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| Immunization Reporting Requirements On Hold On June 20, 2018 Premier-Designate Doug Ford notified OMA that implementation of changes to the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) and regulations have been paused. The new reporting requirements would have required family physicians to report immunizations provided to children for nine designated diseases to local public health units starting July 1, 2018. Many providers had expressed concern about how these new reporting requirements would be implemented, and these concerns were shared with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) by several organizations. Once a new minister responsible for health has been appointed on June 29, 2018, they will be tasked to work with the OMA to “prioritize an acceptable solution”. Read more here.
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In this Issue: Immunization Reporting Requirements On Hold AFHTO 2018 Conference registration open! Have Your Say on the AFHTO site Resources from recent webinars: employment contracts and skill-based boards Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care news – OHIP+ EAP reminder for June 30 Upcoming webinars and events focused on hepatitis C and procurement co-design pitches |
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| AFHTO 2018 Conference registration open! Ontario’s health system is ever-changing, but these shifts aren’t always fluid or easy to predict. Each change has the potential for far-reaching implications, but the fundamentals remain- primary health care needs to sustain and strengthen the relationships that matter to serve #EveryCommunityEveryPatient. AFHTO members receive a 50% discount on registration- check with your administrator for the code! |
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| Have Your Say on the AFHTO site We’re revamping our website this year and to make sure the new site reflects our members’ needs, we’d like you to fill out a quick survey. We’ll then work with our developers to incorporate as much of your feedback as possible for us to launch later this year. Deadline July 3, 2018. |
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| Resources from recent webinars: employment contracts and skill-based boards | |||
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| “Employment Contracts: What Do You Need to Know?” Employment contracts, if properly used, can protect organisations and save them tens of thousands of dollars, especially during a termination. The slide deck and recording from last week’s webinar on June 21 can be seen here. |
“De-Mystifying Skills-Based Boards” The slide deck and recording from yesterday’s webinar is here. As a skills-based approach to composing a board is a leading governance practice and now required of FHT boards, this webinar helped define what a skills-based board looks like and reviewed steps to get there. |
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| Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care news OHIP+ Reminder- the private insurer transition period for the Exceptional Access Program (EAP) ends June 30, 2018. After OHIP+ began on January 1, the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) and its member insurance companies implemented a transition period until June 30, 2018, assisting with coverage for some drugs that may otherwise be considered under the EAP, without requiring an EAP rejection letter. To avoid possible interruptions in your patients’ access to their medicines, please submit EAP requests prior to the July 1, 2018 deadline. |
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| MaRS Procurement by Co-Design Pitch Day, July 20, 2018 Watch five teams of health innovators pitch exciting new technologies as they compete for a pool of $50,000 in grant awards at this event hosted by MaRS Discovery District. Learn more here. |
New Canadian Hepatitis C Guidelines – What you need to know in Primary Care, July 12, 2018 This free interprofessional videoconference is part of the evening ECHO Ontario Liver series. Learn more here. |
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