Your Weekly News & Updates
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- Member stories
- Reminder- Ontario Fall Prevention Collaborative June 23
- Evaluating program planning using an equity framework at Queen Square FHT
- New provincial prenatal screening requisition
- Reminder- Bright Lights nominations open soon- reviewers needed
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- Shortage of infant formulas for infants with food allergies and certain medical conditions and more
- ECHO Ontario Mental Health summer applications open
- Upcoming events including enhancing harm reduction education, advancing equity in cancer screening for gender-diverse clients and more
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Member stories
City of Kawartha Lakes FHT– OBIO’s Early Adopter Health Network and the City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team launch a project with AI platform Goji Voice
Cottage Country FHT– Cottage Country FHT looking to expand
Dryden Area FHT– new addictions program introduced in Dryden
Kirkland District FHT– Blanche River Health transitioning patients to the team’s outpatient collection laboratory
Mount Forest FHT– Township of Wellington North presents $10,000 cheque to assist with local health care professional recruitment
Reminder- Ontario Fall Prevention Collaborative webinar June 23
In this webinar, we will hear about the work of the Ontario Fall Prevention Collaborative as it pertains to identified priorities around fall indicators and falls risk screening and assessment and how we can better align our efforts across the province. Find out more here.
Evaluating program planning using an equity framework at Queen Square FHT
Article published in Healthcare Management Forum. Please note that you need to pay for the full article.
New provincial prenatal screening requisition
The Prenatal Screening Requisition has been updated to reflect recent changes to screening for twin pregnancies as well as to streamline the screening process for pregnancies with confirmed or suspected vanishing twin/co-twin demise.
The new requisition form (version 3, May 2022) is effective immediately; please discard all old forms. The updated requisition form for all three Ontario Multiple Marker Screening labs (Trillium Health Partners-Credit Valley Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, and North York General Hospital) and accompanying step-by-step guides for ordering multiple marker screening (such as enhanced First Trimester Screening) can be found on the PSO website.
Reminder- Bright Lights nominations open soon- reviewers needed
Bright Lights nominations open soon. If you didn’t get a chance to submit an abstract or would just like to raise your profile at the conference and beyond, consider nominating your team for an award.
We just need a couple more people on the review committee. If you’d like to learn more about your peers’ contributions and get a $35 discount on your registration fee, please apply here. Deadline June 22, 2022.
Shortage of infant formulas for infants with food allergies and certain medical conditions and more
Recent updates include:
We continue to update several pages on our site with resources and news:
Administrative update: we will still provide COVID updates as necessary using this section but will also include MOH and stakeholder updates and memos on other topics.
Reminder – impacts of transitioning cancer survivors to primary care
Ontario Health has developed a short survey to better understand your practice, your comfort level providing care to cancer survivors, the challenges you face, and your experiences in providing care for cancer survivors. Their goal is to use the results to develop tools and resources to support you in providing care to survivors and improving patient care across the care continuum.
The survey will take about 5-10 minutes to complete, and your input by Friday, June 17th, 2022, would be greatly appreciated. For any questions, please contact Meaghan Wright (Meaghan.Wright@ontariohealth.ca).
ECHO Ontario Mental Health summer applications open
Summer programs include:
- ECHO Ontario Addiction Medicine and Psychosocial Interventions: Hospital-Based Addictions Care (6 sessions – Mondays from 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. EST, July 11 – August 15, 2022)
- ECHO Ontario Integrated Mental and Physical Health (12 sessions – Fridays from 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. EST, June 3 – August 26, 2022)
Apply here.
Enhancing harm reduction education for service providers, June 14, 2022
This webinar will share CATIE’s new Harm Reduction Fundamentals toolkit and how it can be used by frontline organizations, along with examples of how organizations are training their workers and community partners. Register here.
Spirometry Testing for Diagnosing Asthma and COPD in Primary Care – The Why and the How, June 16, 2022
The Lung Health Foundation is hosting sessions to explore the why and the how of spirometry testing for the diagnosis of asthma and COPD in primary care. Register here.
Advancing equity in cancer screening for gender-diverse clients, June 17
New, gender-affirming cancer screening guidelines have been developed to support the health and wellbeing of Transgender and Non-Binary clients. These groups often have lower screening rates than their peers due to outreach that misses eligible clients and screening practices that can trigger gender dysphoria. Register here.
Online Appointment Booking, June 21, 2022
Ontario Health webinar featuring a panel of primary care providers to learn about the benefits of using online appointment booking in primary care practices. Register here.
BounceBack: Back-to-the-office guide and tips to manage stress and anxiety, June 28 & 29, 2022
Presented with the Canadian Mental Health Association. You’ll hear about coping strategies to help you better manage life’s stresses. Register for EN (June 28) and FR (June 29).
Data To Action: Making Your Data Visible and Useful, Sep. 28, 2022
Hosted by TechSoup Connect’s Ontario chapter. Register here.
