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AFHTO 2023 Conference: deadline to submit your abstract is now May 25
Deadline to submit your abstract now Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 5:00 PM (EDT)
Email info@afhto.ca or call 647-234-8605 x1200 if you have any questions. We’re here to help.

Member stories
North York FHT – On May 17, 2023, North York Toronto Health Partners (NYTHP) welcomed Collaborative Aotearoa, a national network of primary health care and community partners from New Zealand to share their respective approaches to primary care and integrated services to improve health care for all. Learn more here.
News and updates- Ontario exploring beginning breast screening at age 40 and more
- “Ontario exploring beginning breast screening ten years earlier — at age 40” – Ottawa Citizen, May 11, 2023
- “The experiences and attitudes of family caregivers of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at different timepoints in the COVID-19 pandemic” – Disability and Health Journal, Apr. 6, 2023
- “Unmet needs, limited access: A qualitative study of postpartum health care experiences of people with disabilities” – Journal of Advanced Nursing, Mar. 17, 2023
Seeking physician input on patients returning to work
Have you had patients return to work from a work absence due to a mental or physical health problem? Trent University researchers are interested in your experiences interacting with patients experiencing sickness absence and others involved in the process.
Your involvement: Completion of an online survey and participation in a focus group with other physicians sharing similar experiences.
To find out more, scan the QR code in the flyer or click here.
Separation Pathways- a hub for separating families
Separation Pathways is a non-profit for separating couples to find cooperative, affordable, timely, and supportive options. Their services are available remotely to residents of Ontario.
They’re a team of multi-disciplinary professionals including lawyers, mediators, mental health professionals, and financial experts, to better address the needs of separating families. They work with clients to create their unique separation plan to help guide them towards a resolution. They then connect them with a suitable and experienced mediator for a flat and affordable fee, as well as other professionals based on their needs.
Additionally, they offer holistic referrals more wrap around care where complex needs require more support. They also extensively screen for domestic and intimate partner violence, have referral partners in this arena, and can modify their services to increase safety where appropriate. They’re in the process of seeking charitable status so that they can further subsidize low-income clients. You can read their brochure for more information.
Crafting a Digital Climate Plan, May 25, 2023
“Crafting a Digital Climate Plan: How Digital Sustainability can Enhance Resilience, Transform Governance and Promote Equity” webinar hosted by TechSoup and Mightybytes. Register here.
Ontario Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence Eating Disorders Webinar, May 30, 2023
Ontario Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence’s first webinar on the development of the Eating Disorders Provincial Program. Register here.
Sharing Our Stories: Using the Arts to Explore Lived Experiences of Autism and Mental Health, May 31, 2023
Part of a series of monthly interactive workshops where we discuss different topics that are important to Autistic adults. Learn more.
Connected Communities: Building Equitable Integrated Healthcare, June 7-8, 2023
Alliance for Healthier Communities’ annual conference. Find out more.
New Horizons: A Conversation with Sarah Polley, June 9, 2023
DFCM welcomes Academy Award-winning screenwriter and acclaimed actor and director Sarah Polley to explore how an interdisciplinary lens to the practice of family medicine can help family doctors challenge their personal assumptions and biases and become more thoughtful and empathic practitioners. Register here.
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