Invitation to Submit Feedback: OMA ‘Integrated Health Network Policy Paper”

To: Physician Leaders in all AFHTO member organizations The Ontario Medical Association is currently in the process of consulting with its members on access to interprofessional care to address priority populations. As part of this process, the OMA has shared their preliminary DRAFT of the ‘Integrated Health Network Policy Paper’ to their Section of General and Family Practice and Section of CHC Physicians. Since there is no OMA Section of FHT physicians, OMA asked for feedback from AFHTO’s Physician Leadership Council (PLC). Twelve members of the Council commented and agreed to a collective submission in response to this request. The draft policy paper and the collective response of PLC members were sent to all physician leaders by e-mail. Any member of the OMA is welcome to send in their own response to the OMA by February 23rd if they wish, to Peter.Brown@oma.org.  The OMA has said they will consider this input as they continue to work on this paper, before going to broader consultation on expanding access to team-based care for priority populations. We encourage each of you to read the draft Integrated Health Network Policy Paper and consider submitting your feedback to the OMA as we strive to obtain a collective vision for a strong base of high-quality comprehensive team-based primary care for all Ontarians. If you have any questions about this process of the draft Integrated Health Network Policy Paper please contact Bryn Hamilton.