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  • Learning Event – Improving Diabetes Care; Improving Diabetes Outcomes

    Registration is now open:

    Space is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. Participation is free, and meals and refreshments will be provided. Please share this learning opportunity with IHPs and QIDSS in your teams and encourage them to invite their patients.

    Learning & KTE Event Program

    Studies have shown that interprofessional care teams outperform other models in caring for patients with diabetes. Nevertheless, we still have a long way to go. AFHTO members have thus identified diabetes care as a priority for collectively advancing improvement in primary care. To support our members in this, AFHTO, in partnership with the Centre for Collaboration, Motivation, and Innovation(CCMI), and with the support of Ontario’s LHINs, is presenting a full-day learning event for QIDSS, IHPs, and patients with diabetes. Educators from the Ontario’s LHINs and CCMI will introduce attendees to self-management as a care tool and lead a discussion of how it can be used to address gaps in diabetes care. This will be followed the next day by a knowledge translation workshop for QIDS Specialists on creating concrete action plans for moving from measuring to improving diabetes (and other outcomes) in their own teams.

    • Thursday, June 16 – full day for IHPs, QIDS Specialists, and patients: How to use self-management techniques to move from measuring to improving care for patients with diabetes.
    • Friday, June 17 – half-day for QIDS Specialists: Developing collective action plans to improve diabetes (and other) outcomes.

    For more information, please consult the Program Agenda and FAQ or contact Carol Mulder.

    Location

    The workshop will be held in the Sala Caboto Ballroom of the Columbus Event Centre, located at 40 Playfair Avenue in Toronto.

    Accommodation / Hotel Discount

    The nearest hotel is the Holiday Inn Yorkdale, located at 3450 Dufferin Street. A special rate of $139.00/night is available on June 15 and 16. Register at this link or call 1-866-568-0046 and request the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario group rate.  

  • Webinar – Introducing the Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) Tool.

    Researchers from the Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation presented a webinar to introduce the Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) Tool to AFHTO members. This tool allows patients and providers to set outcome goals together, after which patients are able to track and report on their progress towards these goals using an app on their mobile device (tablet or phone). The researchers are hoping to recruit 22 sites for a clinical trial scheduled to begin in January 2017. Drs. Carolyn Steele-Gray, Walter Wodchis, and Pauline Boeckxstaens presented the tool and some information about the planned clinical trial. Slides from the webinar  and a video recording of the webinar (see below – length 1:03:53) can help you determine whether your team might be suited to participate in the trial.  More information about the tool, including some short videos, can be found here. If you have any questions, please contact catherine.macdonald@afhto.ca.

    About the project:

    Patient reported outcomes (PRO) are increasingly recognized as a major indicator of quality in health care. PROs can provide insight into the impact of treatments and interventions on a person’s health that go beyond traditional provider chosen outcomes. They may include vital signs, disease specific symptoms, functionality, pain, general well-being, among other measures in high risk patients. Patients themselves have identified the health of their informal caregiver (often the spouse of a senior patient) to be a significant metric in terms of assessing whether their own current treatment/management strategy was effective.

  • Vascular Health Assessment Support Tool: An Ontario Stroke Network Briefing

    Update May 27, 2016 As of April 1, 2016, the Ontario Stroke Network (OSN) and Cardiac Care Network of Ontario (CCN) have come together as a single entity to ensure a comprehensive and integrated approach to cardiac, stroke and vascular care in Ontario. Below is a copy of PowerPoint presentation that occurred on May 9th, 2016. AFHTO-QIDSS Next Generation VHAST Session May 9 2016 AFHTO, in partnership with the Ontario Stroke Network, and the Cardiac Care Network, will present a webinar to introduce the next-phase prototype of Ontario Stroke Network’s Vascular Health Assessment Support Tool (VHAST). VHAST is an EMR-based platform designed to be used at point of care for a wide array of vascular conditions including Hypertension, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, PAD, MI/Angina, CKD, CHF, and Stroke/TIA. By allowing clinical data to be compared against best practice guidelines, the tool will support care decisions, quality improvement, and program planning.

