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  • AFHTO Bright Lights Awards – nominations now open! Only until August 27

    Shine a light on your team’s achievements. Nominate an outstanding team or individual for a “Bright Lights” Award by August 27, 2021.

    AFHTO’s “Bright Lights” Awards recognize AFHTO members’ leadership, outstanding work and the significant progress being made to improve the value interprofessional primary care teams across Ontario deliver.

    There’s no better time to show what you can do. Select award recipients will receive an education grant.

    “Bright Lights” Award recipients are:

    • Innovators – making small changes for maximum impact to improve patient experience and outcomes
    • Team Players – interprofessional teams, collaborators and relationship builders
    • Demonstrating Impact – can show how their work is benefitting the health care system

    Awards will be presented at the AFHTO 2021 Conference Awards ceremony, which will be held on October 27th, 2021.

    Not sure if your team’s achievements merit recognition? Never submitted a nomination before?  You can watch this 2016 webinar or view the slides for an overview of what reviewers are looking for and tips for writing a nomination.

    Award Categories

    Five awards will be presented this year:
    1.    Demonstrating a community response to COVID-19
    2.    Small, rural, and Northern teams that have taken care of their communities during COVID-19
    3.    Local-level research
    4.    Reducing unnecessary care *
    5.    Integrated care for older adults living with complex health conditions**
     

    * Education grant will be given to the award recipient in this category above thanks to the generous donations of our sponsor Choosing Wisely Canada.
     
    ** Education grant will be given to the award recipient in this category above thanks to the generous donations of our sponsor Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario.

    Shine a light on your team – Make a nomination today:

    • Review the nomination categories in advance (see nomination guide pg. 3 for descriptions).
    • Review the nomination evaluation criteria (see nomination guide pg. 2 for details).
    • Complete the online nomination form and send all supporting materials before August 27, 2021.
    • Submit supporting documents to info@afhto.ca:
      • 1-4 high-quality photos of nominees in png. or jpg. format to be featured at the Awards Ceremony on October 27th (Photos should be at least 500 KB in size.)
      • Take a video (30-90 seconds long) with your smartphone and share with info@afhto.ca. We’ll be promoting nominations before the conference, so please consider providing an overview of your initiative as part of your nomination(optional).
      • Signed statement of attestation to release photos for AFHTO use.
      • Any supporting evidence and materials as appropriate.
      • Deadline to submit photos and video is September 9, 2021.

    We look forward to seeing your nominations and recognizing ALL the excellent work being done!

  • Wawa FHT & Elliot Lake FHT Physicians named Algoma Public Health’s Champions

    This year’s champions are recognized for going the extra mile to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Algoma Public Health has officially named this year’s Public Health Champions.

    Nominations for the awards closed on Nov. 20. 

    This year, APH wanted its award to recognize those who have gone the extra mile in helping others overcome the challenges of COVID-19. Among the recipients are Mayor Christian Provenzano, the Sault Ste. Marie YMCA, and Algoma University’s Student Success and Advancement Teams.

    A press release from the health unit detailing the awards and winners reads as follows:

    The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged individuals, businesses, and communities across Algoma. We have worked together during these times of great change and uncertainty in order to protect the health of our community and support one another.

    “The Public Health Champion nomination process has shown us that the people who call Algoma home are compassionate, kind and have demonstrated community spirit in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Spruyt, Medical Officer of Health. “Over the next few weeks, we will recognize nominees and the great work they did across our great region.”

    A committee made up of board Members, APH staff, Associate Medical Officer of Health and Medical Officer of Health reviewed all nominations. We are happy to announce our 2020 Public Health Champions.

    Amplifier Champion

    Our Amplifier Champion is someone who shared credible information in order to increase awareness, motivate people to follow public health recommendations, and combat misinformation.

    This year, our Amplifier Champion is awarded to:

    All winners and nominees should be proud of the work they have done in making a difference in our community.

    You are all public health champions.

    To view the complete SooToday article, click here.

  • Congratulations to the Bright Lights 2020 Award Winners!

