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How to get up to $150K to rebuild and recover from the impacts of COVID
The Ontario government is investing $83 million to provide grants through the Resilient Communities Fund to help eligible non-profit organizations, including family health teams and primary care organizations, recover from COVID-19 and continue the delivery of vital programming in their communities. All teams are eligible to apply for this financial support!
On September 29, we hosted a webinar about how teams can tap into these funds. The submission deadline is December 2. Slides and video now available.
#AFHTO2020: yes, we’re asking you to check your junk mail
If you registered for the conference by Oct. 2, your login information was sent by in an email titled “AFHTO 2020 Conference login Information and tips for your conference experience” by Sunday, Oct. 4. Please check your junk mail if you haven’t seen this email.
If you did not receive the email please contact regAFHTO@mosaicevents.ca.
And if you haven’t registered yet, you still can- join your peers from Ontario and beyond!
Virtual mental health tools demonstration & video testimonial for Mental Health Awareness Day
On Sep. 24 we hosted a demonstration of Togetherall, BounceBack and Beacon, all provided free of charge.
Togetherall also has video testimonial and graphics to be released on Mental Health Awareness Day Oct 10. Find materials here.
Dr. Elizabeth Muggah now President of the Ontario College of Family Physicians
Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Muggah of Bruyère Academic FHT, who has been installed as the OCFP president.
COVID-19 screening tool for children in school and childcare and more
Updates recently released include:
- COVID-19 screening tool for children in school and childcare -Ministry of Health, Oct. 1, 2020
- A Prescription for Ontario: Maintaining Vigilance as we Learn to Live with COVID-19– OMA, September 2020
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
Arts on Prescription: Improving health and wellbeing through arts participation, Oct. 6, 2020
Explore considerations from experts working with diverse youth on considerations for health and service providers.
Learn more here.
AFHTO 2020 Conference, Oct. 8-9, 2020
You can still register for Tectonic shifts: rebuilding primary care in a new world, our 2020 virtual conference! Members receive a significant discount so contact your administrator for your member access code. Find out more here.
COVID-19 Community of Practice for Ontario Family Physicians, October 16, 2020
Join the OCFP and Department of Family and Community Medicine at UofT for their 10th CoP meeting in their series ‘Changing the way we work”, focusing on rising case counts, respiratory assessment centres, flue shots and more during COVID-19.
Learn more here.
Respiratory Health Forum, Oct. 21, 2020.
This year’s forum will be held virtually and is completely free! Learn more about lung health alongside other primary care professionals.
Learn more here.
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