This notice is e-mailed to current board chairs and EDs, please forward to other past and current members of your board who may be interested. AFHTO has received Ministry funding to support strengthened governance and leadership for our members. This results from AFHTO’s advocacy and the Ministry’s interest in sustaining and spreading the work that began through last spring’s Governing for Quality in Primary Care training program. To guide program development and implementation, AFHTO is seeking current and past FHT and NPLC board members with experience in exemplary governance to serve as:
- Members of the Governance and Leadership Program Advisory Committee; AND/ OR
- Peer facilitators for learning programs and discussion groups.
Members of the Governance and Leadership Program Advisory Committee: The advisory committee’s role is to:
- Provide input and direction for the development of the Governance and Leadership Program for interprofessional primary care organizations.
- Ensure all aspects of the program are relevant to organizations within AFHTO’s membership.
- Ensure the overall program builds and supports on-going capacity for effective governance and leadership of interprofessional primary care organizations, on behalf of the organization’s patients, community and Ontarians.
(Click here for full terms of reference.) Peer facilitators within the Governance and Leadership Program: AFHTO is looking to develop a cadre of experienced board members to become trained peer facilitators who can be called upon from time to time to support governance and leadership development in FHTs and NPLCs. Between January and March 2014, AFHTO will offer the “Effective Governance for Quality and Patient Safety” workshops developed by the Canadian Patient and Safety Institute (CPSI). In partnership with CPSI, peer facilitators will be trained and supported to lead these learning programs. The peer facilitators will have a unique opportunity to explore evidence-informed approaches to governance and leadership and to share innovative health governance practices, resources and tools. The peer facilitators will be expected to attend a one day “train the trainer session” in January and to support two 1 day workshops (one in February and a second one in March). The peer facilitators will also be expected to meet with the Advisory Committee for one to two teleconferences. An honorarium will be provided to the peer facilitators in recognition of their time and all travel and accommodation expenses will be reimbursed. As AFHTO develops additional components of the Governance and Leadership Program, we hope to have a sufficiently large cadre of trained peer facilitators to draw from to support other learning programs. We would hope that peer leaders be prepared to invest at least 2 days per year to support learning events, discussion groups or other developmental activities. If you are interested in getting involved in the advisory committee and/or as a peer facilitator, please complete the following survey monkey by November 18: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GovAdvisory_Peerfacilitator_application If you have any questions, please contact Clarys Tirel at clarys.tirel@afhto.ca
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