    Congratulations to the Bright Lights 2020 Award Winners!

    bright lights 2020 logo

    On October 8 AFHTO named the winners of our annual Bright Lights Awards at our first ever virtual ceremony. These innovators have improved primary care through their leadership, outstanding work and significant progress made toward improving the value delivered by interprofessional primary care teams throughout Ontario. Bright Lights Award winners are innovators and team players whose work has an impact on the healthcare system and in the lives of their patients and communities.

    The review committees made up of AFHTO members chose the winners from among dozens of nominations. AFHTO gave awards for each of our five conference themes, as well as two spotlight awards for excellent response to COVID-19. The winners in the conference themes will receive a $750 education grant each courtesy of Boehringer Ingelheim.

    In addition, AFHTO’s board presented a special award to a teacher whose contribution helped prepare families for a return to school during a pandemic.

    Board Award: Darren Abenstein

    In recognition of: Preparing Families for a Return to School During a Pandemic
    This year, the board has recognized Darren Abenstein, a high school teacher for the York Region District School Board who worked with his wife, a Markham FHT physician, to create a practical guide for concerned parents on how to prepare for back to school.

    The five theme recipients of Bright Lights Awards and the winner of the spotlight award are listed below. Click on the links to read a summary of their achievements:

    1.    Central Brampton Family Health Team

    • Award Category: Mental Health and Addiction Support in Primary Care
    • Achievement: Coping Conversations webinar series

    Central Brampton FHT created a webinar series that succeeded in keeping them connected with their patients despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which evolved to fulfil more needs through their feedback.

    2. Amherstburg Family Health Team

    • Award Category: Integrating Digital Health and Virtual Care
    • Achievement: Increased daily appointments and after-hours access with platform that incorporated EMR

    To combat COVID-19’s impact on patient care, Amherstburg FHT used virtual care to increase same day/next day appointments from 25 to 60 percent throughout the pandemic and more than double after-hours access to care.

    3. Ontario Health West Teams

    • Award Category: Integrated Care and Community Responses
    • Achievement: Created web-based COVID-19 assessment system

    FHTs in the Ontario West Region and their partners created the COVID Population Health Navigator (Navigator), a web-based system that allows for virtual assessments of all patients — with minimal wait times — and makes it possible to collect population health data to better understand analytics and pandemic spread in each region.

    4. Delhi Family Health Team

    • Award Category: Public Health and Primary Care
    • Achievement: Created inter-county Primary Care Response Team to address COVID-19 cases among seasonal agricultural workers

    An interdisciplinary, mobile Primary Care Response Team (PCRT) assisted migrant farm workers in need, providing early intervention and reducing hospital admissions.

    5.    Couchiching OHT Social Determinants of Health Working Group

    • Award Category: Addressing Social Determinants of Health
    • Achievement: Creation of community-wide COVID-19 response strategy

    Various agency partners of the Couchiching Ontario Health Team created a COVID-19 response working group that adopted a response strategy for the Couchiching area. The partners’ response resulted in zero cases of COVID-19 in congregate living settings.

    6. The Spotlight Award: Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic

    • Award Category: Demonstrating a Community Response to COVID-19
    • Achievement: WE Health lending program

    As the pandemic took hold, Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic initiated WE Health, an electronic device lending program that allowed its vulnerable populations including the elderly, and high-needs patients access to services online when it wasn’t safe or possible for them to take advantage of in-person services.

    7. The Spotlight Award: Couchiching Family Health Team

    • Award Category: Demonstrating a Community Response to COVID-19
    • Achievement: Well-being program for area seniors

    Couchiching Family Health Team partnered with others to create and implement a program to ensure that their seniors’ health was addressed during COVID-19..

    Congratulations to all our winners and nominees! You can watch the ceremony here. And to see all our nominees please visit the 2020 Hall of Fame.

    The call for nominations for the 2021 Bright Light Awards will go out in June 2021. All AFHTO members are welcome and encouraged to participate.

  • Essex County NPLC receives COVID-19 grant to improve access to technology and enhanced digital services

    Essex County NPLC receives COVID-19 grant to improve access to technology and enhanced digital services

    The Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (ECNPLC) enhancing digital services to meet community needs.

