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COVID-19 ED interviews
AFHTO, in partnership with the University of Toronto and Queen’s University, wants to understand the initiatives your team has taken on to continue to provide comprehensive primary care during this pandemic. Showcasing your team’s work and how you stepped up will be crucial for AFHTO’s advocacy for the future of team-based primary care in Ontario.
An email with the subject ‘Help AFHTO highlight your teams’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic’ was sent to EDs on July 8. Fill out the Doodle linked in that email to schedule your participation by this Friday, July 24.
Reminder- applications for IHP Advisory Council close July 31
Are you interested in advising AFHTO on the top issues facing IHPs in team-based care? Would you like to be a leader in working with IHPs in primary care to advocate for and speak to the critical role of teams? Would you like to share and spread knowledge and learnings?
If yes, AFHTO invites you to apply to join the IHP Advisory Council! The council was established in 2018, and several two-year terms are now open. Any IHP who is part of a member team is welcome to apply. All applications will be reviewed by the AFHTO team, and new council members will be notified in the week of August 24. More detail is in the terms of reference, which can be seen on the IHP Advisory Council page on AFHTO’s website.
As the summer IHP Advisory Council meeting is scheduled for the following week on Wednesday, September 2, from 12 PM to 1:30 PM, we suggest anyone applying hold that time now.
If you have any questions, please contact Beth MacKinnon at beth.mackinnon@afhto.ca.
Perkopolis
AFHTO members are eligible to sign up to get access to over 5000 perks through Perkopolis. Get discounts on shopping, attractions and more. EDs, if your team doesn’t have access yet, please email info@ahto.ca.
Implications of the Psychotherapy Act– survey
University of Guelph researchers are looking for registered social workers, psychotherapists, medical practitioners, nurses, occupational therapists, and psychologists in Ontario to participate in a 15-20-minute survey exploring practitioners’ responses and experience of the Psychotherapy Act, which was enforced in January 2020.
Specifically, the research looks at how the Act is being taken up by regulated professionals and how it is impacting their relationship to their profession, other colleges, and institutions. Participating provides you a chance to anonymously voice your opinion and reflect on your experiences of the new legislation.
Questions? Contact: Leslie at lvesely@uoguelph.ca or Dr. Olga Smoliak, at osmoliak@uoguelph.ca
Reminder – member renewal deadline July 31, 2020
Thank you to all the teams that have renewed their membership to date. This is a reminder the renewal deadline is July 31, 2020. If your leadership triad received the email ‘Avoid losing access- your AFHTO membership expires on July 31’ on July 10, and you have not sent a cheque or paid electronically, you will lose access to all benefits after this date, including a discounted rate to the AFHTO conference!
COVID-19 section
We continue to update several pages on our site with resources and news:
- Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates– the original page, with news and Ministry situation reports (please note that the Ministry Situation Reports on COVID-19 are posted daily so review them to better understand the provincial response)
- COVID-19 assessment centres in Ontario
- COVID-19 information for Patients, Caregivers and the Public
- Infection control resources and tools for primary care
- H+K Memos and Insight Notes on Government Press Releases
- Management and operations, human resources and COVID-19
- Mental health and wellness during COVID-19
- Providing Comprehensive Care During COVID-19
- Resources for Re-opening – NEW
- Virtual Care, Digital Health and COVID-19
Youth cannabis use following legalization, July 22, 2020
CAMH’s new Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub is hosting a webinar that will help you understand the prevalence of cannabis use among youth and review the changes in pre/post legalization. Find out more here.
Person-Centered Decision-Making Workshops, August 1 – February 15
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario is hosting a PCDM workshop available virtually for the next 7 months, free of charge.
Find out more here.
Child And Youth Mental Health Morning Rounds And Lunch & Learns, August 11-27, 2020
The CHEO is holding 4 sessions covering depression in adolescents, anxiety in toddlers and younger children, parent-child relationships and anxiety in adolescents. Find out more here.
Liver Disease in Primary Care: Approach to Fatty Liver, September 10, 2020
Hosted by CAMH, join this didactic lecture by their interprofessional team and real de-identified patient cases presentations. Find out more here.
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