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Bright Lights Awards nominations now open

Shine a light on your team’s achievements. Nominate an outstanding team or individual for a “Bright Lights” Award by July 14, 2023.

AFHTO’s “Bright Lights” Awards recognize AFHTO members’ leadership, outstanding work and the significant progress being made to improve the value interprofessional primary care teams across Ontario deliver.

There’s no better time to show what you can do. The deadline is July 14. Learn more here.

Member stories

Kawartha North FHT- Kawartha North FHT clears the air

Lakeview FHT – striving to bring 3 nurse practitioners to Brighton

New Vision FHT- Development, successes, and potential pitfalls of multidisciplinary chronic disease management clinics in a family health team: a qualitative study

Temagami FHT – clinics looking to team up with Temagami

Expanding and enhancing interprofessional primary care teams EOI- request for submissions

The deadline for EOI applications has just passed, so by now all interested members have made their submissions. We’d like to request all EDs and Admin Leads who participated to share their submissions with AFHTO if you’re willing to do so. This information will be used to help inform advocacy efforts on your behalf.

Please send your submissions to Michael Scarpitti at Michael.Scarpitti@afhto.ca. We wish you all the best of luck in your applications.

News and updates – turnaround time for cytology testing and more

• Memo on turnaround time for cytology testing- EN and FR – OH, June 13, 2023
• COVID-19 updates and solutions for our family practice challenges materials– UofT and OCFP, June 16, 2023
• Primary Care: A Bold Revisioning – CPSO eDialogue, June 15, 2023
• Addressing the Silent Epidemic of Ageing with Diabetes in Canada– National Institute on Ageing, June 15, 2023

Ontario Nonprofit Network state of the sector survey

Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) has launched their survey, 2023 realities for Ontario’s nonprofit sector. “The nonprofit sector’s data is powerful and holds vital information on the invaluable work we do all across Ontario. In the numbers lies a story that can be used to create change alongside governments, and other stakeholders. The survey is open to all nonprofits, charities, and grassroots groups in Ontario with a mission to serve a public benefit.”

Survey details

• Survey is available in French.
• Completion will take approximately 15 minutes.
• Survey closes on July 5 by 5pm.
• Bonus! Enter to win two free tickets to Nonprofit Driven in 2024.

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.

Depression and Autism: A youth-to-youth guide to coping and getting help, June 26, 2023
Join to learn about a new online resource to support autistic youth with depression, their caregivers and care providers. Presented by the Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression, CAMH. Register here.

Increasing Access to Primary Care, June 27, 2023
A Longwoods Leadership Discussion on First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP), which focuses on integrating physiotherapists into primary and community care to increase access to both prevention and rehabilitation services. Learn more here.

The world has changed; your nonprofit governance should too. July 26, 2023
Free webinar hosted by the Ontario Nonprofit Network. Register here.