    Essex County NPLC has received grant funding from the Canadian Red Cross, through the COVID-19 Emergency Support for Community Organizations Granting Program, to improve access to technology and enhanced digital services.

    Two Essex County NPLC staff show some of the devices to be used in the lending program

    The grant supports the Windsor Essex Health Program (WE Health). WE Health is a people first community-driven approach to addressing interruptions, reductions and the prevention of access and availability to primary and allied health services exacerbated by and resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The electronic device lending system (iPhone and tablet lending) and the creation of updated digital content, will allow people to access the live virtual appointments, one-on-one and group programming (substance use, physical, emotional and mental support programming), and pre-recorded digital material providing health information and helpful technique demonstrations.

    Digital service access supports the goal of accommodating services to meet community needs, while maintaining measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The program also bridges gaps between primary and allied health care providers transforming roadblocks into pathways that reduce systemic oppression.

    The inclusive multidisciplinary framework promotes unity, emphasizes the importance of commitment, shared responsibly for recognizing and addressing community needs, and identifies the people first approach as essential to overall community health. The grant will help with the purchase of 36 tablets, data services for the tablets, the production and distribution of up-to-date health videos. Please contact Elaine Coventry, MSW and Health Promoter, at 519-730-0446 for more information.

  • Bits & Pieces: members win Future Innovator Awards, AFHTO directors needed & more

    Bits & Pieces: members win Future Innovator Awards, AFHTO directors needed & more

    Your Weekly News & Updates

    In This Issue  
    • Members win Future Innovator Awards
    • Reminder – nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors open until July 3, 2020
    • Governance and leadership tools, resources and supports
    • Updated memo from OH, free phone outreach support for older adults and other updates
    • AFHTO’s Submission on Bill 175 – Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020
    • Discounts for CIHI Education Sessions
    • OCFP seeking Physician Connector
    • Upcoming events regarding shared governance and more

     

     

    Members win Future Innovator Awards

    The Change Foundation’s Future Innovator Awards

    The Change Foundation’s Future Innovator Awards recognizes six people, teams and/or organizations who have a strong vision for positive change for patients and caregivers and have the potential to make notable impact going forward. Members and member-affiliated organizations and individuals were recipients, including:

    Find out more about the awards here.

    Reminder – nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors open until July 3, 2020

    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. Priority for the directors to be elected will be given to candidates who are:

    • Interprofessional health care providers (IHPs), especially those working in mental health and addiction;
    • Board members, especially community members in the position of Chair of the Board; or
    • Experienced in finance, including accreditation as a financial professional (e.g. CA, CPA, CMA).

    Deadline is July 3, 2020. Find out more here.

    Governance and leadership tools, resources and supports

    Library

    Recently we reminded you about all the QI resources available on our site. Now we’re doing the same for governance and leadership. We know you’re exposed to so much information every day we thought a refresher would be welcome. Apart from recent examples like the Business Continuity Toolkit, they include tools, resources and training.

    See the list here.

    Updated memo from OH, free phone outreach support for older adults and other updates

    Resources and updates released within the last week include:

    • Update #5_Health System COVID-19 Response-from Matt Anderson, CEO, Ontario Health
    • TALK2NICE- poster and bulletin– free, nationwide over the phone outreach support service connecting older adults and disabled persons with social workers and social work students from the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly

    We continue to update several pages on our site with resources and news:

    AFHTO’s Submission on Bill 175 – Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020

    On June 17 AFHTO presented its submission to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Bill 175: Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020. Our key recommendations are:

    1. Delay the passage of Bill 175, Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020
    2. Embed care coordination in primary care
    3. Supporting the patient’s journey through the health and social system with one patient record

    Read more here.

    Discounts for CIHI education sessions

    AFHTO members may be eligible for Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Non-Core Plan: Price A education sessions. Potential users can request assessment for eligibility by contacting help@cihi.ca before creating their profile on CIHI’s site.

    OCFP seeking Physician Connector

    In preparation for launching their Mentoring Program for Mental Health, Addictions and Pain, the OCFP is recruiting a Physician Connector. Deadline July 6, 2020.

    Health Care of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disability during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Are We Learning and What’s Next? June 23, 2020

    Includes Dr. William F. Sullivan, St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT today at noon. Register here.

