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Free workplace mental health training series
CMHA Ontario’s Your Health Space program is launching a FREE, virtual series on mental health literacy and workplace stress management for health care workers. It consists of three courses, which are divided into self-directed modules and live skill-building sessions facilitated by a Your Health Space trainer.
This 12-week series begins next Tuesday, September 5th and is open to anyone in Ontario’s health care workforce. Upon completion of each course, participants will receive a digital Certificate of Completion that can be added to your online professional profiles. You can learn more and register here.
AFHTO 2023 Conference updates
- Q&A with the Ministry of Health and Ontario Health for EDs/Admin leads confirmed.
- We’re currently confirming speakers for our fireside chat. More details to be announced soon.
- Posters are now listed on our site
- Post-conference session “An update on Canada’s Cancer Strategy: The Rise of Head and Neck Cancers and How Primary Care Teams can make the difference”, hosted by Merck
- We now have enough program hosts. More volunteer opportunities with discounts for registration will be available soon.
Member stories
- Thamesview FHT- Heart-felt discussions after heart surgery
- Brockton and Area, Couchiching and Haldimand FHTs- Kinesiologists Talk About Their Roles in Family Health Teams
News and updates including building the capacity of rural allied health generalists through online postgraduate education
- “Building the capacity of rural allied health generalists through online postgraduate education: a qualitative evaluation”- Rural and Remote Health, August 15, 2023
- “Early Omicron infection is associated with increased reinfection risk in older adults in long-term care and retirement facilities” – eClinicalMedicine, The Lancet Discovery Science, August 21, 2023
- “SARS-CoV-2 can cause lasting damage to cells’ energy production”– NIH Research Matters, August 22, 2023
Back-to-school perks
AFHTO members are eligible to sign up for free access to over 5000 perks through Perkopolis, including those for back-to-school preparation.
EDs, if your team doesn’t have access yet, please email info@ahto.ca so we can sign you up under our account.
Reminder- 40% discount on CPS Full Access available to members
If you spend time clarifying prescriptions, use CPS Full Access, a Canadian-developed platform that features up-to-date Canadian information such as:
- Current drug shortages.
- Health Canada–approved product names, indications, dosing and patient information.
- Warnings, recalls and safety alerts.
- Evidence-based therapeutic content and algorithms.
- Drug tables with price ranges.
Annual subscriptions are normally priced at $769 plus HST. As a member of AFHTO, you can get your annual CPS Full Access subscription at a reduced rate of only $460 plus HST per year, which includes both web and mobile applications.
EDs and Admin leads, for additional information, please visit our site (access available to triad only).
Call for abstracts for 2024 Family Medicine Summit
In 2024, 2024 Family Medicine Summit will be presented virtually, including live-stream days on January 26 and 27. The Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) has sent out a call for abstracts. Deadline Sep. 22, 2023.
First Canadian stakeholder consensus for diagnosis, appropriate referral, and treatment of asthma
In 2022 Asthma Canada was part of a steering committee for a study that included participation from more than 150 certified respiratory educators, respirologists, allergists, general practitioners, family physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists from across Canada. It laid out a path for high-quality respiratory care for Canadians.
“Recommendations from a Canadian Delphi consensus study on best practice for optimal referral and appropriate management of severe asthma” was published February 2023 and includes a recommendation for an enhanced role for Certified Respiratory Educators (CREs), who can support the primary care system and provide team-based care, in improving chronic disease management for patients. Find out more here.
Child and Youth Mental Health and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Wellness: A Four-Part Series, Sep. 28 – Oct. 19, 2023
Hosted by ECHO Ontario Child and Youth Mental Health. Learn 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.
AFHTO 2023 Conference, Oct. 25, 2023
Join your peers from across Ontario and beyond as we push forward, to make team-based care a reality for all.
Members get more than 50% off registration. Register with your verification code here.
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