Member News: Zika virus memo, patient engagement resources and funding opportunities

Updates Relevant to Primary Care

• Patients First: Resources to support regional and provincial engagement activities posted online; including regional consultation details, draft LHIN implementation plans, and status updates.

• Embedded Clinician Researcher Salary Award: new funding opportunity from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Supporting health professionals who are clinicians first but also need protected time to engage in research, the deadline for applications is Mar. 3, 2016.

• New privacy tools for AFHTO members: webinars, templates, the top 5 privacy questions asked by FHTS and more now available.

• Chief Medical Office of Health memo on Zika virus: update and resources including a Question and Answer document developed by Public Health Ontario in collaboration with the Ministry.

• 2016 Ontario College of Family Physicians Awards now open: nominate your team or team member today. Nomination deadline is Mar. 31, 2016.

Clinical & Patient Engagement Resources

• Psychiatry in Primary Care Toolkit: mobile app currently available for iOS tablets, from the Portico Network and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

• Syrian Refugee Early Assessment Considerations for Primary Care Providers tool: provided by the Ministry, along with additional information.

• Preventing Childhood Obesity: clinical tool developed as part of the Knowledge Translation in Primary Care Initiative.

• Rules of Engagement: resource outlining key moments in the patient engagement process developed from the PANORAMA Panel, a ground-breaking 2-year project undertaken by The Change Foundation.

Events and Learning Opportunities

• Feb. 24 and. Mar. 1, 2016, Free Annual Operating Plan Webinars: for AFHTO Members, jointly presented by AFHTO and the Ministry

• Feb. 5 – 19, 2016, Anxiety in Older Adults: 2-part online learning activity presented by Baycrest GeMH

• Feb. 19, 2016, 5th Annual Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Conference: hosted by William Osler Health System and Wise Elephant FHT along with the Central West Local Health Integration Network

• Feb. 25, Mar. 3 & Apr. 21, 2016, Enhancing our capacity to support refugees (CMHA Webinar Series): free series to support the community mental health sector

• Feb. 18, 2016, Patient Engagement and Experience in QIPs Webinar: presented by Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

• Feb. 23 & Mar. 15, 2016, Beginners Education on submitting QIPS Webinar, HQO: overview of the QIP development and submission process