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  • Bits & Pieces: ONE week to abstract deadline and more

    Bits & Pieces: ONE week to abstract deadline and more

    Your Weekly News & Updates

    In This Issue  
    • AFHTO 2023 Conference: just ONE week to submit your abstract
    • Member stories
    • Sign up for GoodLife for a chance to win a $1,000 Shark and Ninja prize package
    • Expression of Interest: Digital Clinical Lead, Primary Care, Ontario Health
    • Nominations for CPSO’s Council Awards are open
    • Seeking input on preventive primary care for young children during COVID-19
    • Upcoming events- Reducing Hip and Knee Waits and more

     

    AFHTO 2023 Conference: just ONE week to submit your abstract

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    Run, don’t walk to submit your abstract. Your peers and colleagues from other health care sectors, non-profits, and the academic community are eager to hear from YOU. The deadline to submit for an #AFHTO2023 presentation is Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

    Helpful links:

    Member stories

    Guelph FHT – On May 4th, Guelph FHT held its 2nd Green Health Day, bringing awareness to the connection between climate change and community and individual health. The FHT is currently working on five core green health initiatives including: Mask recycling, battery reuse, exam table paper reduction, metered dose inhaler alternatives and virtual care. This May 4th we had 10 Guelph FHT sites participate and 3 community partners (Hamilton FHT, Guelph CHC, and Guelph General Hospital). We received 29 submissions from teams and individuals doing their part to combat climate change and had our Climate Change poster and Healthy Planet Prescription shared city wide. Mike Schreiner, MPP, also visited one of our clinic sites to show his support. Click here to learn more about the Guelph FHT Green Council and download resources.

    Inner City FHT – What will happen to Ontario’s uninsured? Experts weigh in

    Peterborough FHT – New medical centre for Norwood

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    Sign up for GoodLife for a chance to win a $1,000 Shark and Ninja prize package

    From May 1st to June 30th, anyone who signs up on GoodLife’s corporate membership program will be entered to win one of five Shark and Ninja bundled prize packages valued at $1,000 each. Open the flyer (EN and FR) to enter or click on https://corporate.goodlifefitness.com.

    Members need a member ID to sign up. Email info@afhto.ca to get your own. Updated ID lists are sent to GoodLife at the end of every month. Once updated, new member IDs will be sent out to members.

     

     

    Expression of Interest: Digital Clinical Lead, Primary Care, Ontario Health

    Ontario Health is seeking expressions of interest from practicing Primary Care Physicians with extensive experience in the digital health space for the position of Digital Clinical Lead, Primary Care. Questions may be submitted to PrimaryCareProgram@ontariohealth.ca no later than May 29, 2023. A consolidated list of all questions and answers will be available to any party, by request, by June 2, 2023. The EOI deadline is June 11, 2023.

    Nominations for CPSO’s Council Awards are open

    Nominations for the 2024 CPSO Council Awards are now open. The awards honour outstanding doctors who have demonstrated excellence and embody the qualities of an ideal physician. Contact govsupport@cpso.on.ca if you have any questions. Nominations close on September 15, 2023.

    Seeking input on preventive primary care for young children during COVID-19

    Researchers at Queen’s and McGill universities are looking for primary health care practitioners and administrators to complete a brief online survey called: Innovations in Preventive Primary Care for Young Children during COVID-19. The aim is to discover programs or services that facilitated delivery of primary health care to children 0-5 years old during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 – present). The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Respondents will be included in a draw for a $100 gift card. For more information, please see their flyers (EN and FR). If you’re interested, please complete the survey here.

    Reducing Hip and Knee Waits, May 23, 2023

    Hosted by Toronto Regional Arthroplasty Collaborative (TRAC). Find out more.

    4th Annual McMaster University Review Course in Psychiatry, May 25-26, 2023
    Hosted by McMaster University. Find out more.

    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.

  • AFHTO 2023 Conference: just over ONE week to submit your abstract

    AFHTO 2023 Conference: just over ONE week to submit your abstract

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    Submit your abstract- deadline May 24, 2023, at 5:00 PM (EDT)      

     

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    Run, don’t walk to submit your abstract. Your peers, colleagues from other health care sectors, non-profits, and the academic community are eager to hear from YOU. The deadline to submit for an #AFHTO2023 presentation is May 24, 2023.

