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Nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors are open until July 28, 2023

Are you interested in serving on the AFHTO board of directors? The Governance Committee of AFHTO’s board invites anyone who works within an AFHTO member organization to apply. Please share this top 10 reasons to join the board, and call for nominations with all who work in your team and with members on your Board.

Six (6) positions are to be elected for a 3-year term on the 14-member AFHTO board. The AFHTO by-law calls for balanced representation on the board to include the various forms of governance, the regions of the province, and the mix of the professions/individuals working within FHTs, NPLCs and other interprofessional models of primary care. Visit our site for more information.

Member stories

Arnprior & District FHT – VTAC project might be short-term fix for family doctor shortage

Aurora-Newmarket FHT – MPP Dawn Gallagher-Murphy, Newmarket-Aurora visited to discuss “how our government can #cutredtape to reduce admin workload as this contributes to #burnout”.

Belleville NPLC– Financial boost for Belleville Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic

City of Lakes FHT – Federal Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos visited to learn more about team-based care.

North York FHT – MPP Robin Martin, Eglinton-Lawrence visited last week to discuss the importance of team-based care and reducing administrative burden.

Plantagenet FHT – impact of the Military Doctors Network on military family

Workplace mental health training series for health care workers

CMHA Ontario’s Your Health Space is launching a free workplace mental health training series for Ontario’s health care workers. This 12-week virtual series provides access to self-directed eLearning modules and trainer-led skill building sessions. Participants will learn strategies to manage and mitigate the effects of stress in the health care workplace and improve their mental health literacy. Digital certificates of completion will be awarded after each course.

Learn more and register here. Registration will close on Monday, June 12th.

Reminder – member renewal deadline is June 30

Thank you to most members who have already renewed membership for 2023-24. If you haven’t received a confirmation of payment from info@afhto.ca, this means we haven’t received your fee yet. Please consider sending your membership fee via Interac or electronic funds transfer and your renewal form via email. If you’re unable to switch from paying via cheques, please send them instead. Unpaid and unconfirmed memberships will be cut-off on June 30.

News and updates- memo re iGAS, effect of free medicine on health care costs and more

• Memo on Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease– MOH, May 23, 2023
• Effect of free medicine distribution on health care costs in Canada over 3 years – JAMA Health Forum, May 26, 2023
• Development of a definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection– JAMA, May 25, 2023
• Acute care related to cannabis use during pregnancy after the legalization of nonmedical cannabis in Ontario – CMAJ, May 23, 2023

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.

Screening for Risks for Development of Substance Use Disorders, June 2, 2023
Session in Paediatric Project ECHO’s Opioids and Substance Use in the Management of Pain in Children and Youth. Register here.

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.

CPA Ontario’s Ethics Conference: Navigating Grey Areas, June 22, 2023
Relevant for all CPAs and finance professionals who want to incorporate ethical best practices in their operations. Find out more.