    Lunch & Learn: Social Prescribing in Research, June 24, 2020

    Hosted by the Alliance for Healthier Communities. Register here.

    Shared Governance: Working together to enable people-centred Integrated Care, June 24, 2020

    Integrated Care Virtual Community session. Find out more here.

  • AFHTO Members win Future Innovator Awards

    AFHTO Members win Future Innovator Awards

    The Change Foundation’s Future Innovator Awards

     

    The Change Foundation’s Future Innovator Awards recognizes six people, teams and/or organizations who have a strong vision for positive change for patients and caregivers and have the potential to make notable impact going forward. Members and member-affiliated organizations and individuals were recipients, including:

    Find out more about the awards here.

  • East GTA FHT Nurse Practitioner wins Nursing Now Award

    Published May 12, 2020

    Written by RNAO

    To celebrate the contributions made by nurses to nursing practice and the health and well-being of Ontarians, the Nursing Now Ontario Awards honoured one NP, RN and RPN during Nursing Week 2020 (May 11 – 17).

    Nurse Practitioner Award Recipient: Michael Borja
    As a primary care NP for four years, Michael Borja has made a huge difference for his patients and nursing colleagues in just a short time. Currently in his role as a primary care NP for the East GTA Family Health Team in Scarborough, he helps care for seniors and mentors colleagues in clinical assessments, management of chronic illness and program planning.

    In July 2017, he pioneered the Home To Stay (HTS) NP-led program for medically complex seniors where instead of seniors having to come to the clinic, NPs provided home visits, follow-up phone calls, care coordination and community referral. As a result, there were fewer ER visits, increased patient satisfaction and savings of $627,000 per year on top of improvement in patient/family quality of life. In 2017, Michael expanded the HTS program to include a palliative component where patients can receive palliative care at home.

    When Michael is not busy caring for clients, he likes to spend time with his family and volunteer for his Christian Church. In three to five years, he looks forward to continuing his role as an NP in geriatrics and palliative care. 

    Click here to watch the awards ceremony 

  • Bits & Pieces: Virtual Visits – Beginning to End webinar May 20, Nursing Week & more

    Bits & Pieces: Virtual Visits – Beginning to End webinar May 20, Nursing Week & more

    Your Weekly News & Updates

    In This Issue  
    • Virtual Visits – Beginning to End webinar
    • National Nursing Week
    • East GTA FHT NP to receive award today
    • Members’ stories, including a musical interlude
    • Resuming scheduled surgeries and procedures and more
    • eReferral to BounceBack
    • Sharing your innovative initiative
    • CAMH COVID-19 discussion forum and app
    • Upcoming events including Choosing Wisely and more

    Virtual Visits – Beginning to End webinar

    On May 20 please join us for a discussion around virtual visits (one on one & group) with our expert panel. During this IHP-focused webinar, panelists will go through multiple components of how to conduct a virtual visit and a Q&A portion.

    Topics Include:

    • Webside Manner
    • Determining the Best Mode of a Virtual Visit
    • Privacy & Security
    • EMR Documentation
    • Hosting Virtual Groups

    Panelists:

    Date: Wednesday May 20, 2020, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT)

    Registration: Register here

    National Nursing Week

    National Nursing Week

    May 11-17 is National Nursing Week and it’s also WHO’s International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Thank you to all the RNs, RPNs and NPs in primary care teams. Whether virtual, in-person or at assessment centres, your care for patients in challenging times is truly appreciated.

     

     

     

     

     

    Michael Borja of East GTA FHT

    East GTA FHT NP to receive award today

    Michael Borja of East GTA FHT will receive the award in the Nurse Practitioner category at today’s inaugural Nursing Now Ontario Awards. In July 2017, he pioneered the Home To Stay (HTS) NP-led program for medically complex seniors. Instead of seniors having to go to the clinic, NPs provided home visits, follow-up phone calls, care coordination and community referral.

    As a result, there were fewer ER visits, increased patient satisfaction and savings of $627,000 per year on top of improvement in patient/family quality of life. You can learn more and register for the ceremony which starts at 2:00 p.m. here.

