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Links to FHT materials on performance measurement and evaluation
FHT resources and tools provided to the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP) are now available on the AFHTO website. Click below for QIIP materials on performance measurement and evaluation: Evaluation, Measurement and Needs Assessment The Program Evaluation Resource Guide will enable teams to assess their programs to help ensure effectiveness and success.
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CBC Radio listeners learn about FHTs from Dr. Jane Philpott
Matt Galloway, host of CBC Radio’s Metro Morning interviewed Dr. Jane Philpott, Lead Physician, Health for All Family Health Team to learn how family health teams work and what makes them more effective in providing care. Click here to listen to the interview.
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Minister announces expansion of the Caroline FHT
People in the Burlington area now have better access to frontline health care with the expansion of the Caroline Family Health Team. This was today’s announcement from Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews. “The newly expanded Caroline Family Health Team will provide increased access to care for more than 21,000 people within the…
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Minister announces opening of City of Kawartha Lakes FHT
Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care visited Omemee to announce the opening of the new City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team. “The City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team will be able to provide increased access to care for over 38,000 people within the next five months. Family Health Teams are providing…
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Minister announces opening of Wise Elephant FHT in Brampton
Family Health Teams from Wave 4 are beginning to move into the “fully operational” stage of their development. Health Minister Deb Matthews visited Wise Elephant FHT in Brampton to celebrate its opening with lead physician Dr. Sanjeev Goel and staff. One of Dr. Goel’s long-time patients enthused about how the practice has grown into a…
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Minister congratulates Centre for Family Medicine FHT on serving 5000 previously unattached patients
Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews congratulated lead physician Dr. Joseph Lee and the staff of Kitchener’s Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team for having enrolled more patients than originally planned, including over 5000 who were previously unattached. She said, “It’s a shining example of what family health teams are all about.” …
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Mental Health in Family Health Teams and Primary Care Workshop
The Maitland Valley Family Health Team is hosting a day of networking, information sharing and professional development. Learn what your colleagues are doing across the province. Click FHT Conference Registration Form for more information and to register for the workshop. When: Friday, October 22, 2010 Where: The Festival Inn, 1144 Ontario Street, Stratford, Ontario Fee: $50;…
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AFHTO Pension proposal needs 27 more FHT responses
One of the top concerns identified by Family Health Teams was the gap between the benefits package available through FHT funding, and that offered elsewhere in the health care system. To help FHTs attract and retain skilled healthcare workers, AFHTO has been working with HOOPP, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan to address the pension…
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Safety Engineered Medical Sharps
The Hamilton FHT has developed a memo on the Safety Engineered Medical Sharps (SEMS) that is now legislated for use as of June 2010. Click SEMS Memo – June 2010 to learn more.