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  • Kawartha North FHT & Kawartha Lakes groups discuss forming Ontario Health Team

    My Kawartha Lakes article published Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

    By My Kawartha Lakes

     

    Health care agencies embark on joint self-assessment plan to capitalize on existing partnerships ahead of provincial changes

    Several health care organizations in the City of Kawartha Lakes are discussing the formation of a local Ontario Health Team to better co-ordinate care and services for local residents.

    On Feb. 26, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced plans to better connect the health care system by implementing Ontario Health Teams. Ontario Health Teams are groups of providers and organizations that are clinically and fiscally accountable for delivering a full and co-ordinated continuum of care to a defined geographic population.

    Community Care Health and Care Network, City of Kawartha Lakes, Kawartha North Family Health Team, Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge, Extendicare Kawartha Lakes and Lakeland Village and the Ross Memorial Hospital are preparing a joint self-assessment to potentially form a local team.

    These organizations have long partnered to serve their shared communities. They currently run joint programs and services under various formal agreements and memoranda of understanding. If approved, the locally developed Team would build on existing partnerships to provide seamless and co-ordinated care for local residents.  

    If the self-assessment is approved, the team will focus initially on enhancing co-ordinated care and services to a target population that includes seniors over 65 years who live alone or have a poor support network, who are frail, with complex medical needs or mental health or addictions issues who find it hard to navigate the health-care system, and who have been hospitalized within the last year. Over time, the scope of care and services as well as the patient/client/resident focus would expand.

    The self-assessment will be submitted by May 15. The ministry will invite those that are ready, to submit a detailed application. The first phase of Ontario Health Team implementation is planned for the fall.

     

    Click here to view the complete My Kawartha article.

  • Bits & Pieces: AFHTO board nominations, call for IHP session leads & more

    Bits & Pieces: AFHTO board nominations, call for IHP session leads & more

    Your Weekly News & Updates

    In this Issue:  
    • Nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors open
    • IHP session leads needed for AFHTO 2019 conference
    • Ontario Health Teams: a primary care perspective
    • MOHLTC connected care update
    • Call for participation- delirium & toxicity management
    • Integrated heart failure care – enabling development of Ontario Health Teams
    • Examining the healthcare experiences of foreign-born older Canadians: a pilot study – call for participants
    • Upcoming events regarding CHOGIP benefits and more

    Nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors open
    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.

    Five (5) positions are to be elected for a 3-year term on the 14-member AFHTO board. The AFHTO by-laws call for balanced representation on the board to include the various forms of governance, the regions of the province, and the mix of the professions working within FHTs, NPLCs and other interprofessional models of primary care. For more details visit our site and to apply click here. Deadline June 28, 2019.

    IHP session leads needed for AFHTO 2019 conference
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    Planning is on track for the AFHTO 2019 Conference and this includes planning for the interprofessional health provider sessions. We’re currently finalising plans for the group session but need volunteers to lead the popular individual professional sessions.

    Each one-hour session with your peers won’t take place without a lead so if you’re interested, please contact Beth MacKinnon by May 28, 2019.

     

    Ontario Health Teams: a primary care perspective
    Primary care has been identified as a key component for Ontario Health Teams and this health system reform will impact all AFHTO members. Please join us for a lunch and learn session hosted in partnership with Karima Kanani (Partner at Miller Thomson LLP) on Wednesday June 5th 12-1pm. This session held specifically for AFHTO members will cover:

    • Key features of the Connecting Care Act, 2019
    • Ontario Health Team requirements
    • The role of primary care in OHTs
    • Tips for proactive planning

    Register here.

    MOHLTC connected care update7 things re OHTs
    Email sent by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care on May 10. Includes ‘7 Things You Need to Know About OHTs’, which includes statements like “Teams should have the ability to deliver coordinated services across at least three sectors of care, especially hospital, home and/or community care, and primary care.” See the email here.

    Call for participation- delirium & toxicity management
    Advisory committee- delirium: Health Quality Ontario, in partnership with the Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario, is developing a new quality standard outlining quality care for adults who have or may have delirium.

    They’re seeking volunteers to help support and drive the development of this work. Apply by May 20, 2019.

