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| COMING SOON… An Exciting Leadership Development Opportunity Next week, we’ll be launching one the most innovative, multi-year leadership initiatives our sector has ever seen. We’re rolling out support for leaders in team and community-based primary care, home and community support services and community mental health and addictions, helping them develop professionally while igniting sector-wide collaboration and partnership. The centrepiece of this initiative will be delivering the LEADS Learning Series — Canada’s gold standard in health leadership development — to current and emerging health leaders. This is an unprecedented opportunity for leaders to earn LEADS qualification, fully funded, and position themselves inside the networks that will lead healthcare system transformation. Watch for details next week!
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In this Issue COMING SOON… An Exciting Leadership Development Opportunity Timmins FHT physician pleased with geriatric clinic collaboration D2D 5.1 submission deadline tomorrow Health Shared Services Ontario call for abstracts OCFP Awards: call for nominations now open CIRA community investment program applications open Insights on patient engagement from the 2017/18 QIPs Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care news Upcoming webinars and events on wound care, mental health and more |
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| Timmins FHT physician pleased with geriatric clinic collaboration Column by Dr. Yves Raymond highlighting the success of their partnership with the North East Specialized Geriatric Centre (NESGC) in developing a satellite site in Timmins. “It’s significant that the Centre has been successful in decreasing wait times for patient assessments by up to 75%— from eight to 12 months in 2013/2014 to three months currently.” Read more here. |
D2D 5.1 submission deadline Feb. 8 You’re right – the D2D deadline is coming around again! Measurement works to improve outcomes when it is continuous. You can contribute as much data as you want to D2D again until February 8th. D2D data can help with program planning and quality improvement. It also helps demonstrate the value of teams. |
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Health Shared Services Ontario call for abstractsHealth Shared Services Ontario has launched a call for abstracts for its annual conference Achieving Excellence Together. Taking place June 19-20, this year’s broad conference themes are: Transforming, Engaging and Integrating. Deadline Feb. 26, 2018. Find out more here. |
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| OCFP Awards: call for nominations now open Consider nominating your team or colleague! Nominations for the 2018 OCFP Awards are open in five categories:
AFHTO members have been well represented in previous years (see 2017 and 2016). Read more about the awards and access the nomination form. Deadline Apr. 13, 2018. |
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| CIRA community investment program applications open Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has requested applications to help ‘build a better online Canada’. Focus areas include, among others:
Deadline Feb. 28, 2018. Learn more here. |
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| Insights on Patient Engagement from the 2017/18 QIPs “Some primary care organizations found focus groups, town halls, and community meetings to be a better fit than councils”, according to Health Quality Ontario’s latest infographic report. |
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care news Situation report on opioid crisis: situation report #17 now available.
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| Leadership and Organizing for Change – Institute for Healthcare Improvement, starting Feb. 15, 2018 10-week virtual course with live coaching calls to help you build the narrative needed to get people to buy into the changes you are making. Prework begins Feb. 15. Learn more here. |
PSHSA Mental Health Webinar Series, Feb. 23 – Mar. 22, 2018 These include:
To learn more visit AFHTO’s site. |
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| Best Practices in Wound Care Institute: Clinical Stream, Mar.18-23, 2018 Offered by RNAO, the clinical stream builds on your clinical expertise using best practice guidelines (BPG) related to wound care. Learn more here. |
Patient Education Session on Multiple Myeloma, Mar. 5, 2018 Free session in Newmarket by Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. Learn more here.
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