AFHTO 2013 Conference – Advances in Health Promotions and Chronic Disease Management

Theme Description: Family Health Teams have been focused on health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management since the first teams were announced in 2005. What advances have we made? What is the new knowledge that’s emerging? What is the evidence for what works to keep people as healthy as they can be? A5 – Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Barrie Community Family Health Team – in Primary Care A presentation of patient flow in the BCFHT will demonstrate how a PR program normally hosted in a tertiary care center; can be as effective in the primary care setting, utilizing a team approach. B5 – STOP with FHTs: Building Capacity to deliver Smoking Cessation Programming in Family Health Teams Highlighting FHTs as they integrate smoking cessation interventions into individual and organizational practices, this presentation will show how multi-stakeholder partnerships collaborate to create comprehensive smoking cessation programming in the primary care setting in Ontario. C5 – The “One Stop Shop” Diabetes program: Engaging, Aligning, and Integrating interdisciplinary team to create a patient-focused program This workshop will be divided into two components; a presentation outlining DCG’s program, followed by group discussion related to current challenges and possible solutions at DCG and other similar programs within your FHT in an effort to continue to provide exceptional interdisciplinary care to the diabetes population. D5 – Outcome Measurement: Developing a culture of Measurement, Optimization and Impact at Diabetes Care Guelph The successes and challenges related to tracking patient data in a diabetes education center are presented so other practices may benefit from the experience shared with the goal of reducing the likelihood of repeating similar time-intensive challenges and increasing process efficiency. E5 – Sustainability versus Feasibility: lessons learned from a pilot health coaching project This project titled: ‘Health Coaching in Primary care: a feasibility model” piloted health coaching for patients with diabetes in two Family Health Teams and a Community Health Centre. F5 – Exercise; The missing ingredient in the FHT recipe We will present some background data on the role of exercise therapy for chronic disease management, as well as the successes and challenges with including this type of program in a FHT, as well as a summary of outcome data and future program plans