Bits & Pieces: deadline to come to #AFHTO2022 for free and more

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Deadline to come to #AFHTO2022 for free is today
We have several openings for program hosts. These volunteers help keep our sessions on track and get complimentary registration in return. See the role description here and email paula.myers@afhto.ca if you’re interested. Deadline Aug. 31, 2022.

Reminder- Wellness Check: Dealing with Transitions and Managing Stress, Sep. 15

Hosted in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario, participants will have the opportunity to gain insight into change processes and their impact on workplace mental health. Learn more and register here.

Member stories

CarePoint Health – PMH Success Story: CarePoint Health

Credit Valley FHT – Canada experiencing shortage of family doctors

Paxlovid memo, addendum to COVID-19 PPE guidance and more

Recent updates include:

• Memo – Paxlovid prescribing in primary care – Testing and tools – EN and FR– OH, Aug. 30, 2022
• Addendum: Guidelines for Pandemic Stockpile Use- EN and FR – MOH, Aug. 24, 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 updates

Integrate early literacy into your practice with Early Words/Premiers mots

The Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation is inviting clinics and hospitals across Canada to apply to join its Early Words/Premier mots program. Early Words provides healthcare professionals with resources, training, and books to deliver early literacy support to families with babies and young children.

If your team serves children from newborn to age five who face barriers to literacy, you can learn more here, and apply to join here. Expressions of interest are due by Sep. 30. For more information please email earlywords@childrensliteracy.ca.

Ontario Health seeking feedback on a new quality standard: sickle cell disease
Ontario Health is developing a new quality standard for sickle cell disease and invite you to review the draft and offer feedback. Primary care providers can play a key role in monitoring of symptoms and management of chronic complications for people with sickle cell disease. The quality standard and patient guide will be available for review here from September 2 to 23.

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: A Three-Part Series, starting Sep. 15, 2022
Hosted by ECHO Ontario Child and Youth Mental Health. Register here.

Immunizations Across the Lifespan, Sep. 17, 2022

Hosted by Canadian Collaborative Research Network for family physicians and pharmacists. Register here.

OMGMA Conference 2022: Together Again, Sep. 21- 23, 2022
In-person event in Mississauga. Register here.

OMD Digital Health and Virtual Care Conference, Sep. 29-30, 2022
Virtual conference hosted by OntarioMD. Find out more here.

AFHTO 2022 Conference, Oct. 12, 2022

Join your peers from across Ontario and beyond as we reconnect and reimagine, moving forward together.

Members get more than 50% off registration. Register with your verification code here.