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  • AFHTO 2019 Conference: extended abstract deadline – now Friday at 9 am

    AFHTO 2019 Conference: extended abstract deadline – now Friday at 9 am

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    These past few weeks have been very busy for AFHTO members. Given the demands on your time, we’ve responded by extending the deadline to submit abstracts for the AFHTO 2019 Conference “Health System Integration Built on the Foundation of Team-Based Primary Health Care”.

    The Ontario health landscape will look very different very soon, so we need to hear from you. Don’t wait to impart your lessons learned, your tips and experiences to colleagues from all across the province under 6 core themes.

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    The deadline is now April 26, 2019 at 9:00 AM (EDT).

    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.

    Email info@afhto.ca or call 647-234-8605x 200 if you have any questions. We’re here to help.

    Helpful links to get you started:

    Reduced registration fee for concurrent session presenters: For each approved concurrent session, up to 2 presenters will each be granted a $50 discount off the conference registration fee. Additional discounts apply for patients presenting at the conference. (Discount doesn’t apply for poster displays.)

    Conference key dates (updated):

    • April 26, 2019             Deadline to submit concurrent session and poster abstract
    • June 2019                    Conference registration opens
    • Sep 19 & 20, 2019     AFHTO 2019 Conference
  • AFHTO 2019 Conference: JUST ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your abstract

    AFHTO 2019 Conference: JUST ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your abstract

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    The call for Ontario Health Teams has gone out, signaling another phase in a major change to Ontario’s healthcare system. Within a very short span of time the landscape will look very different, so we need to make sure primary health care teams are as prepared as they can be.

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    Colleagues from other health care sectors, non-profits, and the academic community will be at the conference, all eager to hear about your programs and patient care in our 6 core themes.

    The deadline to submit abstracts for concurrent sessions and posters is April 24, 2019 at 5:00 PM (EDT).

     

     

     

    Helpful links to get you started:

    Conference key dates:

    • April 24, 2019             Deadline to submit concurrent session and poster abstract
    • June 2019                    Conference registration opens
    • Sep 19 & 20, 2019     AFHTO 2019 Conference

    If you have any questions about the submission process or want to know if your work is a good fit, email info@afhto.ca or call 647-234-8605x 200. We’d be happy to help.

  • AFHTO 2019 Conference: we really want you to submit your abstract

    AFHTO 2019 Conference: we really want you to submit your abstract

    AFHTO 2019 conference logo

    Are you:

    • A small, rural or Northern team?
    • Helping your patients live healthier lives?
    • Improving your community through effective partnerships and programs?
    • Providing truly integrated care and embodying the patient medical home?

    Then your peers across the province want to hear from you! Don’t wait to impart your tips and lessons learned to colleagues from all across the province under 6 core themes. Your experience is invaluable.

    Now more than ever we want to ensure our sessions reflect the ever-changing health care environment and are relevant to primary health care today. This means we want to hear what’s worked for you. The deadline to submit abstracts for concurrent sessions and posters is April 24, 2019 at 5:00 PM (EDT).

    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.

    Not sure if your work is a good fit? Feel free to ask us! Email info@afhto.ca or call 647-234-8605x 200. We’d be happy to help.

    Helpful links to get you started:

    Reduced registration fee for concurrent session presenters: For each approved concurrent session, up to 2 presenters will each be granted a $50 discount off the conference registration fee. Additional discounts apply for patients presenting at the conference. (Discount doesn’t apply for poster displays.)

    Conference key dates:

    • April 24, 2019             Deadline to submit concurrent session and poster abstract
    • June 2019                   Conference registration opens
    • Sep 19 & 20, 2019      AFHTO 2019 Conference
  • AFHTO 2019 Conference: submit your presentation & poster abstracts

    AFHTO 2019 Conference: submit your presentation & poster abstracts

    It’s time to show everyone what you can do.

    Present your ideas and initiatives at the AFHTO 2019 Conference:
           
    Health System Integration Built
    on the Foundation of Team-Based Primary Health Care

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    ‘Integration’ may be the word of the day, but primary care teams already embody it. Interprofessional comprehensive care creates a patient medical home that is the foundation for a high-performing health care system.

    With The People’s Health Care Act, and the introduction of Ontario Health Teams, team-based primary health care needs to demonstrate how much we truly provide patient-centred care. To do this we need to ask…what if?

