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| Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins resigns Dr. Eric Hoskins announced his immediate resignation as the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care yesterday. Dr. Helena Jaczek, formerly the Minister of Community and Social Services, will be his replacement. She is a former physician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and the former Chief Medical Officer of Health in York Region. Dr. Hoskins will assume the chairmanship of a new National Advisory Board on Pharmacare to be announced in today’s federal budget.
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In this Issue Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins resigns Sign up for Discounted Staff Experience Survey & “Leadership LITE” by Feb. 28 NPAO Patient Choice Award Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network Studying diagnosis and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care news Upcoming webinars and events for primary care nurses and more |
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| Sign up for Discounted Staff Experience Survey & “Leadership LITE” by Feb. 28 NRC Health’s Staff Experience Survey: In a recent webcast hosted by AFHTO and NRC Health we explored the use of a standardized and validated employee experience tool, with inclusion of team climate survey, to help teams better understand the experience of your staff. We’re pleased to offer teams a discounted rate through a cost sharing arrangement with NRC (only $500 + hst per team)!Moving beyond measurement to improvement means learning more about your staff’s experience and what it takes to be a high performing team. Contact AFHTO by tomorrow, February 28th if you’d like to take advantage of this discounted offer! Leadership LITE: AFHTO, together with LEADS Canada, will be offering an online introduction to the LEADS Framework Domains for our member leaders. This free session will be available to FHT & NPLC EDs/Admin Leads, senior administrative staff, board chairs, NPLC Clinical Lead NPs and FHT Lead MDs.To learn more and register please visit our site. |
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| NPAO Patient Choice Award NPAO is requesting members place this poster in your clinics to promote their patient choice award. This award is nominated by a patient or family for their NP that has made an impact in their life. Deadline to nominate June 22, 2018. |
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| Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network Have you heard of EPION? The Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network is a provincial network of people who work in early psychosis intervention (EPI) services in Ontario, individuals who have received EPI services, and the family members and caregivers.EPION aims to promote rapid detection of psychosis and access to care, advance understanding of early psychosis through research and knowledge exchange, and implement and enhance standards of clinical practice for young people coping with early psychosis. To learn more, including resources available to young people, families as well as primary care, visit www.help4psychosis.ca or email info@epion.ca. |
Studying diagnosis and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder A team of researchers and students at Laurentian University are conducting a new study to gather information about the knowledge and experiences of physicians regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). To learn more and/or take the survey before the end of April visit here.
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Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care news Situation report on opioid crisis: situation report #20 now available. |
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| Dietary Omega 3 Fatty Acids for Human Health, Mar. 29, 2018 Webinar with Program Facilitator Dr. Bruce Holub. Includes 15 min Q & A. Learn more here. |
HQO Virtual Town Hall: Chronic Pain Quality Standard, Mar. 5, 2018 Focused on the development and adoption of this quality standard. Learn more here. |
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| Clinic Practice Skills for Inflammatory Arthritis, Apr.18-21, 2018 Annual professional development program offered by the Arthritis Society for interdisciplinary teams. Openings are capped at 20 for 2018. Learn more here. |
EMR Every Step Conference – London 2018, Apr. 12, 2018 An interactive day to learn about what’s new in certified EMRs, participate in vendor training, network with your peers and visit the vendor showcase. Learn more here. |
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