statement – London FHT [PDF[ Board of Directors Guidelines – New Vision FHT [PDF] Board Governance – New Vision FHT [downloadable Word document] Board of Directors Guidelines – New Vision FHT [PDF] Return to the Library of Organizational Policies and Procedures. Board Development and […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #71: Measure, Learn, Improve
Are you ready for D2D? The D2D 5.1 submission platform opens next week Jan 11! It will remain open until February 8. D2D helps demonstrate the value of teams. It also helps focus local improvement work in teams. And as always, how much data you submit is totally up to you. In addition to your […]
Moving beyond measurement to improvement: How can we do that?
Now, more than ever, we need to show the value of team-based primary care. Your team can help by sharing your stories via AFHTO’s QI enablers study. AFHTO members have gained the respect of many through their high and ongoing participation in D2D. It is not enough to just measure, though. The next step is […]
Bits & Pieces: Niagara North FHT & the Health Tapestry Program, privacy news & resources, and more
Your Weekly News & Updates Niagara North FHT to Collaborate in Health Tapestry Program The Health Tapestry program which assists people aged 70 and older stay healthy longer and remain in their homes will expand to Niagara-on-the-Lake through a partnership between McMaster University’s department of family medicine, the Canadian Red Cross and the Niagara North […]