Member news: partnered supports for managing pain and addiction, free board self-assessment and more
Below are relevant updates and items for AFHTO members, some with fast-approaching deadlines: AFHTO News Change Day Ontario: AFHTO is pleased to support Change Day, a growing global movement rooted in improving the health system, an initiative that is co-sponsored by Health Quality Ontario and Associated Medical Services. Have you made your pledge yet? Join […]
Rapids FHT and Partners Form Lambton County Drug Strategy
The Sarnia Journal article published October 29, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Troy Shantz, The Sarnia Journal The numbers are staggering. Last year, 1,326 residents of Sarnia-Lambton were prescribed an opioid for pain. That’s one in six. Another 1,326 people — one in every 93 people living in Sarnia-Lambton — were treated for an […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #69: The conference is over – now what?!
Re-use and Recycle your EMR data: Your conference lanyard said it best! Use queries developed and tested by QIDSS to find patients you can do good things for related to opioid use (which may signal pain or addictions management challenges) and chronic disease (COPD, CHF, diabetes, depression). Providers across the province (i.e., outside of AFHTO) […]
October 2017 Compensation Update and Market Refresh Webinars
Due to the sensitive nature of the discussion, we ask that you treat all of the contents of this page, including the links to the videos, as confidential information. Compensation Update Webinar – October 16, 2017 Market Refresh for Primary Care Salary Structures Webinar – October 31, 2017 For slide decks and and answers […]
2017 Poster Gallery
Thank you to all of our poster presenters who came to the AFHTO 2017 conference. Posters were submitted by interprofessional health teams across the province. Like the concurrent session presentations, they represent the full breadth of professions within collaborative primary care and showcase evidence-based, impactful innovations that will be useful to other teams. Poster descriptions […]
2017 Concurrent Sessions Slides & Materials
Thank you to all of our concurrent session presenters who came to the AFHTO 2017 conference. Please see below for the uploaded concurrent session slides. Our concurrent session presentations are organized into six 45-minute timeslots (3 per day) and seven themes. We have arranged the sessions by timeslot and theme in the table below. Theme descriptions […]
AFHTO 2017 Conference on October 25 & 26
Improving Primary Care Together Ontario’s health system continues to undergo transition with far-reaching implications. For the benefit of all Ontarians, primary care needs to be at the centre of this transformation. AFHTO’s 2017 Conference will show how we can all improve primary care together. The program will highlight how to make the most of opportunities […]
Announcing the Bright Lights 2017 Award Winners
AFHTO has named the winners of our annual Bright Lights Awards. These innovators have improved primary care by making the most of their resources, strengthening interprofessional collaboration, and building strong partnerships beyond their walls. This has resulted in better patient outcomes, better access, and better experience of care. Review committees made up of AFHTO members […]
Manitoulin Central FHT Physician Awarded Associated Medical Services (AMS) Phoenix Fellowship
The Manitoulin Expositor article published October 20, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Expositor Staff, The Manitoulin Expositor MINDEMOYA—A Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) faculty member who works at the Manitoulin Central Family Health Team and Manitoulin Health Centre in Mindemoya, Dr. Frances Kilbertus, is among six distinguished educators to receive a 2017 Associated […]
2017 Concurrent Sessions
Our concurrent session presentations are organized into six 45-minute timeslots (two on Day 1, four on Day 2) and seven themes. To help you plan your conference schedule, we have arranged the sessions by date, concurrent session, time, theme, and title. Concurrent Session Selection Concurrent session presentations were chosen by working groups consisting of AFHTO […]