    Helpful links:

    All are welcome. Please pass this along to your peers, colleagues and network including those from other healthcare sectors, non-profits, and the academic and research communities.

    Conference key dates:*

    • May 24, 2023– Deadline for abstracts
    • June 15, 2023 – Bright Lights nominations
    • July 2023- Conference registration opens
    • October 3, 2023 – Early bird registration deadline
    • October 25, 2023– AFHTO 2023 Conference

    For more information, you can contact us by phone (647-234-8605 x1200) or e-mail (info@afhto.ca).

  • Expanding and Enhancing Interprofessional Primary Care Teams – Expression of Interest Now Available

    Dear AFHTO Member EDs, Lead Physicians and Board Chairs,

    Over the past year, AFHTO has kept primary care team expansion and enhancement at the center of our advocacy efforts. Bringing the success stories of our members to the forefront in our conversations with government has been instrumental in demonstrating the positive impact your teams have across the province. As many of you know, the government recently announced new funding to expand existing interprofessional primary care teams and/or create up to 18 new teams in communities with the greatest need.  

    The Ministry of Health and Ontario Health have officially released a call for Expressions of Interest (EOIs). While the $30 million set aside for this investment is a positive step, we know it will not be enough to meet current demand and needs. However, we believe there is an opportunity for further funding to become available pending the Federal Health Transfer to Ontario. A strong response to the EOI process could help convey the sector’s urgent need for further support and funding.

    EOIs must be submitted by June 16, 2023 at 5:00 pm. The application process will require time and effort, but there are resources available. More information on the application process and associated supports can be found below.

    Thank you for taking the time to review the call for EOIs. We highly recommend attending the technical webinar on May 18th. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the EOI process, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@afhto.ca at any time.  

    EOI Information from Ontario’s Ministry of Health:

    Ontario is supporting primary care by building collaborative networks and expanding access to team models of care. Thousands of patients in communities across the province are connecting to health care quickly and closer to home. Additional funding is available to increase access to team models of care in communities with the greatest need.

    The Ministry of Health is moving forward with an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to collect and evaluate proposals for new and expanded interprofessional primary care teams.

    Apply for Funding
    Completing an Expression of Interest form is a requirement for funding consideration; it will be evaluated against specific criteria. The ministry and Ontario Health are working together to manage the application process. Ontario Health will work with local primary care and community partners to support proponents’ EOI applications.

    Information and Support
    The EOI form as well as related information and tools are available at https://www.ontariohealth.ca/system-planning/funding-opportunities-primary-care. Completed applications are due to Ontario Health by 5 pm Eastern Daylight Time on June 16, 2023.  

    On Thursday, May 18, Ontario Health and the ministry will host two technical webinar sessions to guide applicants through the EOI form. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about the EOI form and the process. The webinars will take place at 8 am to 9 am and at 4 pm to 5 pm. Please note that both webinar sessions and content will be presented in English only. Register here.  

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    L’Ontario fortifie les soins primaires en créant des réseaux de collaboration et en élargissant l’accès aux modèles de soins assurés par des équipes. Des milliers de patients dans les communautés de toute la province sont connectés aux soins de santé rapidement et plus près de chez eux. Des fonds supplémentaires sont disponibles pour accroître l’accès aux modèles de soins assurés par des équipes dans les communautés qui en ont le plus besoin.

    Le ministère de la Santé va de l’avant avec un processus de déclaration d’intérêt (DDI) pour recueillir et évaluer des propositions pour équipes de soins primaires interprofessionnelles nouvelles et élargies.

    Demander un financement
    Remplir un formulaire de déclaration d’intérêt (DDI) est une exigence pour l’examen du financement et sera évalué en fonction de critères spécifiques. Le ministère et Santé Ontario collaborent pour gérer le processus de candidature. Santé Ontario collaborera avec les partenaires locaux de soins primaires et communautaires pour soutenir les déclarations d’intérêt des promoteurs.

    Démarches pour présenter une demande
    Le formulaire de déclaration d’intérêt ainsi que les informations et outils connexes sont disponibles à Possibilités de financement de soins primaires | Santé Ontario (ontariohealth.ca). Les demandes dûment remplies doivent être remises à Santé Ontario au plus tard le vendredi 16 juin 2023, à 17 h (HAE).

