This email is being sent to Lead Clinicians, Board Chairs and EDs/Administrative Leads of AFHTO member organizations.
Contents
- OHT Development
- Expansion of Team-Based Care, More Mental Health and Addictions Support and Care Coordination
- Governance and Leadership Tools, Resources and Supports
- Manuals and Guides
- Libraries
- Toolkits
- Case Studies
- Additional tools and resources
- Webinar and workshop slides and videos
Every year we say the same thing – what a challenging and busy year it’s been! But for this year in particular truer words have never been spoken! 2019 was an exceptionally busy year,and with ongoing health system transformation it has really tested the resiliency of our teams as many took on more leadership within their communities to support local level partnerships and collaboration.
As we close out the year, we wanted to provide you with an operational update wrap-up on some of the activities we are working on your behalf.
OHT Development
Now that the first cohort of 24 Ontario Health Teams has been announced, we understand that the real work in implementation begins if we are to realize the true potential of this initiative. But as fairly lean organizations, we also understand that capacity remains an ongoing challenge – there are only so many hours in a day!
Capacity and resources (both human resources and infrastructure support), importance in valuing and supporting clinical leadership, and ensuring there is a move towards true population health with primary care as the foundation is part of our ongoing discussions with the Branch. As a reminder, we have ongoing monthly meetings with the OHT Branch to express any questions or concerns that you may have so please let us know if you do have any at any time so we can let them know.
Expansion of Team-Based Care, More Mental Health and Addictions Support and Care Coordination
Primary care teams provide value for health dollars by speeding up access to care and offering a wider range of programs and services to promote health and manage chronic disease. They bring together the variety of skills needed to help people stay as healthy as possible. This is what is going to help with reducing hallway healthcare.
AFHTO continues to advocate for more supports in primary care, especially as it pertains to ensuring more patients have access to team-based care, in particular in the areas of mental health and care coordination. In the new year, we hope to see a roll out of a comprehensive structured psychotherapy program which will provide much needed mental health supports to more Ontarians and we continue to advocate to ensure that the care coordination resources that currently reside in the LHINs are embedded in primary care.
Governance and Leadership Tools, Resources and Supports
We have so many tools and resources available for members, but since they have been announced throughout the years, we thought a refresher would be welcome, especially since we know you’re exposed to so much information every day. Below are Governance and Leadership tools, resources and training. More emails with resources related to measurement, quality and member benefits are coming.
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Most of these are members only resources. You will need a login to access them so please create your individual login if you don’t already have one.
Manuals and Guides
- Provincial Policy Manual for Primary Care Teams and Practices
- Lead Executive Performance Assessment Guide
- Ontario Health Team Handbook for Boards
Libraries
Toolkits
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Case Studies
- Collaborative Governance Case Studies: How Collaborative Are You?
- Fostering FHT-Physician Teamwork
- Learning about unionization from ten FHTs
- Embedding Care Coordinators in your team
- Integrating Staff & Operations
Additional tools and resources
And for those who would rather watch than read, here are some of our past webinars and events:
- OHT Webcast Series: The Shift to Shared Leadership
- De-Mystifying Skills-Based Boards
- Collaborative Governance: Moving at the Speed of Trust
- Governance Webcast Series – Strategic Planning and Public Complaints; Risk Management; Board Orientation and Education; ED Performance Management; Board Role and Responsibilities
- Two Privacy Webinars: Data Sharing with your Affiliated Physicians and Privacy Updates
- Protecting Personal Health Information
- Financial Literacy for FHT and NPLC Leaders
- Navigating Change Through Strengthened Leadership: Regional Governance Workshops
- Program Planning and AOP Reporting
If you have any questions about these resources and materials, please feel free to contact us at info@afhto.ca.
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