Huron Perth OHT pilot program provides new primary-care option
Stratford Beacon Herald published an article on Nov 06, 2024 By Bill Atwood Residents in Huron and Perth counties who don’t presently have access to a family doctor now have more options for primary care after the recent launch of the new Unattached Care Clinics by the Huron Perth & Area Ontario Health Team. A […]
Bits & Pieces: response to 2024 Fall Economic Statement and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO response to 2024 Fall Economic Statement and social media resources for advocacy Member stories News and updates including Ontario expanding learn and stay grant to train more family doctors Sign up for GoodLife for a chance to win an Air Canada Vacation 7-night holiday in […]
NEW AFHTO Board of Directors and Strategic Plan 2024 – 2027
Dear AFHTO members and collaborators, I want to personally thank our members in attendance at our annual conference Oct 23 – 25 for a warm welcome in my first week as AFHTO’s new CEO. I deeply appreciate the honesty and openness from which you shared your experience and perspectives. I am grateful to have had […]
AFHTO response to 2024 Fall Economic Statement
Ontario’s community health sector, representing over 200,000 dedicated workers, is at a tipping point. Ontario’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement failed to address the urgent wage gap in the sector that is impacting the care millions of people in Ontario rely on. Community health workers in primary care, mental health and addictions, home care and more […]
Windsor FHT Shines in Social Prescribing at CISP Conference
The recent CISP Conference, held from September 26-27, was a significant gathering, bringing together over 400 attendees from across Canada and the world. Ontario was well represented at the Social Prescribing Impact Awards including: Social Prescribing Connector of the Year: Kelly Conrad (Clinical Manager) at Langs CHC, Natasha Beaudin (Social Prescribing Project Lead at the […]
Congratulations to the Bright Lights 2024 Award Winners!
On October 24 AFHTO named the winners of our thirteenth Bright Lights Awards at our ceremony at our annual conference. These innovators have improved access to primary care through their leadership, outstanding work and significant progress made toward improving the value delivered by interprofessional primary care teams throughout Ontario. Bright Lights Award winners are innovators and […]
Online Poster Gallery 2024
Online Poster Gallery 2024 Thank you to all of our poster presenters who submitted their posters to the AFHTO 2024 conference! Posters were submitted by interprofessional health teams across the province. 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 […]
OD1 – Scope of Nursing in Primary Care Offices- The Handguide
1. Expanding access to team-based care Release date: Style: Presentation (information provided to audience, with opportunity for audience to ask question) Focus: Practical (e.g. Presentation on how to implement programs and/or practices in the team environment) Target Audience: Leadership (ED, clinical lead, board chair, board member, etc.), Clinical providers Learning Objectives Demonstrate the wide breadth of the nursing […]
OD3 – Effective and Efficient Diagnosis of Adult Patients with Cervical Lymphadenopathy: An Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Pathway Map
1. Expanding access to team-based care Release date: Style: Presentation (information provided to audience, with opportunity for audience to ask question) Focus: Practical (e.g. Presentation on how to implement programs and/or practices in the team environment) Target Audience: Leadership (ED, clinical lead, board chair, board member, etc.), Clinical providers Learning Objectives Participants will learn: Understand the evolving epidemiology […]
OD2 – How to use team-based care and personalized tech to help patients with chronic conditions successfully cope and self-manage at home
1. Expanding access to team-based care Release date: Style: Presentation (information provided to audience, with opportunity for audience to ask question) Focus: Practical (e.g. Presentation on how to implement programs and/or practices in the team environment) Target Audience: Leadership (ED, clinical lead, board chair, board member, etc.), Clinical providers, Administrative Staff, Representatives of Stakeholders Learning Objectives Participants will […]