    Toxicity management models of care working group: Cancer Care Ontario is seeking GPO, GP and Nursing representation for a Models of Care Working Group to improve the delivery of toxicity management for adult cancer patients currently undergoing systemic and radiation treatment. If you’re interested in participating, please contact Ada Payne, Lead, Models of Care at ada.payne@cancercare.on.ca by May 17, 2019.

    Integrated heart failure care – enabling development of Ontario Health Teams
    Heart failure (HF) has high health system costs, poor patient outcomes, and complex care transitions among primary and community care, and acute care. CorHealth Ontario’s ‘Roadmap for Improving Integrated HF Care in Ontario’, and Implementation Toolkit details how to improve HF care in the community, reduce ‘hallway medicine’ and begin Ontario Health Team (OHT) formation.

    As the OHT submission deadline approaches, CorHealth invites primary care teams to learn more about integrated heart failure care, as an enabler for partnerships in OHT development. For more information, visit www.corhealthontario.ca or email service@corhealthontario.ca.

    Examining the healthcare experiences of foreign-born older Canadians: a pilot study – call for participants
    Although foreign-born older adults (immigrant seniors) are at a higher risk for certain chronic diseases and negative health conditions, limited Canadian studies have examined healthcare experiences of foreign-born older adults (FBOAs), and few have developed or proposed practical solutions to support patient engagement, system navigation, and care coordination.

    The University of Waterloo is reaching out to community organizations and partners to seek their preliminary guidance and perspectives for an exploratory study. For more details visit our site. If you’re interested in participating or if you have any questions please contact Alison Kernoghan (alison.kernoghan@uwaterloo.ca).

    CHOGIP Benefits webinar, May 22, 2019
    Looking to switch dental and health benefit providers? AFHTO is pleased to present CHOGIP choice and voice benefit services to our members. Gallagher Benefit services will be presenting an overview in this webinar. Register here.

    ROI Stories of Entrepreneurship Webinar Series, May 28 – June 20, 2019
    Participate in the conversation around entrepreneurship by rural Ontario community organizations. This 4-part webinar series highlights case studies and are free of charge to attend. Find out more here.

    Wounds Canada: New Perspectives in Diabetic Limb Preservation Symposium, May 31, 2019
    Join the first Diabetic Limb Preservation Symposium held by Wounds Canada in Toronto. This event is aimed at primary care practitioners and specialists working on patients with lower limb complications that can lead to amputation. Learn more here

    Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care
    Register for an online CE course for prescribers & pharmacists to help HCPs optimize antibiotic use in common clinical scenarios. Find out more here.

  • Essex County NPLC’s Peer-led Workshop Walks through Diabetic Foot Complication Prevention

    The Windsor Star article published on May 9, 2019

    By Katie Jacobs, the Windsor Star

     

    Windsor experts are taking steps to teach people with diabetes how to properly care for their feet.

    The Diabetes, Healthy Feet and You workshop was led by two peers at the Essex County Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic at the Gino Marcus Community Centre on Drouillard Road on Wednesday.

    It is a 2 1/2-hour course developed by Diabetic Foot Canada that discusses diabetic foot management by being aware of changes in one’s feet — like bone structure, deformities, sores, loss of sensation and temperature.

    Carrie White, a diabetic foot care nurse at ECNPLC, said people with diabetes don’t normally seek help for their feet until there is an issue.

    “Our feet is the most important things we have, they are going to hold us for the rest of our life,” White said. “Unfortunately with diabetes, majority of the problems start in your feet. So if we can keep our feet healthy, it will help them keep the deformities at bay.”

    Peer leader Geri Robitaille, who has diabetes herself, also teaches a six-week Master your Health course since 2011.

    Robitaille said monitoring feet helps avoid serious infections.

    “If it’s unattended and it gets infected, then gangrene can set in and it could lead to amputations and further complications, so this course is to teach people how to look out for that,” Robitaille said.

    For people with diabetes, foot complications are common because of poor circulation. Without assessing ulcers, calluses, fungus, deformity, numbness or proper footwear, some feet could be amputated.

    However, White said eight out of 10 amputations can be avoided through proper attention.

