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GoodLife 7-day trial available
Reminder that AFHTO members can save up to 40% off regular GoodLife Fitness rates. The annual Corporate Membership rate is $519, and the bi-weekly payment will be $24.
At this time all identified members on our ‘Bits & Pieces’ mailing list as of June 24 are already eligible for the discount.
To register, please email info@afhto.ca for your membership ID. Once you’ve received your ID, you can register online. For more information:
On the fence? Would you like try it out before committing? You can get a complimentary 7-day pass at www.goodlifeatwork.com/trial.
Class schedules can be found online and filtered by area on their site. Pressed for time? The Fit Fix is a great way to get a quick workout in. It allows you to do a full body workout in just 20 minutes! Perfect to squeeze in at lunch or just before work. If you have any questions, please email info@afhto.ca.
Summer perks for the whole family
And don’t forget, AFHTO members are eligible to sign up for Perkopolis discounts, which include travel and activities such as Ripley’s Aquarium, African Lion Safari, Universal Orlando and more.
Other perks include shopping, movies and theatre. Check with your administrator if your team is already signed up and you can register right away. It’s free to sign up!
Patient-centered performance measurement
“Balancing patient priorities for technical and interactional aspects of care in a measure of primary care quality” – article in Primary Health Care Research & Development, Volume 20 focused on results of a co-designed survey where patients were asked to determine the relative priorities of each of a series of primary care measures in the patients’ relationship with their primary care provider. Authors include Dr. Carol Mulder, former Provincial Lead of the QIDS Program at AFHTO and lecturer at Queen’s University and Dr. Nadiya Sunderji Psychiatrist in Chief, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health and Assistant Professor at University of Toronto.
Project ECHO Ontario Bariatric Network – update your knowledge on post bariatric care and obesity management
The Ontario Bariatric Network is launching a new Project ECHO in post bariatric care and obesity this coming fall. A series of six sessions will be hosted by seven Bariatric Centres of Excellence across Ontario. Join one of their knowledge sharing networks with other primary care providers and specialist from the Bariatric Centres of Excellence to share best practices and discuss cases using videoconferencing technology. Sessions are open to all primary care providers and interprofessional health care providers, are offered at no cost and are eligible for Continuing Medical Education credits.
To register or for more information on session details please visit their site or view the flyer.
Seeking caregiver input
Baycrest GEMH is recruiting caregivers of people with dementia who might want to participate in an online learning module regarding medication management and dementia. Please circulate the flyer and/or email to any of your patients’ caregivers who you think might be interested.
Join the Ontario Quality Standards Committee
Health Quality Ontario is seeking volunteers for its Ontario Quality Standards Committee. The committee provides advice on its quality standards program, including on ways to enhance the adoption and impact of the standards. Deadline July 18, 2019.
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.
AFHTO 2019 Conference, September 19- 20, 2019
Members get 50% off registration; plus early bird rates are in effect! Get your member access code from your administrator and come explore Health System Integration Built on The Foundation of Team-Based Primary Health Care. Register now!
Charting the Future of Primary Care: Leadership, Teams, and Culture, September 11 – 12, 2019
Ivey Academy partnership program with the Harvard Medical School. Find out more here.
OMD EMR: Every Step Conference, September 26, 2019
Early-bird registration has opened for the OMD conference, held in Toronto. Learn more here.
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