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More OHTs announced
As of Dec. 3, more of the first 24 Ontario Health Teams were announced:
- Southlake Community OHT – including Aurora-Newmarket FHT, Georgina NPLC and Southlake Academic FHT
- Guelph and Area OHT – including East Wellington and Guelph FHTs, eHealth Centre of Excellence (part of Centre for Family Medicine FHT)
- Durham OHT – includes North Durham FHT
- North York Central OHT – includes North York FHT and Carefirst FHT
- Burlington OHT- includes Burlington and Caroline FHTs
- Toronto East OHT – includes South East Toronto FHT
This makes 8 OHTs announced to date, with a target of 24 to be announced. Visit our site to learn more.
Over the next few weeks, the Ministry will be rolling out 24 OHTs across the province. To stay up to date we encourage you to subscribe to the Connected Care Updates.And to follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
And please let AFHTO know if your OHT is being announced and share any media announcements so that we can spread the word.
In-year reconciliation deadline webcast
Join us on Monday, December 16, at 11:30 a.m. for a 30-minute call with Fernando Tavares, Program Manager at the Ministry of Health, to discuss and ask questions about
submission of the year-end expenditure forecast and resulting in-year surplus. The in-year reconciliation deadline this year is January 10, 2020.
We hope teams projecting unspent funds will consider a voluntary contribution to AFHTO to assist with our Governance & Leadership program and other supports for members. This will be discussed on the call. Please register here.
OCFP recognises AFHTO members at 2019 awards ceremony
AFHTO congratulates physicians in our member family health teams who were recognized at the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) 2019 Awards Ceremony, including Dr. Jocelyn Charles of Sunnybrook Academic FHT, named 2019 Reg. L Perkin Ontario Family Physician of the Year.
Visit our site to find out who won the Awards of Excellence.
Digital Health Toolbox slides and video available
Last week we held The Digital Health Toolbox: Enabling High-Performance Teams in The Delivery of Integrated, Patient-Centred Care Webinar. Presented by the eHealth Centre for Excellence, it highlighted:
- a virtual visits solution co-designed with providers and patients
- an eReferral solution, co-designed with providers and patients, supporting seamless transitions in care
- EMR-integrated tablets, enabling efficient patient assessments
- Chronic disease prevention and management (CDPM) decision support tools; and
- a system of regionally-based tools that support the sharing of vital health information across geographies and health sectors.
Slides and video are now available.
Safer opioid prescribing through a clinic-wide urine drug testing system – the HARMS Program
Slides from the AFHTO 2019 presentation on this Bright Lights award winning program are now available here.
Holiday perks
Don’t forget, as you shop for the holidays, AFHTO members are eligible to sign up for Perkopolis discounts, which include travel, major retailers, tickets to major attractions, sporting events and more. So far, we have over 500 active members.
Check with your administrator if your team is already signed up and you can register right away. If not, please have them contact info@afhto.ca. It’s free to sign up!
New toolkit for people who provide and who receive mental health care
The toolkit from McMaster University includes two new workbooks that were jointly developed by healthcare providers and mental health service users.
One workbook can support people dealing with a mental health challenge to navigate their care and prepare for appointments with their primary care provider (e.g. family doctor, nurse practitioner, or other healthcare provider within a primary care setting).
The other workbook can be used by providers during appointments to facilitate communication between patients and providers, as well as plan next steps. PDFs of the workbooks can be downloaded here, or you can request hard copies of the toolkit for your clinic here.
Increasing Access To Patients Through Virtual Care Visits Webinar, Dec. 10, 2019
Listen to the Minto Mapleton and Peterborough FHTs share how they integrated digital health tools in their programs. Register now!
Advanced Social Work With Older Adults, Jan. 15, 2020
The OASW is holding their popular online certificate course in January. Register before Dec. 15. Learn more here.
ECHO Mental Health Programs, Jan 2020
ECHO Complex Patient Management and Adult Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities are multi-week programs that commence in January. Learn more and apply here.
Preparing for Audits, Jan. 15, 2020
Register early for AFHTO’s upcoming Financial Webinar Series session. Learn how to prepare for audit season. Register now!
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