    “My grandfather lost his leg from complications,” White said. “Since then, I want to help people to prevent that from happening, and I just want them to know how easy it is to prevent it from happening.”

    The workshop featured a slideshow presentation and discussions about foot screening — up-keeping feet like trimming toenails — and resources for finding foot care specialists. It also taught how to self-advocate one’s care, such as asking for professionally fitted shoes or taking off shoes and socks before a nurse or doctor walks in for a check-up.

    “My mother had diabetes for a long time, and she was in denial for a long time, and she had some very bad complications,” Robitaille said. “It was hard for my mom, and if I can just help one person, then that makes what I’m doing worthwhile.”

     

    Click here to access the complete Windsor Star article.

  • Nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors are open until June 28, 2019

    Nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors are open until June 28, 2019

    Dear AFHTO members:
     
    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 call for nominations with all who work in your team.

    Five (5) positions are to be elected for a 3-year term on the 14-member AFHTO board. The AFHTO by-laws call for balanced representation on the board to include the various forms of governance, the regions of the province, and the mix of the professions working within FHTs, NPLCs and other interprofessional models of primary care.

    Given the composition of the continuing board members, priority for the directors to be elected will be given to candidates who are:

    • Board members, especially community members in the position of Chair of the Board;
    • Interprofessional Health Care Providers (IHPs), especially those working in mental health and addictions;
    • Experienced in finance, including accreditation as a financial professional (e.g. CA, CPA, CMA); or
    • From AFHTO members located in Eastern and Central Ontario.

    To apply:

    The Governance Committee of the AFHTO board will review all applications to assist the AFHTO board to determine the slate of candidates to recommend to the AFHTO membership for ratification at the AFHTO annual general meeting.

    • Nominees will be informed of their status by September 5, 2019.
    • The slate will be presented to the members at the Annual General Meeting in conjunction with the AFHTO annual conference.  This year it will be held:

    Thursday, September 19, 2019
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
    The Westin Harbour Castle
    1 Harbour Square
    Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A6

     

    Sincerely,

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    Beth Cowper-Fung
    Chair, AFHTO Board of Directors
    Clinic Director, Georgina Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic

  • D2D eBulletin #87- Sometimes Less is More: Deprescribing initiatives in Primary Care

    In this issue

    • Deprescribing initiatives in interprofessional primary care teams
    • AFHTO 2019 conference
    • Stay tuned for resources to support your team’s QIP!

    Deprescribing Initiatives in Interprofessional Primary Care Teams

    What is deprescribing?
    Deprescribing is the planned and supervised process of dose reduction or stopping of medication that might be causing harm, or no longer be of benefit. The ultimate goal of deprescribing is to reduce medication burden and improve quality of life1.

    Why is it important?
    Deprescribing can improve patient health outcomes. It’s a method to address polypharmacy, which can be defined by the concurrent use of 5 or more medications (including both prescription and non-prescription products) by a single individual1,2. Polypharmacy is common among seniors and individuals with mental health disorders3. This increases the risk of these populations experiencing an adverse drug effect and interactions that can contribute to negative outcomes2.

    How can it contribute to cost savings?
    Inappropriate use of medication costs the Canadian healthcare system an estimated $419 million annually and the cost of treating the harmful effects of these medications is estimated to be $1.4 billion every year4. Deprescribing can help to reduce some of these unnecessary costs.

    How can I get started?

    Learn how AFHTO members are implementing interdisciplinary deprescribing initiatives in their teams:

    Email improve@afhto.ca if you would like to get in contact with any of the teams above to learn more about their programs.

    AFHTO 2019 Conference

    Here are some important dates relating to this year’s AFHTO conference taking place September 19 & 20.

    • Late May 2019: Concurrent sessions + posters selected + scheduled
    • End of May to early June: Call for Bright Lights nominations
    • June 2019: Conference registration opens
    • September 4, 2019: Early-bird registration ends
    • Sep 19 & 20, 2019: AFHTO 2019 Conference

    Stay Tuned for Resources to Support your Team’s QIP!

    The 2019/20 QIPs have been submitted and are available on the QIP navigator for review. You can search the 2019/20 QIPs using QIP Query or download any organization’s QIP using Download QIPs.