     

    Dr. Tom Higgins, Parry Sound FHT, shares a music message during COVID

     

    Members’ stories

    North Huron and North Perth FHTs: North Perth and North Huron Family Health open COVID-19 testing site

    Parry Sound FHT: Dr. Tom Higgins, Parry Sound FHT, shares a music message during COVID

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Resuming scheduled surgeries and procedures and more

    On May 7, the government released their framework to help hospitals assess their readiness and begin planning for the gradual resumption of scheduled surgeries and procedures, while maintaining capacity to respond to COVID-19. Earlier last week they also announced temporary fee codes to cover uninsured patients.

    We continue to update several pages on our site with resources and news:

    We’ll update these on a regular basis as we receive relevant resources, while trying to reduce duplication with other sources. We will continue to update the news page daily.

    eReferral to BounceBack

    BounceBack Ontario is now available on the Ocean eReferral Network. This means that you will be able to send referrals to the BounceBack program directly from your EMR instead of by fax.

    If you are already an Ocean eReferral user, you can do this by opening the Ocean Healthmap from your EMR and searching for the “BounceBack Ontario” listing. If you are not an Ocean eReferral user, please see the Ocean eReferral handout, or contact ereferrals@thinkresearch.com to sign up for your free account.

    Do you need support?
    Do you need any support from the BounceBack team? Whether it’s scheduling a call or facilitating a webinar for your team to explain more about the program, they can assist you. If you have any questions or concerns or require additional resources, please email bounceback@ontario.cmha.ca.

    Sharing your innovative initiative

    Primary care continues to step up and ensure our patients get the care they need. From the beginning of this pandemic to now as the province transitions to re-opening, teams have rapidly been adapting to changes. It is important to share innovative initiatives as teams continue to do quality improvement initiatives on the go.

    Email us at improve@afhto.ca to share what your team is doing. You may be featured in an upcoming webinar!

    CAMH COVID-19 discussion forum and app

    CAMH has created a peer-to-peer COVID-19 discussion forum that is moderated. You can check it out and post a question, comment, or a suggestion on what is helping you manage your stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can also login using an anonymous name if you would like to protect your identity. During these times, it’s important to pull together and help support one another!

    Relevant links:

    You can download the app now here:

    Pivoting During the Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development and Choosing Wisely, May 13, 2020

    Choosing Wisely Canada hosts weekly webinars to discuss pressing topics around COVID-19. Join to learn and connect around freeing up these limited healthcare resources. Learn more here.

    Utilizing Advance Care Planning & Serious Illness Tools During COVID-19 and Throughout the Patient Journey, May 13, 2020
    Learn how to identify at risk patients in the COVID-19 context, prepare yourself & your patients, tools to support conversations and how to integrate outcomes of conversations into “in the moment” care. Learn more here.

    Optimizing Care of the Elderly and Long-Term Care Residents during the Pandemic (French only), May 14, 2020
    Join this French CFPC webinar as part of the COVID-19 Pivots. Find the webinar link posted here.

    Choosing Wisely – Canada’s National Meeting, May 26, 2020
    The Virtual National Meeting will bring together health professionals, patients, system leaders, and researchers from across the country to discuss and engage in topics related to overuse in health care. Learn more here.

    ECHO Evening Series on Cannabis and Pain, June 8-22, 2020

    Free online sessions open to all healthcare providers:

    Session Times and Topics
    All sessions are 6:30-8:00PM

    • June 8, 2020 -Cannabis: Working & Driving  
    • June 15, 2020 – Trends in Cannabis Research
    • June 22, 2020- Cannabis Use Disorder: Signs & Symptoms  

    Find out more.

  • Bancroft Community FHT Doctor presented with Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Award

    Article from My Bancroft Now, published March 11, 2020

    By Matthew Reisler

     

    It’s not often you can say you’re under the care of an award-winning Doctor, but those that see Dr. Steven Griffin can now say just that.

    Dr. Griffin was presented with the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Award last week in Toronto. “This award is for Doctors who have done outstanding work as physicians,” he explains. Griffin says it often goes to those that have done specific programs or filled a specific need. “But the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons made special mention at my award ceremony that this award is for the work I’ve done in the community of Bancroft during the 12 years I’ve been here,” he says.

