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Update on the Ministry request memo and more
Recent updates include:
- Update on the Ministry Request Memo – Respiratory Illness Season– AFHTO, Nov. 22, 2022
- Key Messages- COVID Booster– MOH, November 2022
- Template letter- fall boosters– OMA, November 2022
- Navigating Antipyretic Drug Shortages– Thames Valley FHT, Nov. 16, 2022
- Quick Pearls while dealing with intermittent pediatric antibiotic shortages– Thames Valley FHT, Nov. 15, 2022
We continue to update multiple pages on our site with resources and news:
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates– the original page, with news and updates. You can find links to related pages here as well.
Refer frontline health workers to psychological practitioners for MOH-covered treatment
Primary care providers can now refer patients directly to psychologists from their EMR enabling increased access to timely specialized mental health services. This is possible through a partnership between the Ontario Psychological Association and Ontario’s eServices Program, which saw the integration of the Ocean and Strata Health e-referral platforms thereby allowing family physicians, nurse practitioners, and other primary care providers to connect with psychologists.
The Covid-19 Psychological Support Program, funded by the Ministry of Health, ensures that frontline health workers can receive up to 12 psychotherapy sessions with a registered psychologist or psychological associate at no cost. To learn more email opa@psych.on.ca or read their e-referral guidelines for more details.
This builds on a prior collaboration between AFHTO, NPAO, OCFP, NPLCA, OMA’s section of General & Family Practice, and the Alliance for Healthier Communities.
Reminder- Supporting Caregivers Supports Patients- The Critical Role of Primary Care in Preventing Caregiver Burnout, Nov. 24
Co-hosted by The Ontario Caregiver Organization and the Primary Care Collaborative, this webinar will include insights from a caregiver with lived experience, as well as examples of primary care initiatives across Ontario that are connecting caregivers to support. Register here.
Recruiting for study on healthcare providers and sex trafficking
Women’s College Research Institute seeks social workers, nurses and physicians who live and work in Ontario to discuss their thoughts and experiences regarding the domestic sex trafficking of adolescents and adults in Canada.
“In Canada, there has been limited research on sex trafficking, especially in adult populations and from a healthcare perspective. By attending to healthcare providers’ thoughts and experiences as professionals regarding domestic sex trafficking of adolescents and adults in Ontario, Canada, we can build an understanding of the gaps in care for this population and areas in which care can be improved.”
For further information please contact frances.recknor@wchospital.ca.
Strategies to improve antibiotic use in primary care
Nov. 18-24 is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. To help promote this year’s campaign and to reinforce their commitment to the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), PHO has published new fact sheets, Strategies to Improve Antibiotic Use in Primary Care.
TechSoup courses- disaster planning and cybersecurity
Have thoughts on how social work practice is organized and supported in primary care?
This study from the University of Toronto is looking to host one more focus group for social workers who haven’t had the chance to share their experience and perspectives on how social work practice has shifted during the pandemic. Participants will take part in a 60-minute focus group with other social workers in primary care.
Led by Dr. Rachelle Ashcroft, Associate Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, it’s supported by AFHTO and OASW.
If you’re interested in participating, please send an email to Simon at sck.lam@utoronto.ca and include the clinic you work in.
Exceptions to the Prescription Drug List- deadline Nov. 29
Health Canada’s initial consultation on exceptions to the Prescription Drug List will close on Tuesday, November 29.
You can participate in this consultation and provide feedback about which existing exceptions are still needed and why on their site. For more information, you can watch this recorded webinar.
Routine childhood vaccination: How to address lapses during COVID-19, Nov. 24, 2022
Accredited webinar offered by the Canadian pediatric Society and co-developed with Public Health Agency of Canada. Register here.
Trauma Informed Care for Primary Care Providers: A Four-Part Series, Nov. 24- Dec. 15, 2022
Free special series by ECHO Ontario Child and Youth Mental Health. Register here.
Collaborative Health Governance in a Time of Deep Uncertainty, Nov. 25, 2022
In this View From the Top session, held by McMaster University, guest speakers, Helen Bevan, Jodeme Goldhar and Stacey Daub will discuss why radical collaboration and collaborative governance make a difference for population health, healthcare, and wellbeing. Register here.
Highlights and implications of the Ontario Science Table’s brief on primary care, Nov. 30, 2022
On October 3, 2022, the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table (OST) released its final brief, a 3-part exploration of how primary care responded to and was affected by the pandemic, and implications for ongoing health system planning and policy. In this webinar, you will hear from a panel of primary healthcare experts who contributed to that brief, as they share some of the most significant findings and implications. Register here.
NEW Patient Safety Learning Community of Practice, Dec. 6, 2022
The Quality and Patient Safety Team at Ontario Health kicks off the new community of practice focused on developing robust processes to track, prevent and learn from patient safety incidents. Register here.
Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing, Dec. 8
Metered dose inhalers produce significant carbon emissions. Ironically, these contribute to changes to the climate that can exacerbate respiratory conditions. Simple practice changes can help disrupt this cycle and lessen the health sector’s contributions to climate change.
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