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AFHTO 2018 conference resources
Over 800 people took part in the AFHTO 2018 Conference, Relationship Design with Starfield in Mind. As members, even if you couldn’t attend, you still get access to quite a few related resources:
- Winners from the AFHTO 2018 Bright Lights Awards
- Slide presentations from the concurrent sessions
- Online gallery of posters presented at the conference
- Slides from Leadership Triad Session
If you did attend, and didn’t get a chance to do so, please submit your conference evaluation.
Fill it out by Tuesday, Nov. 6 to receive a custom reading list, courtesy of Longwoods.
HQO recognises AFHTO members for abstracts/posters of distinction
Each year, the top scoring abstracts and posters at Health Quality Transformation are recognized with a Distinction Award. Several members received awards, including:
- Belleville NPLC – ““They’re Looking at me as a Whole Piece, not Just Fixing a Part of me”: Innovative Ways to Managing and Mitigating Low Back Pain and Opioid Use at the Belleville NPLC Primary Care Low Back Pain Pilot” in the category “Support Innovation and Spread of Knowledge.”
- Maple FHT– “Primary Care Health Link Coordination/System Navigation Experiences” and it was in the category “Help Professionals and Caregivers to Thrive.”
- Greater Peterborough FHO, Peterborough FHT– “Utilizing Full Scope Nursing to Improve Primary Care Access and Reduce Unnecessary ER Visits,” in the category “Monitor Performance with Quality in Mind. They went on to win a Bright Lights award for this last week as well.
The full list can be found here.
Reminder: upcoming governance and management webcasts ED performance management
To assist FHT boards with their fiduciary duty to regularly measure and assess the performance of the lead executive of the organization, a Performance Assessment Guide has been developed by Accompass. This optional guideline provides FHT boards with a simple and straightforward process to follow when conducting the annual performance evaluation for their lead executive. The related webinar is on Monday, Nov. 5, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Register here.
Ontario Internal Responsibility System (IRS) and Workplace Violence Prevention Initiative
On Nov. 14, join us from 12 noon to 1 p.m. for a joint Ministry of Labour & Public Services Health and Safety Association (PSHSA) presentation. This initiative is to promote compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and its regulations. We’ll discuss how this may affect your workplace and what support resources are available to ensure you’re in compliance. Register here.
Board orientation and education
On Dec. 6, join us from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. We’ll have an overview of why this is important, discuss lead practices and tools, and review sample resources to help boards excel. Register here.
Spreading access to team-based care – partnership letter Many teams are building relationships with unaffiliated physicians to offer access to team based programs and services and to better meet the health needs of the communities they serve. The new “Model of Shared Care” letter can be used by teams and their unaffiliated physicians to outline the partnership, set expectations and define the commitment to work together. The letter and more information are here.
Internet-delivered CBT for major depression and anxiety In partnership with the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Health Quality Ontario is drafting a health technology assessment on internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for major depression and anxiety disorders. They are looking for feedback on the draft assessment by Nov. 6, 2018, at 11:59 PM. Draft recommendation: Health Quality Ontario, under the guidance of the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee, recommends publicly funding guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for mild to moderate major depression and anxiety disorders.
Mental Health Across the Lifespan: Social Workers on the Front Line of Real Issues, Nov. 2 & 3, 2018 Participate in the OSAW biannual conference focused on mental health. Learn more here.
Focus on Follow-up, Nov. 27, 2018 A full-day, interprofessional workshop highlighting northern teams and their solutions on how they can help their patients get the right follow-up from the right providers at the right time. Learn more here.
Wound Care for Primary Practitioners, Nov. 11, 2018
An interactive educational program catered towards primary practitioners. Learn more here.
Altering Challenging Behaviours In Persons With ABI, Nov. 14, 2018
Acquired Brain Injury Behaviour Services at Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation presents this full-day Toronto workshop. You can register here.
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