    What if that little program you’re quietly doing, reducing trips to the ER, relieving patients of unnecessary complications, could spread?
    What if your peers in other small towns could learn more from your trial and error and go straight to better outcomes? What if this happened all across Ontario?

     

    It can, if you submit an abstract to present a concurrent session or poster in 6 core themes at the AFHTO 2019 Conference on September 19 & 20, 2019.

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    The deadline to submit abstracts for concurrent sessions and posters is April 24, 2019 at 5:00 PM (EDT)

    Review submission guidelines

    Submit your abstract online

    Reduced registration fee for concurrent session presenters: For each approved concurrent session, up to 2 presenters will each be granted a $50 discount off the conference registration fee. Additional discounts apply for patients presenting at the conference. (Discount doesn’t apply for poster displays.)

    Conference key dates:

    • March 27, 2019          Applications for concurrent session and poster abstracts open
    • April 24, 2019             Deadline to submit concurrent session and poster abstract
    • June 2019                   Conference registration opens
    • Sep 19 & 20, 2019      AFHTO 2019 Conference

    Do you know anyone with interesting and innovative initiatives to share? Please forward this email to your colleagues, community partners and stakeholders to make sure everyone has an opportunity to present their initiatives.

    And don’t forget, the deadline to join a working group is now this Friday, March 29. Come behind the scene and become among the first to learn about new developments in the field, influence conference programming and discover the innovators in your areas of interest.

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

  • AFHTO 2019 Conference: create YOUR conference program. Sign up by Mar 26

    AFHTO 2019 Conference: create YOUR conference program. Sign up by Mar 26

    AFHTO 2019 Conference
    Health System Integration Built on the Foundation of Team-Based Primary Health Care

     

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    Join a working group

    Play a vital role in shaping the conference by joining a working group today. Come behind the scenes and be the first to learn about new developments in the field, influence conference programming and discover the latest innovators in your areas of interest. Working group members also receive a $50 discount off their registration fee.  

    Please extend this invitation along to your patients, colleagues and staff. Having diverse voices, especially patients, in the working groups helps us build a varied and relevant program.

     

     

     

     

    Conference Themes

    We’re setting up working groups for each of the six concurrent streams and for the Bright Lights Awards program. The six concurrent streams will focus on:

    1. Access to care: improving access to team-based care
    2. Continuous care: ensuring seamless transitions for patients across the continuum of care
    3. Comprehensive team-based care
    4. Patient and family-centred care    
    5. Community and social accountability
    6. Enabling high -performing primary health care

    (Full descriptions here)

    Working Group Details

    Concurrent program working group members:
    The task requires a total of 4-10 hours of effort between April and May, specifically:

    • March 27 to April 24: AFHTO staff will manage the call for proposals process.
    • Week of April 8: working groups will have an initial teleconference to brainstorm ideas on specific topics and speakers to contact/encourage to submit a presentation abstract.  
    • April 26 to May 10: each working group member individually reviews and scores presentation abstracts for their program.
    • May 13 to 17: working groups will teleconference to review scores and determine the program for this theme.

    Sign up by March 26, 2019 to confirm your participation and select your conference theme.

    Bright Lights 2018 winners
    <em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AFHTO 2018 Bright Lights winners</em>

    “Bright Light” Awards Review Committee:
    The task requires a total of 6-12 hours in July, specifically to individually review and score nominations followed by a group teleconference to determine the award winners. Sign up by March 26, 2019.

    We will also need volunteers at the conference itself (e.g. at the registration desk). There may be other duties as we update our conference program but like other volunteers described above, onsite volunteers will receive discounted conference registration. Sign up today.

    Registration Fees for Conference Working Groups:

    • Conference working group members and presenters receive a $50 discount off their registration fee.
    • We understand patients face additional financial and time pressures and do not want the registration fee to limit participation in a working group. Patients participating in full in a conference working group will be eligible for complimentary registration (to be determined once the working group task is complete).  

    AFHTO members still receive a 50% discount on conference registration fees.

    Conference key dates:

    • March 27, 2019: Applications for concurrent session and poster abstracts open
    • April 24, 2019: Deadline to submit concurrent session and poster abstracts
    •  June 2019: Conference registration opens
    • September 19 & 20, 2019: AFHTO 2019 Conference

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