Your Weekly News & Updates
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Important healthcare updates
Premier’s Council interim report: The Premier’s Council on Improving Health Care and Ending Hallway Medicine just released their first report. It provides an assessment of Ontario’s health care system and lays the groundwork for future reports that will speak to recommendations for health system restructuring. Visit our site for an overview.
AFHTO’s 2019 Pre-Budget Submission: many of the report’s findings are consistent with AFHTO priorities and aligned with our most recent Pre-Budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs as part of the 2019 Ontario Pre-Budget Consultations in January.
See our key recommendations on primary care and mental health; transitioning care coordination to primary care; expansion of interprofessional team-based care; and facilitating and funding a strategy that spreads existing models of performance measurement in primary care across Ontario. Delve deeper here.
Draft Health System Efficiency Act in the media:
AFHTO is aware that a draft bill from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care was leaked to the press last week. The Health System Efficiency Act, 2019 appears to be in early stages, but the draft provides a high-level overview of what may be a major structural overhaul of health services in the province.
A summary of the draft legislation, as it read on January 31 when leaked, is here. The draft itself can be seen through online media.
Additional documents that imply major changes to the health care system were also leaked to the media on Feb. 4. When we get factual information about the direction the government is heading with health system restructuring, we will let our members know. In the meantime, we continue to encourage teams to reach out to their MPP to speak about the value of team-based care in their communities. Tools and resources are here.
Interested in knowing how to maximize your HOOPP pension and to get a retirement estimate?
HOOPP is offering 3 webcasts for employees who are on the pension plan.
- HOOPP Overview
- HOOPP Connect, your pension at a glance
- Preparing for retirement
You can view the webcasts and register through this link -scroll to the bottom for the link to the webcast schedule and registration link.
HOOPP will also be hosting several regional presentations in the evening and on weekends at various cities across Ontario. These will be added to the link when they’re scheduled. If your organization has the HOOPP, please distribute this to all your employees on the pension plan.
Do you want a GoodLife Fitness discount?
AFHTO is looking into setting up a partnership with GoodLife Fitness to provide great savings on membership for all our members and their families. The membership includes access to all GoodLife Fitness clubs across Canada.
We need to determine whether there is enough interest from our members first before we can proceed with a program. Please complete the survey no later than Feb. 19, if you’re interested in a possible membership. This will determine if we go ahead with the program.
Better care for your patients who experience chronic pain
Nearly 20% of Canadian adults experience chronic pain. This webinar will provide insights to help your patients manage their pain safely and effectively. Join us on Thurs., Feb. 28 for a free one-hour webinar, Team-Based Approaches to Chronic Pain Management: Opioid Stewardship. Register here.
Radon course
For non-smokers, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in Canada. Talking to your patients about the need to test their homes is an important part of preventing radon-related cancer.
McMaster University has designed a free, certified program to provide you and your colleagues with reliable, evidence-based information on radon. Get started at radon.machealth.ca.
Virtual masterclass on the conduct and use of patient-oriented research
McMaster Health Forum is offering four virtual offerings of the Masterclass on the Conduct and Use of Patient-Oriented Research. Each offering will cover the same material as the original face-to-face masterclass although in a virtual setting spread over 11 weeks each. You can find all of the details here.
The first of the four virtual masterclass offerings is scheduled to begin on Mon. Feb. 25.
Reminder – you can join a virtual primary care network
The Change Foundation has agreed to convene Ontario’s first virtual primary care network to discuss health system change. AFHTO and the Ontario College of Family Physicians look forward to continuing to support creating the space and opportunity for future discussions with primary care and propelling change within Ontario.
Does joining a virtual community interest you? Click here
Reminder – 2019 LeaderShift registration open!
Registration is open for the spring 2019 LeaderShift LEADS learning series cohorts. Build your capacity to lead organizations, strengthen partnerships, improve the health and vitality of your community, and contribute to transformation of the health system in a 5-day, in-person learning series that will make you LEADS certified. Toronto cohort deadline is Feb. 8. Learn more and see the dates and registration links here.
Humber students available
Humber College invites you to participate in the Paid Work Term (Work-Integrated Learning) component of Bachelor of Commerce – Healthcare Management program. Students will be available to start near the end of April 2019. For more information:
- Letter of introduction
- Curriculum
- Job opportunity form
CIRA community investment program applications open
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has requested applications to help ‘build a better online Canada’. Focus areas include infrastructure, access, digital literacy, engagement and services.
Deadline Feb. 28, 2019. Find out more.
Government Webcast Series: Strategic Planning and Public Complaints: Feb. 20, 2019
Attend this webcast on strategic planning and public complaints. Register now!
Considerations for Implementing the NP Role within your Team, Feb. 22, 2019
Join Beth Cowper-Fung, AFHTO’s President and Board Chair and Clinical Director of Georgina NPLC & Claudia Mariano, Manager, Practice and Policy, NPAO, for this interactive session. Register here
Building Together: How to become a high-performing team, Mar. 6 & 8, 2019
What makes a good team great? To find out, join us on March 6 in Ottawa and March 8 in Toronto. It’s free, interactive, and interprofessional! Register now for Ottawa and Toronto.
Opioids Clinical Primer
MacHealth has released “Safer Opioid Prescribing Strategies, the third of six free courses on understanding and managing the ongoing opioid crisis. Learn more here.
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