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AFHTO 2020 conference videos and posters
Recordings from special sessions at the AFHTO 2020 Conference are now available for members, including Helen Bevan, Jane Philpott, Minister Elliott, and Matt Anderson on our site here.
Posters are also uploaded here.
Other session videos are also available for those who registered for the conference so please stay tuned for an email later today. If you don’t see it, please check your junk mail.
Hybrid model of pharmacist services in a large multisite FHT
“Hybrid model of pharmacist services in a large multisite family health team” details the experience of North York FHT’s pharmacist team as published in The Canadian Pharmacists Journal (CPJ).
Blast from the past: Data to Decisions article
“The data reinforce the need to consider differences between rural and urban settings. They also suggest that further analysis is needed to identify characteristics that teams can change to improve the quality of care their patients experience.”
“High and Sustained Participation in a Multi-year Voluntary Performance Measurement Initiative Among Primary Care Teams”, authored by Carol Mulder and Jennifer Rayner, was recently published in the International Journal of Health Policy and Management.
COVID-19 response framework and more
Updates recently released include:
- COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open– government of Ontario-Nov. 3, 2020
- Resources for daily COVID-19 Screening Requirements for Workers and Essential Visitors– a reminder this is in force
- Changing the way we work: Rising case counts, respiratory assessment centres, and flu shots during COVID-19 OCFP and DFCM Community of Practice webinar recording from October 16th, 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
Health Promotion Ontario conference, Nov. 5- 26, 2020
The Annual Health Promotion Ontario conference will be a free virtual experience this year. There will be a four-part webinar series on Health Promotion in a Global Pandemic in November. Find out more here.
COVID-19 Community of Practice for Ontario Family Physicians, Nov. 13, 2020
The eleventh in the series on “Supporting patients with COVID-19, evolving guidance, fatigue and more”. Register here.
SGFP semi-annual general meeting, Nov. 9, 2020
Taking place from 5 to 7 p.m., there will be updates on negotiations, public health policies, elections and sharing of mid-year financials. Please share with your family physician colleagues. Register here.
Diabetes Care and Management for Ontario, Nov. 12, 2020
This HeathcareRounds virtual event will be a discussion with leaders devoted to the health and care of those living with diabetes to discuss next steps and action items.
Find out more here.
Race, Racism, And COVID-19: The Institute For Pandemics Inaugural Lecture, Nov. 24, 2020
This panel will explore evidence and examine the implications for using policy and other strategies to dismantle structural racism.
Learn more here.
Osgoode Professional Development, Oct. 5, 2020 – Apr 28, 2021
AFHTO is partnering with York University’s OPD to provide members 10% off a variety of health law programs for professional development. For discount code and course offerings, click here.
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