The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has announced the launch of the second annual Minister’s Medal Honouring Excellence in Health Quality and Safety. This annual recognition program aims to honour exceptional work across the health system and showcase successes in cross-sectoral collaboration of health system partners to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across the continuum. The award will be presented to one team-based initiative/program and one individual champion at Health Quality Transformation 2014 on November 20. Application templates are now available for download from the Minister’s Medal Webpage. Applications are due to your Local Health Integration Network office by 5:00pm on Thursday, August 28. For more information on the Minister’s Medal program, including more about last year’s winners and honourees, please visit: http://www.ontario.ca/leadinghealthychange
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Presentation Slides from the Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care Workshops – March 2014
The presentation slide decks for the Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care Workshops held last in March of 2014 are now available. This workshop is an evidence-based training program for FHT and NPLC Boards of Directors, Executive Directors and Medical Leads and is delivered to them by peer leaders. Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care was created by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI). To support the quality agenda in primary care, the MOHLTC partnered with CPSI and the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO), the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC), the Nurse Practitioner’s Association of Ontario (NPAO) to customize the program to Ontario’s primary care organizations. Each workshop contains information to help Board members, Executive Directors and Medical Leads guide their organization in delivering quality primary care through good governance. Presentations from the session guide participants through exercises, case studies and best practices on how to lead, govern and improve organizations focused on quality. To access the slides in English, click on the following links:
- P1 – Welcome
- P2 – Setting the Stage
- P3 – Roles, Skills and Knowledge
- P4 – Case study
- P5 – Culture
- P6 – Relationships
- P7 – QIP
- P8 – Information and Measurement
- P9 – Journey in action
To access the slides in French, click on the following links:
- P1 – Bienvenue
- P2 – Mise en place
- P3 – Rôle, compétences et connaissance
- P4 – Étude de cas
- P5 – Culture
- P6 – Relations
- P7 – Plan d’amélioration de la qualité
- P8 – Mesure et information
- P9 – L’aventure de la qualité en action
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Invitation to primary care team members to join province-wide communities of practice
We invite all staff in AFHTO member organizations to participate in a community of practice for their profession. AFHTO members are made up of diverse teams of professionals working together to provide excellent patient care. Communities of practice provide invaluable help in fostering a culture of interprofessional collaboration which enhances patient-centred care. AFHTO has been supporting the development of communities of practice for the different professions working within FHTs and NPLCs.
Benefits of participation in a community of practice:
- Online community of people working in similar roles within primary care teams:
- Optimize teamwork within and across disciplines by sharing best practices and experiences.
- Explore opportunities to enhance interprofessional collaboration within FHTs, NPLCs and other team-based settings.
- Free half-day networking session on October 15, 2014 in Toronto (before the start of the AFHTO conference):
- Meet and mingle with peers to identify common practices and optimize teamwork.
- Click here to register for the conference or contact the community of practice contact below to sign up for the session.
How to sign up for a community of practice:
To join a network, staff should send an e-mail to one of the contacts listed below. They will follow up with more information about their network and instructions to join.
Community of Practice Lead / Contact Organization Administration Michelle Smith Guelph FHT Chiropractor Craig Bauman Centre for Family Medicine FHT Health Promoter Sandy Turner Minto-Mapleton FHT Mental Health and Social Workers Catherine McPherson-Doe Hamilton FHT Nurse (RN/RPN) Tara Laskowski Hamilton FHT Nurse Practitioner Claudia Mariano West Durham FHT Occupational Therapists TBD contact Marg Alfieri for information Pharmacist Lisa Dolovich McMaster FHT Physician Assistant Melissa Holm Hamilton FHT Psychologist Veronica Asgary-Eden Family First FHT Registered Dietitian Jacquie Reeds Andrea Firmin Hamilton FHT Markham FHT Our community of practice leads emerged from within the FHT/NPLC community to create forums to exchange knowledge and share best practices with peers in similar roles from across the province. Thank you to all of our volunteer community of practice leads and to their EDs for supporting their leadership role in the community of practice.
- Online community of people working in similar roles within primary care teams:
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Sample Policies from North York FHT
You can access board, health and safety and employee policies by clicking on the links below. These have been created by the North York Family Health Team and are posted for information and use by other AFHTO members. Sample Policies
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D2D Data Dictionary – Current and Previous Editions
The links below will direct you to the data dictionaries for the current and previous iterations of Data to Decisions (D2D).
- Planning and Preparation for D2D 5.0 – current
- This page contains links to the Data Dictionary, Step-by-Step Guide, and Data Input Toolkit for D2D 5.0.
- Data Dictionary – D2D 4.0 – archive
- Data Dictionary – D2D 3.0 – archive
- Data Dictionary – D2D 2.0 – archive
- Data Dictionary – D2D 1.0 – archive
- Planning and Preparation for D2D 5.0 – current
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Register for Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care Workshop, October 14
Click here to register for the Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care Workshop, Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm, Westin Harbour Castle, One Harbour Square, Toronto, Ontario. Click here for more information about this program. This session is FREE for board chairs/members, executive directors and lead MD/NPs of AFHTO member organizations.
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Register for QIDS Professional Development Workshop, October 14
Click here to register for the QIDS Professional Development Workshop, Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 10:30 am to 7:00 pm, Westin Harbour Castle, One Harbour Square, Toronto, Ontario. Click here for more information about this program. AFHTO has requested funding from the Ministry to cover some or all of the costs of this learning program. Remaining costs will be covered through registration fees that could be FREE or to UP TO a maximum of $250 per person. AFHTO will contact registered participants to confirm the fee once the Ministry funding letter is received.