    • The initial (alpha-version) prototype was developed within OSCAR EMR. Future development prototypes aim to function in all certified EMRs.
    • The tool will be available free of charge upon release.

    Presenters: Christopher Beaudoin of the Cardiac Care Network and Colleen Murphy, Regional Stroke Best Practice Coordinator with the Cardiac Care Network. Audience:  The VHAST tool is designed for all who are involved, directly or indirectly, in the care and program development for patients with vascular disease, including nursing professionals, Allied Health Professionals (Pharm., RD, CDE, SW, etc.), QIDSS and any other primary care staff who may support the team’s chronic disease programs.

  • Privacy Training Webinar for AFHTO Member Board Chairs

    For Privacy’s Sake…

    AFHTO is pleased to share that we have partnered with DDO Law to provide our members with FREE Privacy Training & Tools. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC/O) has provided further guidance as to their expectations for Health Information Custodians (and specifically with respect to physician practices and Family Health Teams). To assist our members in meeting and understanding the new privacy criteria, we have made available a 1hr Privacy Training Webinar for Board Chairs.

    Other resources from the webinar

    Other privacy resources for AFHTO members

    As a reminder, AFHTO has numerous related privacy resources currently available to members on the website, including:

    A similar webinar has been made available for Executive Directors.

  • Bariatric Surgery #3: Advanced Bariatric Nutrition

    This is the third of a 3-part free webinar series presented in an unique collaboration between the Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO) + Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiology (DOC) Network + FHT RD Network of Ontario + PHCAG. Jennifer Brown-Vowles, MSc, RD, of The Ottawa Hospital Weight Management Clinic and Bariatric Surgery Program will continue the webinar series with a focus on Advanced Bariatric Nutrition.

    Click here for the webinar slide deck. 

     

  • Free Privacy Training Webinar for AFHTO Member Executive Directors

    For Privacy’s Sake…

    AFHTO is pleased to share that we have partnered with DDO Law to provide our members with FREE Privacy Training & Tools. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC/O) has provided further guidance as to their expectations for Health Information Custodians (and specifically with respect to physician practices and Family Health Teams). To assist our members in meeting and understanding the new privacy criteria, we have made available a 1hr Privacy Training Webinar for Executive Directors. https://youtu.be/VeTNYZ66qXE

    Resources from this webinar

    Other privacy resources for AFHTO members

    As a reminder, AFHTO has numerous related privacy resources currently available to members on the website, including:

    A similar webinar has been made available for Board Chairs.

  • Bariatric Surgery #2: Early/Common Post-Op Complications

    This is the second of a 3-part free webinar series presented in an unique collaboration between the Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO) + Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiology (DOC) Network + FHT RD Network of Ontario + PHCAG. Jennifer Brown-Vowles, MSc, RD, of The Ottawa Hospital Weight Management Clinic and Bariatric Surgery Program continued the webinar series with a focus on Early/Common Post-Op Complications. Resources and materials from the session: 

    Don’t miss out on the next webinar! Register today: February 1, 2016 from 12-1pm: Advanced Bariatric Nutrition

  • Bariatric Surgery #1: Introduction

    As part of a 3-part series, this webinar reviews the key components of bariatric surgery. Participants will have a better understanding of the process pre-operatively, post-operatively and the nutrition-related requirements for patients. This webinar includes resources and case studies for participants to implement into practice as well as set the stage for the following two webinars that will provide more advanced bariatric nutrition topics. Presented by Jennifer Brown, MSc, RD from The Ottawa Hospital Weight Management Clinic and Bariatric Surgery Program. This free webinar was presented in an unique collaboration between the Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO) + Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiology (DOC) Network + FHT RD Network of Ontario. Resources and materials from the session:

    Don’t miss out on the next two webinars! Register today:

  • D2D 3.0 Data Submission – Instructional Webinar Recording

    Updated February 1, 2016 This recorded webinar will guide you through the data-submission process for D2D 3.0. It is an orientation to the platform, with a walkthrough illustrating how to submit your data as well as an introduction to the D2D 3.0 Data Dictionary and Toolkit.

    This webinar was held twice on December 2, 2015 for AFHTO members.