    Stay tuned for resources and tools AFHTO will be providing to help teams once emerging themes are identified.

    References:

    1. Canadian Deprescribing Network: https://www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/deprescribing
    2. ISMP Canada Safety Bulletin: https://www.ismp-canada.org/download/safetyBulletins/2018/ISMPCSB2018-03-Deprescribing.pdf
    3. Sivagnanam G. Deprescription: the prescription metabolism. J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 2016;7(3):133-137.
    4. Medication without harm. WHO global patient safety challenge. Geneva (Switzerland): World Health Organization; 2017 [cited 2018 Jan 31]. Available from: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/255263/1/WHO-HIS-SDS-2017.6-eng.pdf?ua=1&ua=1

    In Case You Missed It: Check out eBulletin #86 or other news here!
    Questions? Comments? Contact us at improve@afhto.ca.

     

  • Bits & Pieces: OHT current state survey, mental health & addiction QI & more

    Bits & Pieces: OHT current state survey, mental health & addiction QI & more

    Your Weekly News & Updates

    In this Issue:  
    • OHT current state survey
    • Mental health and addiction QI collaborative webinar series
    • Health TAPESTRY evaluation results in CMAJ
    • Reminder – Harvard ManageMentor available
    • Addressing mental health and addictions needs in primary care
    • Toronto Central LHIN rapid access clinics for low back pain
    • OntarioMD call for abstracts
    • Upcoming events regarding CHOGIP benefits and more

    OHT current state survey
    We’re requesting EDs complete the following short survey to identify your teams’ current state within the Ontario Health Team development process. This information is key for us to track progress across the province.

    We’re working closely with the OMA and OCFP to map out primary care involvement and to ensure teams have access to supports that will help improve OHT participation readiness and eventual implementation.

    Please complete the survey by Friday, May 10, 2019.
     
    If you have any questions or follow-up inquiries please contact bryn.hamilton@afhto.ca.

    Mental health and addiction QI collaborative webinar series

    Mental health and addiction QI collaborative webinar series
    Join CMHA, AMHO, and AFHTO for a 4-part webinar series on community and primary care QI projects and initiatives with a focus on mental health and addiction.

    Register here.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Health Tapestry

    Health TAPESTRY evaluation results in CMAJ

    “Combining volunteers and primary care teamwork to support health goals and needs of older adults: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial” showed more primary care visits and fewer hospitalizations, which means it may shift focus from reactive to preventive care. Learn more at healthtapestry.ca.

     

    Harvard Lunch and Learn
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    Reminder – Harvard ManageMentor available

    Harvard ManageMentor is a self-directed online-learning program affiliated with the Harvard School of Business. It covers over 40 topics of vital relevance to today’s healthcare managers. Each module helps strengthen specific leadership skills that drive performance and results.

    For demo access:

    If you have any questions about Harvard ManageMentor and/or Spark, please contact Candace Dames at cdames@edls.com or (647) 838 2555. If you’re interested in participating, please contact Bryn Hamilton.

    Addressing mental health and addictions needs in primary care
    At last year’s leadership triad session, we partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario, and co-designed a session to focus on mental health and primary care integration. We addressed the question “How do we ensure that we provide seamless care for our patients and create a well integrated system of care.”

    Read the full report here.

    Toronto Central LHIN rapid access clinics for low back pain
    Rapid Access Clinics (RAC) for Low Back Pain are being rolled out across the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network to help improve the quality, access and appropriateness of care for people with low back pain. RAC Low Back Pain stems from the Inter-professional Spine Assessment and Education Clinics (ISAEC) model of care; a successful pilot program for low back pain.

    Primary care providers must be enrolled in RAC Low Back Pain in order to refer patients. Find out more here.

    OntarioMD call for abstracts
    The call for abstracts for EMR: Every Step Conference at the Toronto Congress Centre on Sep. 26, 2019 has been launched. Deadline May 24, 2019.

    CHOGIP Benefits webinar, May 22, 2019
    Looking to switch dental and health benefit providers? AFHTO is pleased to present CHOGIP choice and voice benefit services to our members. Gallagher Benefit services will be presenting an overview in this webinar. Register here.

