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Respiratory care during COVID-19: what have we learned one year later, Apr. 21
The COVID-19 pandemic has required healthcare professionals to change the way care is delivered and has allowed for the development of innovative practices and partnerships for the continued provision of quality care.
On April 21 this webinar, co-hosted with the Lung Health Foundation, will highlight practice changes and considerations for the diagnosis and management of chronic lung diseases such as COPD. This includes highlighting the challenges of respiratory diagnostics such as spirometry testing and policies and changes that were needed to provide a safe testing environment.
Find out more and register here.
Ontario needs a Stay-at-Home order
Ontario needs a Stay-at-Home order, community vaccination plans, and paid sick leave for ALL workers to stop spread of COVID-19 variants, reduce the burden on health care.
Today the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) issued a statement urging the government to do more to suppress the transmission of COVID-19, including these 5 vital actions:
- Move the province from a shutdown to a stay-at-home order
- Ensure vaccines are reaching those who are most at risk for infection and who need them the most
- Prioritize vaccination of teachers, educators and school staff
- Create a broad education and communications campaign to address vaccine hesitancy
- Implement paid sick leave for all essential workers now.
Member stories
Markham FHT– our president and chair Dr. Allan Grill on CTV on protecting schools from outbreaks and more
Multiple members- our Twitter thread highlighting members’ vaccine efforts. One tweet already has nearly 20,000 views!
Lessons learned from KFLA Moderna community vaccination clinics and more
Recent updates include:
- Moderna Community Vaccination Clinics: KFLA Lessons Learned– KFLA Public Health, March 2021
- April 5th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out– AFHTO, Apr. 5, 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccine Information Sheet– Ministry of Health, updated Apr. 1, 2021
- Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Orientation– Credit Valley FHT, March 2021
- COVID-19 CoP – Resource List – March 26 2021– OCFP, Mar. 26, 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
UpToDate discount reminder
Thanks to our partnership with Wolters Kluwer, AFHTO members have access to special benefits on UpToDate®. Physicians, residents, NPs, pharmacists, and PAs are all eligible. For more details, please contact your ED or Admin Lead.
EDs and Admin Leads, if you have any questions, please email us at info@afhto.ca.
Evaluation and performance improvement for OHTs CoP and webinar
HSPN is hosting a new community for those working on evaluation and performance improvement in OHTs. You can join here.
The next OHT Evaluation Webinar will be OHT Improvement Measures for Focus Populations on April 27. Register here
Your role in improving the population health of people at risk or living with diabetic foot complications, April 15, 2021
Co-hosted with Wounds Canada, this interactive webinar will provide an overview of your role to improve the population health of people at risk or living with diabetic foot complications across the full continuum of care settings to improve patient experience, outcomes and costs. Register here.
Together We Care Virtual Conference, April 20-22, 2021
Join the OLTCA & ORCA as they connect the LTC and retirement community sector to help shape the future of senior’s care.
Find out more here.
Building vaccine confidence in the Black community, evolving guidance, and more, Apr. 9, 2021
The OCFP’s COVID-19 COP will focus on building vaccine confidence in the Black community.
Find out more here.
A Deep Dive into Co-Designing Care Models for your Priority Populations, May 6, 2021
The RISE OHT webcasts will show how your OHT can re-design care for patients in your priority populations, and help every patient in those populations experience coordinated transitions between providers.
Learn more here.
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