    Griffin was nominated for the award by Tammy Davis who is Manager of Patient Services at North Hastings and also serves as a Councillor in Hastings Highlands.

    He was one of the first that signed up to become a Doctor through Hastings County’s Family Physician Recruitment Program, which began in 2006. “When I came to Bancroft I came here to be a Doctor because it allowed me to practice to the full scope of my practice as a Family Doctor,” he says. On top of working with the Bancroft Community Family Health Team, he does work at the North Hastings Hospital, works in the emergency department, does house calls and has recently become a coroner.

    Griffin is one of 18 Doctors that have signed on through the program with 16 currently practicing across Hastings County.

    When he started, he notes how there were lots of “orphan” patients and while there still are some in the community without a family Doctor, he says he’s proud of the work he and the team have done in helping those in need.

    “I’ve got to work with a lot of great residents and students and many of them have come to work with us,” Griffin says. He adds that he enjoys how he can go from speaking with a patient in the morning to seeing them around Town later in the day. “I feel very much part of the community here,” he adds. “It’s a real honour and privilege to be able to treat them, then to see them in these other areas.”

    Click here to read the full article.

  • Alternate payment model is saving province millions at two Alberta clinics

    Excerpt from CBC News, published December 10, 2019

    By Jennifer Lee

     

    A new report by the Health Quality Council of Alberta reveals two Alberta primary care clinics — using an alternative funding model for doctors — are saving the health-care system millions of dollars a year.

    HQCA studied 10 years’ worth of data from Calgary’s  Crowfoot Village Family Practice and The Taber Clinic, both of which offer a team-based model of care.

    Instead of a fee-for-service payment system used by most Alberta physicians — where doctors bill the province for every patient visit — the two clinics receive yearly block funding from Alberta Health to care for a patient regardless of how often that person is seen.

    “We can say very clearly that the experience at both of those clinics has led to better outcomes for their patients and at a lower cost for the system,” said Andrew Neuner, CEO of  the Health Quality Council of Alberta.

    HQCA found that while these clinics cost the province more upfront, they saved the health care system a combined total of nearly $120 million over 10 years. According to the report, one of the main drivers of the savings is fewer hospital trips.

    “We know that our patients present to the emergency department less than other clinics. We know that our patients get admitted to hospitals less than other clinic patients. And when they do become admitted their length of stay is shorter,” said Dr. Rick Ward, a physician at Crowfoot Village Family Practice, a multi-disciplinary clinic operating under an alternative funding model since 1999.

    The clinic receives a block amount for each of its 24,000 patients — which averages out to $315 per patient/per year, depending on age and gender.

    That basket of funding is used to cover overhead costs, hire other health care providers and pay its physicians.Beyond family doctors, patients have access to health-care professionals ranging from pharmacists and diabetic educators to nurse practitioners and dieticians.

    Because funding doesn’t hinge on the fee for service model — where doctors have to physically see a patient to get paid — Ward said patients may see a different provider depending on their needs.

    “You end up having the right patient problem being seen by the right provider,” he said, adding that there are times when patients’ concerns can also be addressed with a phone call or email.

    Another benefit, according to Ward, is that patients with chronic diseases tend to be healthier because they have access to health-care providers such as dieticians who work on preventative care.

    “What we’ve shown is that despite the fact that we may be a bit more expensive in the front end, the amount of money that we save downstream in medical costs is huge, to the tune of about $4.3 million a year.”

    The cost savings at The Taber Clinic have been even more dramatic. According to the HQCA report, the alternative payment model there saved the healthcare system $7.2 million in 2016-17.

    “As primary health-care providers, we see tremendous benefit to practicing in an alternate funding model, for our patients, ourselves and the health system in Taber,” said Dr. Andrea Hargrove, partner at The Taber Clinic.

    “Our patients benefit from fewer hospital admissions and fewer, more comprehensive, timely clinic visits, from a full functioning multi-disciplinary team. We are hopeful that our model of care can be successfully translated to other communities across the province.”

    Click here to read the full article.