    Transitions in Care: A Quality Standards Webinar, May 8, 2019
    Learn about a draft quality standard for quality care for patients transitioning from hospital to home. Find out more here.

    IFIC Canada Virtual Community Webinar Series: Global Tour Of Integrated Care And What It Means For Us, May 14, 2019
    Learn how others around North America have successfully integrated care practices. Join for the first monthly meeting with IFIC. Join the first virtual conversation.

    Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care
    Register for an online CE course for prescribers & pharmacists to help HCPs optimize antibiotic use in common clinical scenarios. Find out more here.

  • St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT Physician prescribes money to low-income patients: Vox interview

    Vox article published on May 3, 2019

    By Sigal Samuel, Vox

    Gary Bloch became a doctor because he wanted to help people who were less privileged than him. For years, he tried his best to treat patients coping with poverty and homelessness.

    But no matter how many blood tests he ordered and prescriptions he wrote, many of his patients’ health problems persisted. He realized it was because he wasn’t addressing the issue that most plagued them: poverty.

    So in 2005, instead of prescribing only medication, he started developing the concept of prescribing money. And for the past 10 years, he’s been putting that concept into practice.

    In concrete terms, that means that Bloch connects his patients to ways of boosting their income, like applying for welfare or disability support. Often, it means guiding patients to fill out their tax forms so they can access government benefits. Is it a doctor’s responsibility to do this? Yes, Bloch says, because if you don’t treat the social determinants of health (like income and housing), you’re not actually doing what you can to ensure your patients get healthier.

    Similar to the notion behind universal basic income, the idea here is that if you really want to help people, the most effective starting point might be to simply give them more money.

    As a family doctor at St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team in Toronto, Bloch hasn’t contented himself with prescribing income in one-on-one appointments: He’s also been pushing for broader social policy change. Treating individuals’ poverty may be a good step, but he wants to see systemic change, including a more robust social assistance program. In 2016, he was appointed to an Ontario government commission tasked with creating a 10-year road map to income security for the province (you can read the resulting recommendations here).

    Although some doctors have told him they just don’t have the time or resources to prescribe money, Bloch says he’s gotten an overwhelmingly positive response from across Canada and beyond.

    Click here to access the complete interview transcript & article on Vox.

  • Bits & Pieces: palliative care framework, Doctors’ Day, abstract confirmations & more

    Bits & Pieces: palliative care framework, Doctors’ Day, abstract confirmations & more

    Your Weekly News & Updates

    In this Issue:  
    • Palliative care health services delivery framework
    • Over 120 submissions received for the AFHTO 2019 Conference
    • Doctors’ Day is May 1
    • CHOGIP Choice and Voice webinar on May 22
    • Free assistance from practice facilitators in Ottawa area
    • Training and capacity building in healthy childhood development survey
    • Seeking input: draft quality standard for transitions in care
    • Upcoming events regarding healthcare consent and more

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    Over 120 submissions received for the AFHTO 2019 Conference

    Thank you to all those who applied! If you are part of a group that has prepared an abstract, please ensure your group contact has received the email with the subject: “AFHTO 2019 Conference: Abstract received confirmation“.
     
    If your contact person has NOT received this confirmation, please contact info@afhto.ca by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, May 1.

     

     

     

     

    Doctors’ Day is May 1
    Tomorrow, May 1, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and health care organizations across the province will be recognizing the amazing contributions made by Ontario’s doctors. Ontarians can submit their story at oma.org/doctorsday.

    Patient stories will be shared through the OMA’s social media channels throughout the month of May. Posters with real stories are also available for download and printing. 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 each and every day.

    CHOGIP Choice and Voice webinar on May 22

    Looking to switch your employee health and dental benefit plan? AFHTO members are invited to a webinar to learn more about the CHOGIP benefit plan geared towards primary care organizations!

    AFHTO members who join the plan have access to reduced rates for dental benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability amongst other types of coverage. Enjoy an overview of the features and ask any questions you may have about this choice and voice focused benefit plan.

    Register to attend the webinar on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 12:00 PM.

