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Bruyère Academic FHT – Bruyère Academic FHT – Leaders in Vaccine Efforts
Central Brampton FHT- Central Brampton FHT QIDSS recognized by OntarioMD
Central Hastings FHT- Gilmour medical clinic reopens Oct. 5
North Perth FHT- Mary Atkinson discusses COVID-19 vaccine myths, medical exemptions
Rheumatology in primary care: approach to the patient with peripheral joint pain
We’ve updated the name of our Oct. 14 webinar to more accurately reflect the content. This presentation provides an overarching schema of rheumatic diseases, with a focus on types and patterns of articular involvement, and extraarticular and serologic correlates. By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to apply this schema when approaching common rheumatic disease presentations. Find out more and register here.
It’s election time! please register for AFHTO’s member consultation forum
The 2022 provincial election is fast approaching, and we need to hear from you! We’re asking all members from teams – physicians, nurse practitioners, executive directors/admin leads, board members, IHPs, QIDSS, and administrative staff – to join our member consultation forum with our government relations firm, Enterprise Canada, on Tuesday, November 16, from 12 PM to 1:30 PM.
We look forward to this consultation on our proposed election messaging and material. Every member is key in ensuring the importance of team-based primary care in communities is understood, and there is no better time to do this than during health system restructuring – and in the lead up to an election. Please click here for more information and to register!
AFHTO partnering with 19 to Zero
AFHTO has partnered with 19 to Zero to help address vaccine hesitancy and to support healthcare workers. 19 to Zero is a dedicated coalition of academics, public health experts, behavioural economists, and creative professionals working to understand, engage with, and ultimately shift public perceptions around COVID-19 behaviours and vaccination. 19 to Zero uses data- and research-informed approaches to support communities and healthcare workers across Canada.
They have launched public health campaigns, produced, and disseminated tailored resources, translated fact sheets, developed practice change toolkits, and much more! Teams can check out their tools and get more information here!
Maintaining immunizations for school-age children during Covid-19 and more
Recent updates include:
- Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases resources on behalf of the planning committee of the Ontario Roundtable on Maintaining Immunizations for School-Aged Children, Oct. 1, 2021:
- COVID-19 Vaccine Consult Service for parents– Hospital for Sick Kids, October 2021
- COVID-19 positivity rates, hospitalizations and mortality of adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario, Canada– Disability and health journal, Jul. 26, 2021
- Commentary on Ontario Human Rights Commission’s support for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies– Maria McDonald, McDonald HR Law, Oct. 4, 2021
We continue to update several pages on our site with resources and news:
- Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates– the original page, with news and Ministry situation reports (please note that the Ministry Situation Reports on COVID-19 are posted daily so review them to better understand the provincial response)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Information
- COVID-19 assessment centres in Ontario
- COVID-19 information for Patients, Caregivers and the Public
- Infection control resources and tools for primary care
- Management and operations, human resources and COVID-19
- Mental health and wellness during COVID-19
- Providing Comprehensive Care During COVID-19
- Resources for Re-opening
- Virtual Care, Digital Health and COVID-19
Merging Quorum groups: Primary Care and COVID-19 Support CoP and register for next meeting
Ontario Health is merging the “COVID@Home Monitoring for Primary Care” and the “Primary Care Vaccination Support QI CoP” into one new community of practice. The new group, Primary Care and COVID-19 Community of Practice will provide one location to ask questions, find resources and share lessons learned.
There was substantial overlap in membership between these two groups and OH recognizes that primary care is being pulled in several directions currently. Merging the CoP’s will provide one location for members to share resources, grab information or ask questions and will allow them to be responsive to memberships overall needs.
Any existing member of either group is automatically a member. Simply log into Quorum as you normally would to access this group. The next CoP meeting for this merged group is on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021, from 8:00 am to 9:00 am where you will learn about monitoring pediatric patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 and discuss other COVID-19 related issues affecting primary care. Register here.
Seeking couples for online self-help intervention study
Researchers from Ryerson and York University are seeking eligible couples for a study testing an online, self-help intervention that improves PTSD symptoms and enhance relationships, Couple HOPES, as profiled in our webinar earlier this year. Find out more here.
Call for applications now open – TUTOR-PHC 2022-2023
Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research – Primary Health Care (TUTOR-PHC), is a one-year, pan-Canadian interdisciplinary research capacity building program that has been training primary and integrated health care researchers, clinicians and decision-makers from family medicine, nursing, psychology, epidemiology, social work, occupational therapy, education, policy, and many other disciplines since 2003. For more information, please visit the website or contact the TUTOR-PHC Project Coordinator at tutor@uwo.ca if you are interested in applying. The deadline to apply is December 6, 2021.
Public Health 2021 Program, Oct. 6-8, 2021
Hosted by the Canadian Public Health Association. Find out more.
Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day, Oct. 15, 2021
One day provincial meeting of researchers, policy makers, patients, and clinicians interested in primary health care research in Ontario. Register for free here.
Tapering and Stopping Opioids, Oct. 19, 2021
Co-hosted with ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship (UHN). Register here.
AFHTO 2021 Conference, Oct. 27-28, 2021
Post-Pandemic Primary Care: Respond, Recover, Rebuild. Members get a significant discount on the registration fee. Find out more here.
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