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Perkopolis winter discounts
AFHTO members are eligible to sign up for free access to over 5000 perks through Perkopolis, including discounts on winter activities, travel, products, and wellness.
EDs, if your team doesn’t have access yet, please email info@afhto.ca.
Reminder- is there a doctor on board? #AFHTO2023 help needed
AFHTO offers Mainpro+ accreditation for our annual conference for physicians. To ensure we maintain the standards required, we invite a member physician to take part in ONE meeting in February to provide feedback and input on the themes and format for our 2023 event. We’ll provide the appropriate materials beforehand and will be available to answer any questions you might have. Please email paula.myers@afhto.ca ASAP if you’re interested. Deadline Jan. 25.
ICYMI- mental health and addiction funding letters
On Jan. 18 we sent an email titled ‘Regarding mental health and addiction funding letters’ to EDs and Admin leads. This can now be found here at the triad level. If you have any questions, please contact Abisola.otepola@afhto.ca.
Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact- deadline Feb. 17
You can shape the public discussion about health. The University of Toronto has a journalism fellowship designed with family physicians in mind and you can attend from anywhere. Learn more / apply / join an open house here. The next open house is Jan. 26 and they’re accepting applications until Feb. 17.
Association between virtual primary care and ED use and more
Recent updates include:
- COVID Therapeutics materials– OCFP and UofT Jan. 20, 2023
- Association between virtual primary care and emergency department use during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada– CMAJ January 23, 2023
- “My family doctor didn’t know how to help me”: a teenager’s perspective on being diagnosed with long COVID– CMAJ January 17, 2023
- Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients seemingly recovered from COVID-19 – The Journal of Pathology, Jan. 18, 2023
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.
Workplace mental health training for health care settings
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario has launched Your Health Space. This free workplace mental health program provides the training, resources, and tools needed to support health care organizations in addressing the burnout and moral distress affecting their teams.
Your Health Space offers self-directed modules and live workshops, the latter of which can be tailored to each organization’s unique needs. This programming is delivered through three distinct spaces designed to address the needs of 1) Leaders, 2) Health Care Workers, and 3) Support Staff working within an organization. A fourth space for Connection, invites all staff members across an entire organization to participate in training together. Your Health Space’s team of trainers are based across Ontario and are available to facilitate workshops virtually or in person.
If you are interested in bringing this free training program to your workplace, please visit: https://yourhealthspace.ca/programs/ or contact yourhealthspace@ontario.cmha.ca.
Phase I Guidance for Clinically Appropriate Use of Virtual Care for Primary Care evaluation survey
Ontario Health is conducting an evaluation of the ‘Phase I Guidance for Clinically Appropriate Use of Virtual Care for Primary Care’ developed in collaboration with an Expert Panel. You’re invited to complete this survey to capture your awareness of, access to and adoption of the Phase I Guidance for Clinically Appropriate Use of Virtual Care for Primary Care.
You may access the survey here.
The survey should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete, and your responses will remain anonymous. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the survey, please do not hesitate to contact Mimosa Zhao by email at zhao@theevidencenetwork.com.
Collaborative Governance: Towards the Next Level of Integrated Care, Jan. 24, 2023
Hosted by HSPN and IFIC Canada. Register here.
OCFP 2023 Family Medicine Summit, Jan. 27-28, 2023
Features two livestream days on Jan 27 & 28, plus additional pre-recorded sessions. Find out more here.
ECHO Ontario Conference 2023, Jan. 27, 2023
Virtual event, titled Integrated Health Systems and the ECHO Model: Lessons Learned in Ontario. Register here.
Early Psychosis Intervention Quarterly Webinar, Feb. 9, 2023
Ontario Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence’s first quarterly webinar on the development of a provincial Early Psychosis Intervention Program. Register here.
Patient Safety Learning Community of Practice, Feb. 7, 2023
Learn more about the patient safety narrative question for the 2023/24 QIP submission. Register here.
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