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Upcoming Healthcare Excellence Canada program opportunities
Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) is launching two new program opportunities soon.
Strengthening Primary Care is a new program aimed at improving equitable access to safe, including culturally safe, team-based primary care closer to home in northern, rural, and remote communities.
- Visit HEC’s website
- Register to attend the informational webinar on July 11
- Email strengthening-primarycare@hec-esc.ca
Health Workforce Innovation Challenge
The challenge is for all types of publicly funded healthcare teams in Canada trying new approaches or models of care to improve staff retention and support.
Whether accelerating existing initiatives or launching new ones, this challenge offered by Healthcare Excellence Canada provides low-barrier entry, exciting opportunities for monetary awards, and community, networking, and knowledge-sharing.
- Visit HEC’s website
- Join the Challenge at any point from June 27, 2023, to April 30, 2024 at Health Workforce Innovation Challenge
- Open Q&A Session (July 19): Q&A: Health Workforce Innovation Challenge (healthcareexcellence.ca)
- Email HEC at challenges.defis@hec-esc.ca
Member stories
Arnprior and District FHT – Walking Group gives you a gentle push toward success
Guelph FHT – 2022-2203 Annual Report and 2023-2027 Strategic Priorities
Kawartha North FHT- Minden Urgent Care Clinic kept busy during first weekend of operation
Summerville FHT- 2022-2023 Annual Report
Today’s the deadline to volunteer for the Bright Lights Review Committee
We just need a couple more people on the review committee. If you’d like to learn more about your peers’ contributions and get a $40 discount on your registration fee, please apply here. Deadline today, July 5, 2023.
Summer schedule for Bits & Pieces
We know you get a lot of emails so we’re slowing it down a bit for summer. In July and August, we’re switching to a biweekly schedule instead of weekly. That should be an extra ten minutes per month, so you’re welcome.
Cervical and breast cancer screening for patients with physical disabilities in the Waterloo-Wellington area
Preventative healthcare is a right and should be accessible to all. However, studies show that a lower percentage of people with physical disabilities receive preventative care measures, like screenings and pap tests, than the general population. In response to this gap in care, the Mobility Clinic at the Centre for Family Medicine in Kitchener offers cervical and breast cancer screening for patients with physical disabilities.
This ongoing initiative, run several times during the year, expands the reach of the regular Mobility Clinic services. At various locations across the Waterloo-Wellington region, the Mobility Clinic seeks to help patients with physical disabilities (and their primary care providers) with health care needs that are difficult to manage due to a patient’s disability or accessibility issues. In other words, the Clinic offers accessible office space and equipment during cancer screenings, and at any follow-ups.
The Mobility Clinic, and the screenings, require a referral from a family doctor / nurse practitioner. Forms are available from the Clinic, the Clinic’s website, or on Ocean E-Referral. Here are two posters with this information that you can share with your healthcare community: one for clinicians, and one for patients. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out: 519-578-2100 ext. 207.
Treatment for people with depression and anxiety-related concerns
Adults experiencing depression or anxiety-related concerns can access free cognitive-behavioural therapy and related services through the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program. Depending on needs and preferences, they will be matched with a service, which includes self-led resources guided by a coach or clinician, and one-on-one or group therapy sessions.
Coordinated by network lead organizations across the province, services are delivered by trained community-based organizations. Individuals can self-refer for most of the networks or get a referral from a provider.
Gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary people quality standard
Ontario Health is developing a new quality standard on gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary people and is seeking volunteers to help support the development of this work.
They’re taking applications from people who identify as transmasculine, transfeminine, gender diverse, Two-Spirit, and nonbinary, family members, health care professionals, administrators, and researchers from across Ontario. The deadline is July 24, 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact QualityStandards@ontariohealth.ca.
Launching the New Transitions in Care and Services BPG, July 20, 2023
Hosted by RNAO. The guideline can be accessed online. Register here.
The world has changed; your nonprofit governance should too. July 26, 2023
Free webinar hosted by the Ontario Nonprofit Network. Register here.
AI Power to the People: How to Harness AI Responsibly, July 27, 2023
Hosted by TechSoup Canada and Mozilla Foundation. Register here.
Echo Care of The Elderly, Sep. 6- Dec. 13, 2023
Baycrest and North East Specialized Geriatric Centre are collaborating to host another ECHO Care of the Elderly (COE) Community Series. Find out more here.
NPAO 2023 Annual Conference, Sep. 20-22, 2023
This year’s theme is NPAO: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence. Find out more.
OMD Educates: Digital Health Conference 2023, Sep. 28, 2023
Hosted by OntarioMD. Learn more here.
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