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Farewell to Laura Belsito
It’s with really mixed feelings we announce the departure of Laura Belsito, AFHTO’s Clinical KTE Specialist, as she leaves to join one of our member teams, Women’s College Academic FHT, to be their Program Coordinator, working directly on program planning and evaluation while continuing her work in quality improvement.
Laura has been with AFHTO for over two years and during that time AFHTO and its members benefitted from Laura’s enthusiasm and expertise in supporting the QI and knowledge translation activities for the QIDSS and IHPs in our teams. She was critical in developing several knowledge translation events and has been the ‘glue’ in furthering our quality agenda.
We’ll miss Laura but know she is not too far away – her wealth of experience and her dedication will continue to further the quality agenda in primary care. Please join us in wishing Laura our sincerest best wishes and good luck in her new role. Laura’s last day with AFHTO will be Friday, July 19th – any questions related to the QIDS work can be directed to improve@afhto.ca.
AFHTO 2019 Conference: registration now open!
Change can come fast and furious, and Ontario’s healthcare system is no exception. With the introduction of Ontario Health Teams, ‘upheaval’ could be considered an understatement. But the fundamentals remain- no matter the structure surrounding them, patients need care. And primary health care teams need to position themselves to provide this care in the best way possible.
This includes ‘Ontario Health Teams: What’s Next?’, our session for the leadership triad.
Visit our site to learn more, including about our opening plenary speaker Dr. Zayna Khayat, Future Strategist with SE Health.
AFHTO members receive a 50% discount on registration- check with your administrator for the code!
Webinar series on collaborative leadership for OHTs
The Community Health Organization has developed a series of webinars called “Building Collaboration Capacity for OHTs.” They’re starting today and rolling out over the summer. We’re pleased that the invitation has been extended to AFHTO members to join these webinars, and we encourage you do. Dates, times and registration are here.
We’ll be arranging a series of webinars with OCFP and other partners to support members with practical tools and resources for OHT development that factor in clinical leadership in governance. Stay tuned for dates and times!
Renew your membership before June 30
While most teams have renewed their membership, there are a few who haven’t done so yet. Renew your AFHTO membership today to continue your access to resources and supports uninterrupted. We have launched AFHTO 2019 Conference registration and only AFHTO members receive a 50% discount on registration.
AFHTO partners with eHealth Centre of Excellence to advance QI practices
AFHTO has recently formed a partnership with the eHealth Centre of Excellence (eCE) to advance QI practices in the field. This partnership aims to equip AFHTO members with electronic decision support tools and change management support during the implementation of these tools. The eCE, in collaboration with AFHTO, will work with teams to incorporate these decision support tools into clinical practice, customize them for different regions, and extract data from the tool. This partnership will allow quality specialists across the province to be better equipped to support their teams’ data collection and reporting, while simultaneously improving quality of care.
Developing cross-sector partnerships: facilitators, strategies and barriers
AFHTO is working in partnership with the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) and several other organizations on The Keeping Kids Healthy through Collective Impact project. Developing and sustaining partnerships takes time and effort. In the first of three webinars, the OPHA will share the results of a primary study conducted to understand the facilitators, strategies and barriers when working in a cross-sector partnership. There will also be time for open discussion.
You can register here for the first webinar on June 25.
Seeking Clinical Knowledge Translation and Exchange Specialist
Reporting to the CEO, the Clinical Knowledge Translation and Exchange (KTE) Specialist will be responsible for facilitating sharing of the rapidly expanding body of knowledge about quality improvement (QI) and decision support (DS) among AFHTO members, primarily via QIDSS and QIDSS-like individuals, clinicians, and administrators. Deadline June 28, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
Find out more about the role here.
Join a quality standards advisory committee on hypertension
Health Quality Ontario is seeking volunteers to help develop a new quality standard outlining what quality care looks like for hypertension.
They’re taking applications from people who have hypertension, their family members, health care professionals, community service providers and researchers from across Ontario. Deadline June 21.
Abstract deadline for Toronto International Conference on Quality in Primary Care extended
The deadline to submit a poster for this Nov. 16 conference has been extended to July 5. The theme is health equity.
Primary Care Virtual Community, June 26, 2019
Attend the second webinar held by AFHTO, OCFP and The Change Foundation. This time, the focus is on the 10 High Impact Actions created in the UK, and the possibilities in Ontario. Learn more here.
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.
The Power of Partnership: Reducing Hallway Health Care, Enhancing The Patient Experience, June 26, 2019
This webinar focuses on how partnerships helped create better health outcomes during the growing demands around hospital services. Held by HQO, SE Health and Trillium Health Partners. Learn more here.
ECHO Liver: Liver Disease in Primary Care: Approach To Hepatitis C, July 11, 2019
Join the ECHO Liver evening series as they hold a lecture based on real team and patient cases on Hepatitis C. Learn more here.
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