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New patient resources at ConfusedAboutCOVID.ca
The Department of Community and Family Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) have created a new series of patient resources that teams can use to help patients make sense of the latest guidance around COVID/Omicron.
The resources include plain-language questions and answers about COVID management, testing, isolation and more. They offer patients and the public trustworthy advice about protecting their health and how primary care providers can help.
Find out more at ConfusedAboutCovid.ca.
2022 conference planning committee – deadline tomorrow, Jan. 19
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.19, 2022 12 noon. Please also indicate your availability here.
If you have any questions, please email info@afhto.ca.
Monitoring Organizational Performance Toolkit now available
On Tuesday, AFHTO and the Centre for Organizational Effectiveness introduced the new Monitoring Organizational Performance Toolkit to board members and executive directors.
Operational oversight is a key responsibility of boards of directors, and one that can bring the challenge of striking an appropriate balance of being informed enough about operations to maintain appropriate oversight without stepping into operational management, which is the realm of the executive director. The toolkit is now online with the template dashboard, the webinar presentation and recording.
Updated Omicron guidance and more
Recent updates include:
- COVID-19 Case Definition – MOH, updated Jan.17, 2022
- COVID-19 Integrated Testing & Case, Contact and Outbreak Management Interim Guidance: Omicron Surge– MOH, updated Jan. 13, 2022
- COVID-19 Vaccine Third Dose Recommendations– MOH, updated Jan. 13, 2022
- Medical Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccination– MOH, updated Jan. 12, 2022
- After Your COVID-19 Vaccine– MOH, updated Jan. 11, 2022
- Handout that outlines the drugs that can be used to treat COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms– St. Michael’s Academic FHT pharmacists, Dec. 30, 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
PocketWell- companion app by Wellness Together
To make mental health and substance use support even more accessible to all Canadians, Wellness Together Canada has launched PocketWell, a companion app to the online portal. The app is adding to Wellness Together Canada’s existing offerings and features new resources, including a self-assessment tool and tracker that monitors mood, mental health functioning and well-being. PocketWell is free and available for download through your app store right now (App Store) (Google Play Store).
2022/23 Collaborative QIP Overview and Supports, Jan. 18, 2022
In partnership with the Alliance and NPLCA, we are hosting a webinar to help primary care teams better understand cQIP and start planning theirs for 2022/23.
Dr. David Kaplan Chief of Clinical Quality at Ontario Health (Quality) will be leading the discussion
Rapid Update: Therapeutic Management of COVID-19, Jan. 20, 2022
Hosted by Ontario Health, this General Medicine Quality Improvement Network webinar brings general medicine physicians and care teams together to learn new ways to improve their patient care and to reduce variations in care. Register here.
COVID-19 Community of Practice for Family Physicians: Responding to the Omicron surge, Jan. 21, 2022
37th in OCFP’s series ‘Changing the way we work’. Register here.
Better Breathing Week, Jan. 24-28, 2022
Hosted by the Lung Health Foundation, registration is open for this free event. Find out more here.
Quality Rounds: The Reality of Virtual Care: Lessons from the Pandemic, Jan. 28, 2022
Hosted by Ontario Health. Find out more here.
ECHO Ontario Child and Youth Mental Health, starting Feb. 3, 2022
Limited spots available. These weekly sessions take place via Zoom from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST every Thursday for 24 weeks. Find out more here.
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