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Update: Ontario Health Teams
The first deadline for OHT submissions has passed, and the self-assessment applications are now being reviewed. Teams that submitted for this first round will hear back from the Ministry in June on the status of their application. The first OHT candidates will be announced in the fall.
AFHTO continues to add tools and resources to the website. The following were most recently added:
- FAQ from MOHLTC in collaboration with AFHTO, OMA SGFP, and OCFP
- OMA – Updated OHT FAQs
- OCFP slide deck – OHTS: What are they? How to get involved?
- Governance Options: Getting Started and Evolving Towards Maturity
These are on the Ontario Health Teams page with other tools and resources. If you have any questions, please email us at info@afhto.ca.
You can also email ontariohealthteams@ontario.ca with questions, and consider signing up for regular Connected Care Updates. The May 17 update is available here.
Members’ stories
Couchiching FHT: Orillia group makes pitch to form Ontario Health Team
Kawartha North FHT: Kawartha North FHT & Kawartha Lakes groups discuss forming Ontario Health Team
Essex County NPLC: Essex County NPLC’s Peer-led Workshop Walks through Diabetic Foot Complication Prevention
St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT: St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT Physician prescribes money to low-income patients: Vox interview
AFHTO 2019 Conference presentation notifications sent out
Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for concurrent session and poster presentations at the AFHTO 2019 Conference. A notification e-mail has been sent to each contact person so please ensure your group contact has received an e-mail including the words “AFHTO 2019 Conference” in the subject on May 24 or 27, 2019.
If your contact person has NOT received this notification, please contact info@afhto.ca before Wednesday, May 29, 2019.
Harvard ManageMentor deadline May 30
Harvard ManageMentor is a self-directed online-learning program affiliated with the Harvard School of Business. It covers over 40 topics of vital relevance to today’s healthcare managers. Each module helps strengthen specific leadership skills that drive performance and results.
For demo access:
• url: https://courses.edls.com/login.php?url=afhtogroup
• username: afhto_demo
• password: harvard (all lower case)
If you have any questions about Harvard ManageMentor and/or Spark, please contact Candace Dames at cdames@edls.com or (647) 838 2555. If you’re interested in participating, please contact Bryn Hamilton before May 30.
ECHO addictions medicine and psychosocial interventions
ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a collaborative model of healthcare education that leverages videoconferencing to empower providers to enhance their knowledge, confidence, and practice. This Fall, CAMH and St. Michael’s Hospital are collaborating on an ECHO that will focus specifically on empowering healthcare and service providers working with clients with substance related addictions. Specifically, this ECHO aims to build capacity in the treatment and management of substance use and addictions.
They’re currently conducting a needs assessment to better understand the learning priorities of healthcare providers, with the goal of refining our curriculum. If you or someone you know would be interested in participating, please take a few moments to fill out the survey and provide your feedback. Deadline June 4.
Find out more about ECHO Ontario AMPI here.
MOHLTC update: mental health and addictions
Ontario introduced the Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act yesterday. If passed, this act would establish a Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence within Ontario Health and support the province’s participation in the national class action lawsuit British Columbia launched last year against more than 40 opioid manufacturers and wholesalers.
Read the news release here and Hill+Knowlton’s memo on the subject here.
Today’s the deadline to sign up as IHP session lead
Today’s the deadline to sign up as an IHP session lead for the popular individual professional sessions at the AFHTO 2019 Conference, so if you’re interested, please contact Beth MacKinnon by 5:00 p.m.
OCFP board nominations
The Ontario College of Family Physicians is currently seeking up to three family physicians to join their Board of Directors. Deadline June 5.
Ontario Health Teams: a primary care perspective, June 5, 2019
Lunch and learn session specifically for AFHTO members, hosted in partnership with Karima Kanani (Partner at Miller Thomson LLP). Register here.
BoneFit Kingston, June 8-9, 2019
Join the Bone Fit exercise training workshop for health professionals, where you will learn effective and appropriate exercise for people with osteoporosis. Learn more here.
Mental health and addiction QI collaborative webinar, June 13, 2019
Join CMHA, AMHO, and AFHTO for a 4-part webinar series on community and primary care QI projects and initiatives with a focus on mental health and addictions. Register here for the first webinar.
Considerations for Primary Care Teams as a Not-for-Profit Corporation, July 17, 2019
Join AFHTO & Grant Thornton LLP for their second webinar in the Financial Webinar Series. Register here.
Integrated People-Centred Care – How? An Overview of the upcoming HSO:76000 Integrated People-Centred Health Systems Standard, June 19, 2019
HSO will be providing a high-level overview of their upcoming Integrated People-Centered Systems Standard in this webinar. Learn more here.
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