    Free assistance from practice facilitators in Ottawa area
    Want free assistance from knowledgeable Practice Facilitators? Does your team need help identifying and implementing evidence informed strategies to address gaps in care while monitoring progress over time?

    Teams in the Ottawa area are invited to join the Ottawa Practice Enhancement Network (OPEN), which aims to support primary care practices achieve quality improvement (QI) goals. Teams can use a goal identified from their Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) or any other area of interest. Click here for more information.

    Training and capacity building in healthy childhood development survey
    Do you support the health and well-being of children and their families? The Nutrition Resource Centre (NRC) wants to hear from you. Have your say on NRC’s future development of training, tools and resources in early childhood development.

    Please take a few minutes to complete this survey on training and professional development needs and tell us how we can enhance and strengthen your knowledge and skills. Deadline May 13.

    Seeking input: draft quality standard for transitions in care
    hqo transitionsA new quality standard is being developed to address a common experience for Ontarians that tests the ability of our health system to offer seamless care – the transition home from the hospital.

    Both the quality standard and accompanying patient guide are being developed by Health Quality Ontario. Share your thoughts on a draft quality standard and patient guide by May 14, 2019.

     

    HPCO CoP Health Care Consent & Advance Care Planning In Ontario, May 7, 2019
    Learn about an algorithm that aids and outlines the process of informed consent using the treatment of CPR. Find out more here.

    Transitions in Care: A Quality Standards Webinar, May 8, 2019
    Learn about a draft quality standard for quality care for patients transitioning from hospital to home. Find out more here.

    IFIC Canada Virtual Community Webinar Series: Global Tour Of Integrated Care And What It Means For Us, May 14, 2019
    Learn how others around North America have successfully integrated care practices. Join for the first monthly meeting with IFIC. Join the first virtual conversation.

    Community Health Connections 2019, June 12 & 13, 2019
    Join CACHC and AHC for their Community Health Connections conference held in Ottawa. Learn more here.

  • Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework

    The Ontario Palliative Care Network has launched the Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework, recommendations for a model of care to improve palliative care in Ontario.

    The Delivery Framework is a model of care for adults with a life-limiting illness who are living at home or in community settings and their families/caregivers. It’s designed to enable care to be delivered according to the quality standard for Palliative Care. The goal of the Delivery Framework is for the palliative care needs of patients, families and caregivers to be met in a timely and effective way, allowing them to experience care at home as long as possible, if that is their choice.

    Unanimously endorsed by the four OPCN Partners – CCO, LHINs, Health Quality Ontario and the Quality Hospice Palliative Care Coalition of Ontario – and the result of 18 months of system-wide engagement, the model’s 13 recommendations reflect the best evidence, and collective expertise of our many provincial, regional and local community partners. The 14 Regional Palliative Care Networks, interdisciplinary healthcare providers from across the province, healthcare organizations at the provincial and local levels, and patients and family/caregivers played a key role in shaping the Delivery Framework. Their shared commitment and active participation will be crucial in realizing its successful implementation.

    In addition to the Delivery Framework, the OPCN is releasing the following companion resources:

  • AFHTO 2019 Conference: If you have submitted an abstract, please make sure you have received confirmation

    AFHTO 2019 Conference: If you have submitted an abstract, please make sure you have received confirmation

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    Over 115 submissions were received for concurrent session and poster presentations at the AFHTO 2019 Conference. Thank you to all those who applied!

    A confirmation email has been sent to the contact person for each abstract submission.

    If you are part of a group that has prepared an abstract, please ensure your group contact has received the email with the subject: “AFHTO 2019 Conference: Abstract received confirmation”.

    If your contact person has NOT received this confirmation, please contact info@afhto.ca by April 30.

    The confirmation email is your assurance that your abstract has been received and will be reviewed by a working group for presentation at the conference.

     

    Final concurrent session and poster presentations will be selected by May 24, 2019.
    The program will be announced when registration opens in early June 2019.

    We look forward to seeing you at the AFHTO 2019 Conference!
    Health System Integration Built on the Foundation of Team-Based Primary Health Care
    September 19 & 20, 2019
    Westin Harbour Castle, One Harbour Square, Toronto