In this issue
- Upcoming changes to the D2D eBulletin
- Moving forward with AFHTO’s quality agenda
- Introducing the Quality Improvement in Primary Care (QI in PC) Council and the IHP Advisory Council, and their vision for improvement
- AFHTO 2019 Conference call for abstracts
Refreshed eBulletin
The D2D eBulletin will be undergoing changes and refocusing to highlight efforts of teams in the field. As quality continues to remain a priority in AFHTO’s mandate, the eBulletin will act as a resource to share and spread innovations, tools and stories from primary care teams across the province. Each eBulletin will focus on a specific topic and help guide your team on how to improve in these areas of quality in concrete ways.
If you would like to share a tool, resource or highlight a successful program or service in your team, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us at improve@afhto.ca.
Moving Forward with AFHTO’s Quality Agenda
Although we’re looking to sunset the work of D2D given the current environment and uncertainty around funding, AFHTO will continue its efforts to support teams in the field of quality and demonstrate the value of team-based primary care. AFHTO’s priorities have shifted from measurement to driving improvement across the sector. AFHTO’s Quality Steering Committee (QSC) will work closely with the QI in PC Council, the IHP Advisory Council, AFHTO members, and partners to set priorities for improvement in areas of transitions, access, integration, mental health and addictions, and patient engagement.
Quality Improvement in Primary Care Council
In January of 2019, the Quality Improvement in Primary Care (QI in PC) Council was formed. The QI in PC council consists of 5 appointed QIDSS and QIDSS-like individuals with the goal to support the QIDSS Community of Practice (CoP) and strengthen collective QI capacity across the sector. The QI in PC Council surveyed members of the QIDSS CoP to determine where to focus their efforts and supports for teams in the field. The priority areas are listed below.
Priority tasks:
- Provide a voice in Ontario’s primary care data collection and QI priorities
- Strengthen existing communication formats in the QIDSS CoP
- Make it easy to share EMR queries
- Share HQO’s QIP to members and develop a collective QI project
Click here to view the council’s framework.
The members of the council include:
- Charles Bruntz, QIDSS, Timmins FHT
- Cameron Berry, QIDSS, Kawartha North FHT
- Sandeep Gill, QIDSS, Queen Square FHT
- Abigail Scott, Data and Quality Improvement Analyst, Queen’s FHT
- Brice Wong, QIDSS, Windsor FHT
Contact the council by emailing: qiprimarycouncil@emaildodo.com
IHP Advisory Council
The Interprofessional Health Care Providers (IHP) Advisory Council fosters leadership across the IHP community within FHTs and NPLCs; provides input on FHT and NPLC matters related to IHP issues; and gives advice and input to the AFHTO board, staff, and other leadership councils.
The council provides a mechanism to advance best-practice knowledge transfer and exchange, to enhance collaboration, and to give IHPs the opportunity to communicate operational, governance, and other FHT- or NPLC-related items. The council’s vision includes acting as a resource to teams, providing advocacy on behalf of IHPs, and demonstrating the value of interprofessional primary care teams. Click here to view details of the IHP Advisory Council’s vision.
For more information about the IHP Advisory Council including the terms of reference and contact list, click here.
AFHTO 2019 Conference Call for Abstracts
Share your team’s ideas by submitting an abstract to present a concurrent session or poster at the AFHTO 2019 Conference on September 19 & 20, 2019. Find out more here. Deadline is April 24, 2019.
In Case You Missed It: Check out eBulletin #85 or other news here!
Questions? Comments? Connect with the QIDS team at improve@afhto.ca.
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