    Le jeudi 18 mai 2023, Santé Ontario et le ministère organiseront deux webinaires techniques pour guider les candidats à travers le formulaire de déclaration d’intérêt. Il sera également possible de poser des questions sur le formulaire DDI et le processus. Les webinaires auront lieu de 8 h à 9 h et de 16 h à 17 h. Veuillez noter que les sessions et le contenu du webinaire seront présentés en anglais uniquement. Inscrivez-vous ici.

  • Bits & Pieces: nursing week and more

    Bits & Pieces: nursing week and more

    Your Weekly News & Updates

    In This Issue  
    • National Nursing Week
    • Member stories
    • Messages and curated perks from Perkopolis and HOOPP
    • AFHTO 2023 Conference: just two weeks to submit your abstract
    • CPS: Beyond the Monograph materials
    • News and updates- lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care and more
    • Breaking Free- free, 24/7, substance use support for Ontarians
    • Upgrades to Ontario Business Registry allow non-profits better access to corporate records
    • Seeking physicians for CANHEART Improving Cholesterol Management Study
    • Upcoming events- Patient, Sibling, and Parent Psychosocial Needs in Complex Care and more

    Our Nurses. Our Future.

    National Nursing Week

    In honour of National Nursing Week (May 8-14, 2023), a group of nursing associations from across Canada has joined forces to launch the #HeyNurse social media campaign. Find out how you can participate.

    To all nurses- RNs, RPNs & NPs in primary care teams – thank you for your dedication to your patients, communities, and teams. We appreciate you for everything you do.

    Member stories

    Lakehead NPLC – Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic unveils another expansion

    Norfolk FHT – program helps farmers with mental health

    Messages and curated perks from Perkopolis and HOOPP

    If your team hasn’t signed up for Perkopolis yet, please email info@afhto.ca to get added to our account.

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    AFHTO 2023 Conference: just two weeks to submit your abstract

    Don’t let the May 24 deadline sneak up on you. We want your insight on:

    • Partnerships to facilitate population-based health approaches
    • Interprofessional Health Providers and full scope of practice
    • Building Primary Care Networks- success case studies
    • Staff and provider wellness
    • Mental health pathways in Ontario Health Teams

    Find out more here.

    CPS: Beyond the Monograph webinar April 26

     

     

    CPS: Beyond the Monograph materials

    Materials from CPS: Beyond the Monograph are now available here. For more information you can also read our February email titled “Introducing our new benefit- discount on CPS Full Access” (triad access only).

     

     

     

    News and updates- lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care and more

    Breaking Free- free, 24/7, substance use support for Ontarians

    Ontarians 16+ living with substance use challenges can access free online support through ‘Breaking Free’, a self-paced, evidence-based well-being and recovery program. Breaking Free aims to help people to reduce or stop the use of more than 70 substances, including opioids, and is available in both English and French.

    Signing up through BreakingFreeOnline.com is easy and confidential – just a postal code is needed. If you wish to share information about Breaking Free, implementation, training and promotional resources are available on the program’s website.

    Upgrades to Ontario Business Registry allow non-profits better access to corporate records

    The Ontario Business Registry (OBR) now allows non-profits incorporated under Ontario law to access a complete package of their historical corporate records held by the Ministry (including letters patent, supplementary letters patent, and profile reports) at a low cost. Previously, non-profits had to work through a third-party provider which could add fees of hundreds of dollars. To use this new feature, organizations will need a CompanyKey.

    Seeking physicians for CANHEART Improving Cholesterol Management Study

    Researchers at The Knowledge Translation (KT) Program at St. Michael’s Hospital and Women’s College Hospital are collaborating on a study called the “CANHEART Improving Cholesterol Management Study” to improve lipid management and cardiovascular health in Ontario.

    The Community Heart Outcomes Improvement and Cholesterol Education Study (CHOICES) is being conducted in certain health regions in Ontario with higher-than-average rates of cardiovascular disease.

    They’re recruiting physicians to complete a brief 10-minute survey assessing their insights on lipid management practices and the CHOICES materials. For more information, please see their flyer. If you’re interested, please complete the survey here.

    Patient, Sibling, and Parent Psychosocial Needs in Complex Care- Part 1, May 11, 2023
    Join RSWs Ashley Edwards & Kathy Netten and Paediatric Project ECHO’s Complex Care community for Part 1 of this Core Competency. Visit their site for more information. Register here.

    2023 University of Toronto DFCM Conference, May 11-12, 2023
    This year’s theme is “DFCM: Strengthening health systems through academic excellence, connection and collaboration.” Find out more.

