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Member stories
Guelph FHT – Green Health Day
Norfolk FHT – expanding services for seasonal agricultural workers and FHT talks about future growth in Norfolk
Ottawa Valley FHT- Carleton Place bets on unique one-stop-shop health centre in bid to draw doctors
Thames Valley FHT – South West Self Management Program joins Thames Valley FHT
Deadline to sign up for an #AFHTO2023 working group is today
Come behind the scenes of our hybrid conference and be the first to learn about new developments in the field, influence conference programming, and discover the latest innovators in areas directly relevant to your work. Working group members also receive a discount off their registration fee. Deadline to sign up is today, May 2.
Mental Health Week: May 1-7, 2023
#MyStory is the theme of this year’s mental health week. The CMHA toolkit for your team’s participation is available here.
You can also consult this tool provided through iA Financial Group for your personal use. It has five fact sheets you can use throughout the week.
EDs and Admin leads- advising IHPs re member updates, including compensation
We have had a few IHPs contacting us regarding compensation survey updates. As a reminder, all staff, clinicians, and board members of AFHTO member teams are eligible to receive this newsletter and other relevant updates.
Compensation survey results and any other updates related to them will be released in this newsletter and/or other emails. EDs and Admin Leads, please advise them they can sign up via our home page or by emailing info@afhto.ca if you haven’t already done so.
Member website access- when logins are blocked
All staff, clinicians, and board members can sign up for access to news and resources in our member section here. For security purposes, we block any accounts that haven’t been used in 9 months or more. If this happens to you and you would like to regain access, please email info@afhto.ca to reactivate your account.
News and updates- virtual care not associated with higher ED use and more
- Virtual Care and Emergency Department Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Patients of Family Physicians in Ontario, Canada – JAMA Network Open, Apr. 28, 2023
- Our healthcare data is at risk from cybercriminals – CIRA blog, Mar. 31, 2023
- Quash Resource Mapping Survey – the Lung Health Foundation. Open until May 11.
WSIB Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards
If your team is registered with the WSIB, you’re eligible for their Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards. Winners will receive $10,000 (gold), $6,000 (silver), or $4,000 (bronze) as well as promotion on social media. Deadline is May 19.
Seeking parents/caregivers of youth under 25 who died by suicide
There is a research study led by Dr. Toula Kourgiantakis (University of Toronto- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work) on Youth Suicide and Systems of Care. This study aims to better understand the types of formal and informal care youth and young adults received prior to a suicide. They’d like to meet with parents/caregivers of youth under 25 years old who died by suicide to hear their perspectives on the systems of care that their youth interacted with. Participants will engage in a 90-minute interview. For more information, please see their flyer or contact the project coordinator Jori Jones at jori.jones@mail.utoronto.ca.
The Problem of Unvalidated Home Blood Pressure Devices: Implications for the Public Health and Practice, May 8, 2023
Hosted by Hypertension Canada. Register here.
Chronic Diseases Management: A Danish Perspective, May 9, 2023
Hosted by Danish Life Sciences Forum, Royal Embassy of Denmark in Canada, and Healthcare DENMARK. Register here.
The roadmap to eliminating hepatitis C in Ontario, May 10, 2023
This webinar will share an overview of the roadmap, including key priorities and strategies for how we can carry out its recommendations in Ontario. Register here.
2023 University of Toronto DFCM Conference, May 11-12, 2023
This year’s theme is “DFCM: Strengthening health systems through academic excellence, connection and collaboration.” Find out more.
Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting, May 11 – 12, 2023
Choosing Wisely Canada is currently offering 50% off 10 tickets to AFHTO members. To register and use this offer, please use the promocode AFHTO_CWC_50. This offer is available on a first-come-first-serve basis while tickets remain available.
Register now: https://choosingwiselycanada.org/cwc-2023/#registration
Collaborating Across Borders Conference, May 16-18, 2023
Hosted by UHN, University of Toronto, and Cache. Find out more.
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