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Focused vaccination efforts in response to Omicron variant
With the Omicron variant becoming the dominant strain of COVID-19 and cases sharply increasing, the health system has been asked to implement an ‘all hands-on deck’ and immunize as many individuals over 50+ as possible before December 24th.
To highlight the urgency and the request from the Ministry, several memos have been released to the field:
- The CMOH memo – Responding to Ontario’s current pandemic situation, including the Omicron variant of concern – sent on Dec.10
- Ministry’s Primary Health Care Branch memo – Important Ministry Request – COVID-19 Vaccines – sent to teams on Dec.13
- CMOH/MOH/OH memo – Focused Vaccination Efforts in response to Omicron Variant – sent Dec.14
As a follow up, we sent this email to the triad yesterday morning. We’ll provide more updates as soon as we can, so please check your email and let us know if you have any questions.
From OntarioMD regarding finding those who would be eligible for third shots:
- OH eReport has included 3rd shots since Nov. 15. Now instead of 1 of 2 or 2 of 2, the record is showing 1, 2, or 3. All toolkits at OntarioMD website have also been updated to work with this new report.
- Also, there is a New additional report which includes the full vaccination history of all rostered patients whose vaccination status is on record.
#AFHTO2021 videos + 2022 planning committee sign up
All our 2021 conference videos and slides are now available to members, including the closing plenary MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER: The Power of Resilience with Dr. Mamta Gautam.
Become an influencer (sort of)!
Maybe you’re not getting free swag as an Instagram influencer, but you can get free registration and that’s just as good! Become a part of our 2022 conference planning committee and shape our first hybrid conference. As members, you’re our main audience so you should have a major say in how 2022 looks.
Review our ToR and sign up by Jan. 4, 2022.
2021 University of Toronto Family Medicine Report
The 2021 University of Toronto Family Medicine Report is authored by nearly 100 family doctors and health care providers from across Ontario, Canada and beyond. On the theme ‘caring through crisis’, it features personal stories, reflections and anecdotes that represent just a small fraction of the incredible work happening in family medicine and primary care, as well as data from the University of Toronto Practice Based Research Network (UTOPIAN). It includes stories from a number of our teams including St. Michael’s Hospital Academic and Toronto Western FHTs.
Post COVID-19 guidance and more
Recent updates include:
- COVID-19 Third Dose Recommendations – MOH, updated Dec. 13, 2021
- Post COVID-19 Condition: Guidance for Primary Care- EN and FR– Ontario Health, Dec. 9, 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
Primary care data reports for OHTs video
Primary Care Data Reports for OHTs were presented at a webinar on December 8, 2021. Hosted by INSPIRE-PHC, this session was intended to orient attendees to the reports and was followed with a Q and A session. The recording is available here.
Year-end communications and thank you
Although we will have further emails, this is the last newsletter for 2021, and we’d like to say thank you to all our members who allow us to provide support. May you squeeze every bit of joy you can out of these busy times. Thank you for all your hard work this year, and our very best wishes for this season.
2022 Legal Issues for Primary Care Team Webinars, Jan. 6- Dec. 1, 2022
Led by Kate Dewhirst. Learn more here.
ECHO Care of the Elderly (COE): Dementia series, Jan. 12- Mar. 23, 2022
You can find information here and register here.
Opening ourselves: An introduction to anti-oppression practices and frameworks (part 1), Jan. 13, 2021
Hosted by Healthcare Excellence Canada. Register here.
ECHO Programs at UHN, starting Jan. 13, 2021
Liver -starting Jan. 17
Concussion- starting Jan. 19
Chronic Pain/Opioids- starting Jan.13
Rheumatology- starting Jan. 14
Register here.
Winter/Spring 2022 Continuing Professional Development, Jan. 18- June 2022
Queen’s Faculty of Health Sciences’ Continuing Professional Development program. View options here.
Quality Rounds: The Reality of Virtual Care: Lessons from the Pandemic, Jan. 28, 2022
Hosted by Ontario Health. Find out more here.
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