Kincardine FHT opens renovated medical and childcare centre in Ripley
Kincardine News published an article on Jan 5, 2025 By Kincardine News The newly renovated Ripley Medical and Childcare Centre is now fully operational and ready to serve the community. “The grand opening of the Ripley Medical and Childcare Centre represents a pivotal moment for our community. It reinforces our commitment to accessible healthcare and […]
Bits & Pieces: apply for IHP Advisory Council and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Applications for the IHP Advisory Council now open Reminder- Lunch and Learn webinar series with INQ Law Member stories News and updates including scoping review of social workers’ professional roles in primary care Registration with CPSO now open for Ontario physician assistants My CancerIQ: Learning personal […]
Scoping review of social workers’ professional roles in primary care
By: Rachelle Ashcroft, Keith Adamson, Fred Phelps, Glenda Webber, Benjamin Walsh, Louis-François Dallaire, Deepy Sur, Connor Kemp, Jennifer Rayner, Simon Lam, Judith Belle Brown Abstract Objectives Maximising social workers’ contributions to primary care requires clarity about their scope of practice in this context. This scoping review sought to clarify what is known about social work’s […]
Queen’s Family Health Team awarded $100K grant to connect patients to primary care
Global News published an article on Dec 19, 2024 By Paul Soucy The Queen’s Family Health Team has been awarded $100,000 through the City of Kingston’s Primary Care Clinic Expansion Grant to help attach 1,200 unattached patients to primary care services. The grant was presented last week by city councillors Brandon Tozzo and Gregory Ridge. […]
Year-end message from AFHTO CEO
Dear AFHTO Members, As we approach the close of a year filled with new beginnings, challenges and triumphs, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for the dedication you show every day. The work you do in service of the communities you care for is nothing short of inspiring. The holiday […]
Bits & Pieces: INQ Law webinars and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Lunch and Learn webinar series with INQ Law Member stories Health law professional development discount for AFHTO members News and updates including physicians eligible to join HOOPP in 2025 Complimentary tuition for Hospice Palliative Care Ontario education Thoughts of harm knowledge study Registration with CPSO opens […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, walking pneumonia updates and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Join us at AFHTO News and updates including walking pneumonia resistance patterns Safespace Network Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory Upcoming events including Analysis Series – Interprofessional Primary Care 2024/25 QIPs Member stories Chatham-Kent FHT- CK family doctor from LaSalle recognized for outstanding […]
Update on Upcoming Queen’s Park Advocacy Day
Dear AFHTO members, AFHTO, along with our nine partner provincial associations on the #ForUsForYou campaign, has secured December 5, 2024, for a Queen’s Park advocacy day. This event will focus on health human resources (HHR) advocacy, with meetings planned between the provincial associations and Ministers/MPPs. The decision was made, at this point, to take the approach of […]
‘It’s getting dire’: Community clinics urge province to address wage gap
Stratford Beacon Herald published an article on Nov 06, 2024 By Bill Atwood ‘This growing wage gap is causing unprecedented staffing shortages, impacting the care Ontarians rely on,’ associations say about wage gap between community health-care providers and hospital employees. Nurse practitioner Beth Cowper-Fung said recruiting employees for her community-based clinic is no longer easy. Cowper-Fung is […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, petition update and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Regarding the petition on Change.org News and updates including supports for the fall/winter respiratory illness season Seeking participants for study “The Effect of One’s Future Retirement on Mood” Launch of Ontario Health integrated primary care report and biosimilar update Updated osteoarthritis quality standard Supporting […]