Dear board chairs, EDs and Lead MDs/NPs of AFHTO-member organizations: I am forwarding to you the briefing note AFHTO has produced to inform the Minister and ministry’s thinking as they develop plans for moving toward “comprehensive regionally governed, population-based primary health services for Ontarians.” True to our mission to work with and on behalf of members to provide leadership in supporting and expanding high-quality, comprehensive, team-based primary care, AFHTO has completed a literature review to identify the critical ingredients to gain optimal results from a primary care team, and across a population. In order to inform the Minister and ministry’s thinking as they develop plans, AFHTO’s board of directors has distilled this evidence into a set of principles for optimizing the value of teams, and an initial set of recommendations for moving forward. These are presented in the two-page briefing note. This briefing note is a starting point for further discussion – with AFHTO members, our colleague associations in the Ontario Primary Care Council, as well as MOHLTC – on how to spread access to high-quality, comprehensive team-based primary care. Your input is most welcome. Please e-mail info@afhto.ca to submit your thoughts on this briefing note and where we need to go from here. All comments received from members will be considered by AFHTO’s Physician Leadership Council and ED Advisory Council in their meetings in July. These two groups will also meet jointly in early September, leading up to the annual Leadership Session for all board chairs, EDs and Lead MDs/NPs, immediately before the AFHTO conference in October. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Randy Belair AFHTO President and Executive Director, Sunset Country FHT (Kenora)
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