    Collaborating Across Borders Conference, May 16-18, 2023
    Hosted by UHN, University of Toronto, and Cache. Find out more.

    An ONCA Transition Working Session – Parts 1 and 2, May 17 & 24, 2023

    Practical sessions to help your nonprofit transition to ONCA, hosted by ONN.

    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.

  • AFHTO 2023 Conference: just over 2 weeks to submit your abstract

    AFHTO 2023 Conference: just over 2 weeks to submit your abstract

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    Submit your abstract- deadline May 24, 2023, at 5:00 PM (EDT)      

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    Don’t let the deadline sneak up on you. We want your insight on:

    • Partnerships to facilitate population-based health approaches
    • Interprofessional Health Providers and full scope of practice
    • Building Primary Care Networks- success case studies
    • Staff and provider wellness
    • Mental health pathways in Ontario Health Teams

    Not sure if your work is a good fit? Feel free to ask us! Email info@afhto.ca or call 647-234-8605x 1200. We’d be happy to help.

    Helpful links:

    All are welcome. Please pass this along to your peers, colleagues and network including those from other healthcare sectors, non-profits, and the academic and research communities.

    This is a hybrid conference. This means it will be a mix of in-person sessions (some streamed live) and on-demand. For this conference, we welcome speaker suggestions.

    Conference key dates:*

    • May 24, 2023– Deadline for abstracts
    • June 15, 2023 – Bright Lights nominations
    • July 2023- Conference registration opens
    • October 3, 2023 – Early bird registration deadline
    • October 25, 2023– AFHTO 2023 Conference

    For more information, you can contact us by phone (647-234-8605 x1200) or e-mail (info@afhto.ca).

  • The Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic unveils another expansion

    CBC news produced a video interview on May 5, 2023

    There’s been a surge in family doctors retiring across Ontario over the last few years and a lot of them had big practices. That leaves an alarming number of people without access to Primary Care. The Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic in Thunder Bay will open its new expansion to the public for the first time. The new real estate will let them take on 1,600 additional patients.

  • QI in Action eBulletin #129: Celiac Disease Awareness Month

    In this Issue:

    • Celiac Disease in Ontario
    • Celiac Canada Webinars
    • Celiac Resources
    • Food for thought
    • Past Webinars
    • Upcoming Events

    Celiac Disease in Ontario

    May is Celiac Disease Awareness month and we join Celiac Canada in helping to bring this initiative to the attention of team-based Primary Care. The Ontario Ministry of Health has announced it is extending a pilot program for free celiac disease diagnostic testing through community based labs. This extension is active until March 31, 2024 and includes first time diagnostic blood tests (IgA and tTg IgA) for patients. The Minister of Health has recently informed Celiac Canada that these tests will become permanently covered by OHIP following the pilot’s completion. 

    Celiac Canada aims to raise the index of suspicion with physicians as it takes an average of 10 years from symptom onset to celiac diagnosis for Canadian patients. The majority of patients with celiac disease remain undiagnosed.

    Celiac Canada Webinars 

    Celiac Resources

    Food for Thought

    Ontario has been the ONLY province in the country not to cover the blood screening test for CD.
    This is despite the tests being part of standard clinical practice around the world. Ontario patients have had to pay anywhere from $60-$150 for the test. For many families, this cost is unaffordable. Since celiac testing is not on the standard lab requisition form, it is often missed by doctors in their health screening.  This cost also impacts the ongoing disease management for currently diagnosed celiac disease patients who are required to monitor their bloodwork on an ongoing basis.

    New free celiac blood tests could benefit 128,000 Ontarians and save $1 billion
    News Provided by
    Celiac Canada 
    Mar 30, 2023, 11:00 ET

    The provincial government’s decision to make simple but crucial blood tests for celiac disease available at no cost to patients will improve the quality of life for as many as 128,000 Ontarians and potentially save Ontario’s health care system as much as $1 billion1, Celiac Canada said today.

    Past Webinars

    PHO Rounds: Health Conditions Attributable to Smoking and Alcohol by Public Health Unit in Ontario

    Every year in Ontario, smoking and alcohol consumption are responsible for thousands of deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits. A new report by Ontario Health and Public Health Ontario provides estimates of the prevalence of smoking and alcohol use in the province and includes detailed estimates of the number of harms caused by smoking and alcohol consumption. The report also provides estimates of the number of cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, communicable disease, neuropsychiatric, and injury harms. These are provided for all of Ontario and for each public health unit.

