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Novel coronavirus updates
We have a page on our site that will provide updates on the Novel Coronavirus as they become available, including the latest situation reports. The Ministry of Health is currently working on guidelines for primary care, along with posters and a website for healthcare providers which we will share once we receive the information. At this point, you can also access information for the public on their site.
We’ll email the primary care guidelines as soon as they become available.
The OCFP has also put together Tips for Screening for 2019-nCoV which includes clinic preparedness that you may find helpful.
If you have any questions, you can also email EOCOperations.moh@ontario.ca.
AFHTO’s 2020 pre-budget submission
AFHTO submitted its recommendations to the Ministry of Finance as part of the 2020 Ontario Pre-Budget Consultations in early January. The submission, “It Takes a Team: Interprofessional Primary Care as the Foundation of Health System Transformation” included the following recommendations are:
- Increase access to interprofessional team-based primary care for Ontarians who need it.
- Invest in clinical leadership to ensure successful roll-out of Ontario Health Teams.
- Embed mental health and addictions support in primary care.
- Help end hallway health care by embedding home and community care coordination with primary care.
- Support digital health options in primary care
AFHTO is on the move.
As of tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 23, AFHTO staff will be working offsite in preparation for a move to a new location.
We will each be checking our voicemail periodically but if the matter is urgent, please email the relevant staff member directly.
Further details including our new location will be announced by early February. We appreciate your patience as we transition to our new space. If you have any questions, please feel free to email info@afhto.ca.
Members’ stories
Belleville NPLC: Belleville NPLC requests funding for 2 more NPs & a second clinic in the Quinte-Hastings area
Essex County NPLC: Essex County NPLC expands its services into Amherstburg
Shortening the diagnostic odyssey: rare disease in primary care, Feb. 12
You can easily recognize a patient with hypertension, but do you know how to recognize a rare disease? Roughly 1 in 12 Canadians, are affected by a rare disorder. As each disease affects only a small number of individuals, clinician understanding and expertise may be limited and fragmented. This results in unnecessary diagnostic delays, frequent misdiagnoses, and missed opportunities to treat these patients earlier.
On Feb. 12 Sanofi Genzyme’s rare disease education webinar will increase your awareness about two rare inherited disorders – Fabry disease and Pompe disease and will highlight why primary care is essential in reducing the long and cumbersome diagnostic delays these patients experience. You may also leave with the realization that these rare diseases are not as rare as you think. Register here.
Eliminating red and white cards posters
The Ministry has provided English and French posters that can be placed in your clinics and offices on the elimination of red and white OHIP cards as of July 1, 2020.
Managing proton pump inhibitor use in older adults: tool
The Centre for Effective Practice has released their latest clinical tool: Managing Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in Older Adults.
When the ongoing reason for using proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is unclear, there may be more risks than benefits to the patient. This tool helps guide discussions and assessments with patients aged 65+ about the potential harms and benefits of PPIs. Download the tool here.
Quality Rounds Ontario: The Promise of Virtual Care, Feb. 6, 2020
With opening remarks by Bill Hatanaka, Board Chair, and Matthew Anderson and Incoming President and CEO, Ontario Health. Register today.
Navigating the World of Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care Conversations, Feb. 18, 2020
The second webinar in Hospice Palliative Care Ontario’s Winter 2020 Series, presented by Dr. Leah Steinberg. Register now.
Primary Care Virtual Community, Feb 13, 2020
The Primary Care Virtual Community brings together leaders in primary care interested in enabling meaningful system change. The virtual community is a collaboration developed by the OCFP and AFHTO and convened by The Change Foundation.
Join the Community to access past webinar recordings and plan to attend the next webinar on February 13 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Registration link coming soon!
Your Patients Are Using Cannabis: Here’s What You Need To Know Conference, Feb 28, 2020
NPAO’s conference held for primary care providers will help you gain a better understanding of medicinal cannabis. Learn more here.
Capstone Summit, May 4-5, 2020
Conference hosted by the Change Foundation to showcase their work with caregivers and formally introduce their new strategic focus. Find out more here.
Meeting Social Needs in an Integrated Health System: A Role for Social Prescribing, March 25, 2020
Hosted by the Alliance for Healthier Communities and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, join James Sanderson, Interim CEO, UK National Academy for Social Prescribing and Director of Personalised Care, National Health Service England as he speaks about how the practice of social prescribing has spread and sustained in the UK. Click here to learn more and to register.
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