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Happy National Nursing Week
Happy #NationalNursingWeek to all nurses-RNs,RPNs & NPs in primary care teams. Thank you for you dedication to your patients, communities, and teams. We appreciate you for everything you do.
Online appointment booking 2022/23 funding webinar materials available
On April 28 Ontario Health provided information and answered questions about the 2022/23 Ministry of Health approved funding for OHTs, in development teams and other health care organizations to enable more patients to schedule an online appointment with their primary care provider or other community care provider. Slides and video are now available on our site.
Election 2022: It Takes a Team
Candidates have started campaigning in earnest for the provincial election on June 2. Healthcare is a top issue for all parties AND the public, so use all the resources available to make your voice heard.
Share successes, pictures from candidate meetings, or pictures of patients with a voter card on social media. Broadcast what you do to deliver the best primary care in Ontario where It Takes a Team.
AFHTO is tweeting regularly. We ask you tag @afhto when you tweet, and we’ll also retweet you! Don’t forget to use our campaign slogan #ItTakesATeam
If you have any questions, please email advocacy@afhto.ca.
Online OHIP renewal finally updated
The change has finally been made! OHIP cards can now be renewed online by anyone with a driver’s license OR an Ontario Photo Card. Advocacy for a fairer system was heard. Patients can renew here.
June 2- deadline to implement right to disconnect policy
A reminder that employers, who as of January 1, 2022, had 25+ employees, must implement a right to disconnect policy by June 2, 2022. The policy’s content is up to employers. Resources available from Maria McDonald of McDonald HR Law are:
- May 9, 2022 E-Alert which sets out information about Right to Disconnect policy content and other legal requirements for a Right to Disconnect Policy
- A sample policy
- Previous January 5, 2022 E-Alert about Bill 27
Long COVID: aiming for a consensus and more
Recent updates include:
- Staying Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines: Recommended Doses– MOH, updated May 2, 2022
- COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Recommendations– MOH, updated May 2, 2022
- Long COVID: aiming for a consensus – The Lancet, May 4, 2022
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
GoodLife – chance to win a BBQ when you join
You have a chance to win 1 of 5 Napoleon Rogue 365 BBQs when you enroll in the Corporate Membership Program before June 30, 2022. Find out more here.
Right now, annual (paid in full) rates are $619 and biweekly rates $25. Effective May 30, 2022, AFHTO members will be eligible for a 25% discount on membership types.
To take advantage of discounted rates, you need a membership ID assigned by AFHTO. Automatically assigned to those on the ‘Bits & Pieces’ mailing list, these are sent to GoodLife monthly near the end of the month. To get your ID or be put on the list for one, please email info@afhto.ca.
2023 OCFP Family Medicine Summit call for abstracts
In 2023, FMS will be presented virtually, including live-stream days on January 27 and 28. Find out more about the application process on their site. Deadline June 12, 2022.
Application for ECHO Ontario Mental Health Summer Programming open
The program includes ECHO Ontario Integrated Mental and Physical Health (12 sessions – Fridays from 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. EST, June 3 – August 26, 2022). Apply here.
Practical technologies that can enable ageing in place webinar May 19
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health and University Health Network (UHN) and Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) will be presenting on Practical Technologies that can Enable Ageing in Place on May 19, from 9:00 – 10:00am EDT.
OMA Town Hall on Paxlovid and Evusheld, May 10, 2022
The OMA will host an online COVID-19 town hall on Paxlovid and Evusheld on Tuesday, May 10th from 7:30-9:00 p.m. The session will address considerations for prescribing Paxlovid for the treatment of COVID-19 and will provide an overview of Evusheld, a new prophylactic treatment for immunocompromised patients. Register here.
Back to the Office: Redefining Workplace Wellness in the Post-Covid World, May 17, 2022
Virtual panel presented by Canadian Club Toronto with OASW CEO Dr. Deepy Sur. Find out more here.
Demystifying Insurance: What Nonprofits Need to Know to Protect their Operations, May 19, 2022
Free webinar presented by HUB International in partnership with CharityVillage. Register here.
3rd Annual McMaster University Review Course in Psychiatry, May 26-27, 2022
Virtual CPD Conference. Find out more here.
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