    Upcoming Events

    Check out some of the coming events

    OHT Engagement Learning Series – Session 6 of 7: Engagement Methods

    • May 16, 2023 11:30 am – 01:00 pm

    This series focuses on building connections and competencies for meaningful patient engagement. This session will be the 6th of a 7-part engagement learning series. In this session, you will get to experience various co-design strategies and use of different virtual platforms. Learn how to co-design in a way that avoids tokenism. Eliminate barriers to engagement, and tailor engagement methods to different individuals and groups.

    PHO Rounds: The 2023 Ontario HIV Testing Guidelines

    • Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

    Intended audience: Public health physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, STBBI case managers, supervisors, Medical Officers of Health overseeing public health units, front-line physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners in public health sexual health clinics

    By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

    • Identify population groups that should be tested for HIV according to the new Ontario HIV testing guidelines
    • Describe scenarios and conditions where it is appropriate to test (and retest) people for HIV; and
    • List additional HIV prevention interventions and when to recommend them.

     

    In Case You Missed It: Check out eBulletin #128 or other back issues here!
    Questions? Comments? Contact us at improve@afhto.ca.

     

  • Bits & Pieces: member stories, mental health week and more

    Bits & Pieces: member stories, mental health week and more

    Your Weekly News & Updates

    In This Issue  
    • Member stories
    • Deadline to sign up for an #AFHTO2023 working group is today
    • Mental Health Week: May 1-7, 2023
    • EDs and Admin leads- advising IHPs re member updates, including compensation
    • Member website access- when logins are blocked
    • News and updates- virtual care not associated with higher ED use and more
    • WSIB Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards
    • Seeking parents/caregivers of youth under 25 who died by suicide
    • Upcoming events- the problem of unvalidated home blood pressure devices and more

     

    Member stories

    Guelph FHT – Green Health Day

    Norfolk FHT – expanding services for seasonal agricultural workers and FHT talks about future growth in Norfolk

    Ottawa Valley FHT- Carleton Place bets on unique one-stop-shop health centre in bid to draw doctors

    Thames Valley FHT – South West Self Management Program joins Thames Valley FHT

    Deadline to sign up for an #AFHTO2023 working group is today

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    Come behind the scenes of our hybrid conference and be the first to learn about new developments in the field, influence conference programming, and discover the latest innovators in areas directly relevant to your work. Working group members also receive a discount off their registration fee. Deadline to sign up is today, May 2.

     

     

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    Mental Health Week: May 1-7, 2023

    #MyStory is the theme of this year’s mental health week. The CMHA toolkit for your team’s participation is available here.

    You can also consult this tool provided through iA Financial Group for your personal use. It has five fact sheets you can use throughout the week.

     

    EDs and Admin leads- advising IHPs re member updates, including compensation

    We have had a few IHPs contacting us regarding compensation survey updates. As a reminder, all staff, clinicians, and board members of AFHTO member teams are eligible to receive this newsletter and other relevant updates.

    Compensation survey results and any other updates related to them will be released in this newsletter and/or other emails. EDs and Admin Leads, please advise them they can sign up via our home page or by emailing info@afhto.ca if you haven’t already done so. 

    Member website access- when logins are blocked

    All staff, clinicians, and board members can sign up for access to news and resources in our member section here. For security purposes, we block any accounts that haven’t been used in 9 months or more. If this happens to you and you would like to regain access, please email info@afhto.ca to reactivate your account.

    News and updates- virtual care not associated with higher ED use and more

    WSIB Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards
    If your team is registered with the WSIB, you’re eligible for their Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards. Winners will receive $10,000 (gold), $6,000 (silver), or $4,000 (bronze) as well as promotion on social media. Deadline is May 19.

    Seeking parents/caregivers of youth under 25 who died by suicide
    There is a research study led by Dr. Toula Kourgiantakis (University of Toronto- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work) on Youth Suicide and Systems of Care. This study aims to better understand the types of formal and informal care youth and young adults received prior to a suicide. They’d like to meet with parents/caregivers of youth under 25 years old who died by suicide to hear their perspectives on the systems of care that their youth interacted with. Participants will engage in a 90-minute interview. For more information, please see their flyer or contact the project coordinator Jori Jones at jori.jones@mail.utoronto.ca.

