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Elliot Lake Family Health Team to host monthly mammogram bus
Elliott Lake Today published an article on Mar 20, 2025 By Lisa Rene-de-Cotret The Elliot Lake Family Health Team (ELFHT) is excited to announce a new initiative focused on enhancing women’s health in our community. On March 24, 2025, a designated mammogram bus will leave for Sudbury to offer crucial breast cancer screening services to…
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Exciting Leadership Appointment: Dale Clement Joins AFHTO as Senior Director of Strategy and Programs
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dale Clement as the Senior Director of Strategy and Programs at the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO). Dale brings over 20 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare, with a proven track record in clinical and operational leadership, strategic planning, and transformative program development.…
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Governance 101 Update and Refresh with INQ Law
Hosted by INQ Law and AFHTO Objectives Join INQ Law and the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) for an engaging webinar series aimed at deepening your understanding of best practices in information management and retention. Webinar 3: Governance 101 Update and Refresh ? Date: Thursday March 6th, 2025 What you’ll learn: Snapshot…
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Sign up for free CharityVillage governance courses by March 14; plus, call for resources
Hello AFHTO Members, AFHTO/CharityVillage Partnership This is a reminder of our current partnership with CharityVillage, offering our teams a range of free governance courses. Over 100 members across 25 teams took advantage of these sessions last year with positive feedback. Each course offers high value information and practical resources that you can download and keep…
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Bits & Pieces: impact of remuneration and incentives and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue The impact of remuneration, extrinsic and intrinsic incentives on interprofessional primary care teams: results from a rapid scoping review Social Work Week Reminder- Governance 101 Update and Refresh webinar Mar. 6; PHIPA and Patient Records Retention materials available Member stories Happy Pharmacy Appreciation Month Free practice…
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Provincial Election Results and AFHTO’s Next Steps
Dear AFHTO EDs/Admin Leads, Board Chairs, and Physician/NP Leads, With the results of the provincial election now confirmed, I want to provide an overview of what this means for AFHTO and our advocacy work going forward. Election Results Overview Last night, the Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier Doug Ford, secured a third consecutive majority…
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Information and Data Retention Part 2: PHIPA and Patient Records
Hosted by INQ Law and AFHTO Objectives Join INQ Law and the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) for an engaging webinar series aimed at deepening your understanding of best practices in information management and retention. Webinar 1: Information and Data Retention Part 2: PHIPA and Patient Records ? Date: Wednesday February 26th…
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Ontario election update; plus, Current State Review and Working Position Statement
Dear AFHTO EDs/Admin Leads, Board Chairs, and Physician/NP Leads, We are reaching out to you to provide you with an election update, and to circulate the final deliverables from our work with the Nous Group. Election Update As we approach the Ontario provincial election on Thursday, February 27, 2025, it’s crucial to stay informed about…
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Bits & Pieces: 2024 conference materials and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue #AFHTO2024 materials now available to all members Reminder- PHIPA and Patient Records Retention webinar Feb. 26 For Us. For You. social media posts for election advocacy Member stories Indigenous Cultural Safety in Mental Health course Happy Psychology month News and updates including healthcare top election issue…
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Over 13,000 residents in Frontenac, Lennox and Addington got family doctors in 2024
88.7 myFM News published an article on Feb 13, 2025 By Emily Chatwood More than 13,000 people in Frontenac, Lennox and Addington were connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner in 2024, surpassing the original goal of 9,000. The Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Ontario Health Team (FLA OHT) says this is a major step…