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Don’t leave your team’s stories untold
Don’t leave your team’s stories untold!
We’ve heard so many amazing stories and we want you to keep them coming! Share anything, anytime on our member initiative webform.
- Starting a new program because of a newly recognized demand?
- Changing up how you provide care during COVID?
- Collaborating with different partners to make a difference in the community?
Enter your untold stories in this form and we’ll keep you in mind for our advocacy efforts. You choose how widely the information can spread: keep it in-house with AFHTO or allow us to share on our website, social media, publications and/or promotional material.
Questions? Email us at info@afhto.ca.
Happy Pharmacy Appreciation Month
March is Pharmacy Appreciation Month, so we thank all our teams’ pharmacists for stepping up, during the pandemic, before, and beyond. Happy Pharmacist appreciation month!
Members’ stories
Akausivik FHT – Vaccine rollout for Indigenous community expands
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan, Arnprior and District, Madawaska Valley, Petawawa Centennial & West Champlain FHTs – Renfrew County FHTs & Partners providing virtual mental health and addiction walk-in counselling clinic
Saegis Cybersecurity Clinic Update 2021 slides and video
On March 4 we cohosted a webinar with Saegis that:
- Discussed the top 5 cybersecurity threats facing your clinic
- Listed the 10 questions to ask before engaging an IT consultant for your clinic, and questions to ask about your clinics network security
- Described how and where to report clinic cyberattacks and privacy breaches.
Slides and video are now available.
AFHTO 2021 Conference survey deadline today
We’re going virtual again for this year’s conference and although we haven’t set a date yet, the earliest would be some time in October. Now that we’ve tried it once, we’d like to make the next better for you- more streamlined and focused on your needs.
We need your help. What do you want to hear more about and how would you like it? Tell us in this really quick survey. Deadline today, March 9
How IHPs affect outcomes in diabetes care- input needed
The AFHTO QSC is looking to begin the process of exploring IHP and outcome data. The committee chose diabetes as many teams are working daily to lower HbA1C in patients. If you work in diabetes care, please complete this survey (about 5-8 minutes in length).
Patient and staff on the vaccine, guidance updates, armpit lumps and more
Recent updates include:
- Patient and staff on the vaccine – Georgina NPLC, Marathon FHT, Markham FHT and South East Toronto FHT
- March 8th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out – AFHTO, Mar. 8, 2021
- Don’t panic if you see a lump on your armpit after COVID-19 vaccination, doctors say– CTV news, Mar. 9, 2021
- COVID-19 Provincial Testing Guidance Update– Ministry of Health, updated Mar. 5, 2021
- COVID-19 Quick Reference Public Health Guidance on Testing and Clearance– Ministry of Health, updated Mar. 5, 2021
- Information to support Pregnant and Breastfeeding people in their decision on whether or not to get the COVID-19 vaccine– Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health, Feb. 11, 2021
- Memo on Health System Recovery – Ontario Health, Mar. 4, 2021
- Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence update– Ontario Health, Mar. 3, 2021
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 Vaccination Information
- 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
- Virtual Care, Digital Health and COVID-19
GoodLife rates increase April 1
GoodLife rates for AFHTO members were due to increase in November, but because of closures due to COVID, existing – annual (paid in full) rates of $519 and biweekly rates of $24- have been extended until April 1. Those with existing GoodLife memberships should have already received emails from GoodLife. Phasing updates by region are available on their site here.
To take advantage of discounted rates, you need a membership ID assigned by AFHTO. Automatically assigned to those on the ‘Bits & Pieces’ mailing list, these are sent to GoodLife monthly near the end of the month. To get your ID or be put on the list for one, please email info@afhto.ca.
As of April 1, annual (paid in full) rates will be $619 and biweekly rates $25.
Reminder- Supply Ontario input due today March 9
Supply Ontario is a single integrated supply chain across the public sector that will leverage the province’s purchasing power to provide greater value and consistent access to high-quality products and services.
They need your input to help identify opportunities to improve the value they can deliver for your organization and patients, through better supply chain processes. Deadline today, March 9.
Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care resources
- eLearning Hub– has a range of interactive, short eLearning courses that use LTC-specific case scenarios to illustrate care delivery-related concepts that are relevant in all care setting, like supporting people’s psycho-social and communications needs at the end-of-life, person centred language, nursing leadership. Many of them available in French too.
- Webinars
- Newsletter– short monthly newsletter reaching over 2000 people
Draft recommendation on internet-delivered CBT for PTSD or acute stress disorder
Ontario Health requests feedback on a health technology assessment and draft funding recommendation on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered online to treat PTSD or acute stress disorder by March 14, 2021.
Supporting Older Persons at Home – Learning and Collaboration During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, Mar. 25, 2021
Cohosted with Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario, join us for a discussion on how to better support older persons in the community using lessons learned during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Register here.
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Newly approved vaccine, public health collaboration, and more, Mar. 12, 2021
The OCFP’s COVID-19 CoP will be continuing the discussion on COVID-19 vaccinations- this time, focusing on the Astra Zeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Learn more here.
BounceBack refresher webinar, Mar. 18 & 25, 2021
The BounceBack communications and marketing team invites you to a 30-minute refresher presentation on BounceBack, a free CBT skill-building program designed to help individuals 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate anxiety or depression, stress or worry.
RISE OHT Webinars, Mar. 17 & 18, 2021
- Measurement-based Care in Mental Health and Addictions Service Delivery, Mar. 17, 2021
- Redesigning Care Models through Co-design, Mar. 18, 2021
Fundamentals in Practical Leadership, starting Mar. 29, 2021
Fundamentals in Practical Leadership: Skills and Tools for New and Emerging Leaders and Managers is a year-long webinar series by Centre for Organizational Effectiveness. Learn more here.
Delirium – A New Quality Standard for an Important Health Concern, Mar. 17, 2021
The Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario & Ontario Health will be co-hosting a webinar with clinical experts to share information and resources to support people who are at risk for delirium or who are experiencing symptoms of delirium. Register here.
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