    The Problem of Unvalidated Home Blood Pressure Devices: Implications for the Public Health and Practice, May 8, 2023

    Hosted by Hypertension Canada. Register here.

    Chronic Diseases Management: A Danish Perspective, May 9, 2023
    Hosted by Danish Life Sciences Forum, Royal Embassy of Denmark in Canada, and Healthcare DENMARK. Register here.

    The roadmap to eliminating hepatitis C in Ontario, May 10, 2023
    This webinar will share an overview of the roadmap, including key priorities and strategies for how we can carry out its recommendations in Ontario. Register here.

    2023 University of Toronto DFCM Conference, May 11-12, 2023
    This year’s theme is “DFCM: Strengthening health systems through academic excellence, connection and collaboration.” Find out more.

    Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting, May 11 – 12, 2023

    Choosing Wisely Canada is currently offering 50% off 10 tickets to AFHTO members. To register and use this offer, please use the promocode AFHTO_CWC_50.  This offer is available on a first-come-first-serve basis while tickets remain available.

    Register now: https://choosingwiselycanada.org/cwc-2023/#registration

    Collaborating Across Borders Conference, May 16-18, 2023
    Hosted by UHN, University of Toronto, and Cache. Find out more.

  • Ottawa Valley FHT partners with Carleton Place in the creation of a new health centre

    CBC news published an article Apr 29, 2023

    By Ben Andrews

    At first, Peter Hamer thought the empty lot in Carleton Place, Ont., was destined to become a standard medical clinic.

    With an estimated 4,000 residents in the area without a family doctor, the project would help address a need.

    But as work progressed, Hamer began to see the outline of “something much more interesting.”

    “Instead of just bringing doctors in one building, we also want to bring other health service providers,” said Hamer, the executive director of the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team.

    “All the ancillary health service providers that are in the geographic area under one roof.”

    The idea to bring a team of health-care workers — including doctors, nurses, dietitians, mental health workers and others — together in a single health centre located about 50 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa may be “paving a new approach” for rural health care, he said.

    The Ontario College of Family Physicians estimates more than 2 million Ontarians are without a family doctor, and those shortages are felt more acutely in rural and remote parts of the province.

    That competitive market is pitting municipalities in Ontario against each other in creative attempts to lure family doctors.

    Many small towns are sweetening the pot for prospective physicians by offering direct cash incentives in exchange for a commitment to practise in the community.

    But cash alone doesn’t guarantee a desirable work environment, and Hamer said the goal in Carleton Place is to create a different competitive model.

    “It’s about the environment,” he said. “If you can offset the costs associated with that, then it’s a really easy sell.”

    The sale

    Carleton Place Mayor Toby Randell said the town’s relatively limited budget pushed it to “think outside the box.”

    The health centre is the product of a partnership between Carleton Place, the nearby Township of Beckwith, the developer MNH Group and the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team, a group of family physicians who practise in the area.

    Set to open in fall 2024, the health centre is currently under construction at the end of Costello Drive on a plot of land that had been set aside for a new hospital until provincial funding dried up.

    Click here for full article

  • Bits & Pieces: #AFHTO2023 call for abstracts and more

    Bits & Pieces: #AFHTO2023 call for abstracts and more

    Your Weekly News & Updates

    In This Issue  
    • AFHTO 2023 Conference: call for abstracts
    • Reminder- CPS: Beyond the Monograph webinar tomorrow April 26
    • Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting: 50% OFF for Members
    • Doctors’ Day is May 1
    • Happy Health Administration Day April 26
    • PhD Dissertation: The Micropsychosocial effect of Accounting: A Health Care Context
    • Upcoming events including How peer counsellors can extend interprofessional teams and enhance care and more

     

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    AFHTO 2023 Conference: call for abstracts

    It’s time to highlight primary care. We’ll be selecting sessions and posters for our 4 core themes and we want to hear from you. This is YOUR opportunity to showcase the great work being done in your team, to share innovative approaches occurring in primary care, and to highlight initiatives that are making an impact on your communities’ health needs. Your submissions allow us to recognize the high-quality care each of you provide as we strive to make team-based care a reality for all.

    Find out more here.

    And don’t forget, the deadline to join a working group and/or Bright Lights review committee is next Tuesday, May 2. Come behind the scenes of our hybrid conference and be the first to learn about new developments in the field, influence conference programming, and discover the latest innovators in areas directly relevant to your work. Working group members also receive a discount off their registration fee. Deadline May 2.

    CPS: Beyond the Monograph webinar April 26

    Reminder – CPS: Beyond the Monograph webinar April 26

    In February we sent an email to EDs and Admin Leads titled “Introducing our new benefit- discount on CPS Full Access” (triad access only). It gives a 40% discount to members for CPS Full Access. For those who’d like a demonstration, Canadian Pharmacists Association is hosting a webinar on April 26, 12:30 pm. Register here.

    They have also extended their free trial until May 1, 2023 for those who’d like a more hands-on approach.

     

     

     

    Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting: 50% OFF for Members

    Registration is open for Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting on May 11 and 12 in Toronto at the Globe and Mail Centre. Join the two-day event to engage with the Choosing Wisely community in an energized exchange of ideas on overuse. Choosing Wisely Canada is currently offering 50% off 10 tickets to AFHTO members. To register and use this offer, please use the promocode AFHTO_CWC_50.  This offer is available on a first-come-first-serve basis while tickets remain available.

    Join keynote session available in-person or via livestream:

    • Overuse and Health Care Equity on May 11 at 9 AM ET
    • The State of Overuse in Canada on May 12 at 9 AM ET
    • Choosing Wisely and the Climate Crisis on May 12 at 2:30 PM ET

    Discuss and network in smaller breakout sessions on topics including:
    Quality Improvement and Data Analytics | Reducing Overuse and Our Carbon Footprint | Preventing Burnout | Choosing Wisely in the Emergency Department | Using Blood Wisely | Appropriate Prescribing | Reducing Overuse in Hospitals | Patient and Public Engagement | Policy as a Tool to Reduce Overuse | Choosing Wisely in Pediatrics | Antibiotic Stewardship | & More

    Earn credits- This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 9.00 Mainpro+ credits.

    Check out the agenda to see the in-person and livestream options available.

    Register now: https://choosingwiselycanada.org/cwc-2023/#registration

    Doctors’ Day is May 1

    Monday, May 1, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and health care organizations across the province will be recognizing contributions made by Ontario’s doctors. Ontarians can say thank you by picking a flag here.

    You can also join the conversation with hashtag #DoctorsDay.

    A special thank you to all the family doctors working with our teams for the great care you provide to your patients and your communities every day.

    Happy Health Administration Day April 26

    For all the bookings, checking patients in and making things just run better- we know it’s like herding cats, but we literally wouldn’t be able to do it without you.

    Happy Health Administration Day tomorrow!

    PhD Dissertation: The Micropsychosocial effect of Accounting: A Health Care Context

    Physicians are invited to participate in the dissertation of Dr. Makini McGuire-Brown. This anonymous online survey explores policy and physician patient-related decision making through 10 medical cases featuring common medical illnesses. It does not directly test clinical knowledge and will take less than 30 minutes. Physicians from across Canada may participate to contribute to the gathering of academic knowledge about how policies affect work! This can help more conscientious accounting and policy decisions to be made. You may direct any questions to makinidm@yorku.ca. This study has been approved by the REB of York University (STU 2022-134).

    Survey link: https://us.psytoolkit.org/c/3.4.4/survey?s=7szDB.

    How can peer counsellors extend interprofessional teams and enhance care? Apr. 28, 2023
    Part of the DFCM New Horizons Speaker Series, join a virtual fireside chat on incorporating peer counsellors into interprofessional care teams to enhance care. Register here.

    Mental Health Week, May 1-7, 2023
    CMHA toolkit will be available here

    Eating Disorders Quality Standard Webinar, May 5, 2023
    This session will introduce Ontario Health’s recently released Eating Disorders quality standard and describe how it can drive quality improvement and improve care for Ontarians across the health system. Register here.

    The roadmap to eliminating hepatitis C in Ontario, May 10, 2023
    This webinar will share an overview of the roadmap, including key priorities and strategies for how we can carry out its recommendations in Ontario. Register here.

    2023 University of Toronto DFCM Conference, May 11-12, 2023
    This year’s theme is “DFCM: Strengthening health systems through academic excellence, connection and collaboration.” Find out more.

    Collaborating Across Borders Conference, May 16-18, 2023
    Hosted by UHN, University of Toronto, and Cache. Find out more.