Bits & Pieces: member stories, HPV testing reminders and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Bright Lights in Action- a member’s story Member stories CharityVillage course signup extended to April 18 Important reminders for HPV testing Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory Seeking Black immigrant family physicians for study regarding ethnicity and race in primary health care provision Obesity […]
Elliot Lake Family Health Team to host monthly mammogram bus
Elliott Lake Today published an article on Mar 20, 2025 By Lisa Rene-de-Cotret The Elliot Lake Family Health Team (ELFHT) is excited to announce a new initiative focused on enhancing women’s health in our community. On March 24, 2025, a designated mammogram bus will leave for Sudbury to offer crucial breast cancer screening services to […]
Bits & Pieces: impact of remuneration and incentives and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue The impact of remuneration, extrinsic and intrinsic incentives on interprofessional primary care teams: results from a rapid scoping review Social Work Week Reminder- Governance 101 Update and Refresh webinar Mar. 6; PHIPA and Patient Records Retention materials available Member stories Happy Pharmacy Appreciation Month Free practice […]
Over 13,000 residents in Frontenac, Lennox and Addington got family doctors in 2024
88.7 myFM News published an article on Feb 13, 2025 By Emily Chatwood More than 13,000 people in Frontenac, Lennox and Addington were connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner in 2024, surpassing the original goal of 9,000. The Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Ontario Health Team (FLA OHT) says this is a major step […]
Summerville FHT partnered with Mississauga OHT opens clinic to alleviate ER pressures
Mississauga News published an article on Jan 27, 2025 By News Room Keep children out of hospitals. That’s the goal of a Mississauga pediatric clinic led by nurse practitioners. “There are options other than going to emerge,” said Sharon St. Germain, operations manager at Summerville Family Health Team, which partnered with the Mississauga Ontario Health […]
Couchiching Family Health Team, New Path Youth & Family Services, And CFS Counselling + Wellbeing Launch Coordinated Walk-In Mental Health Support
Muskoka 411 published an article on Feb 9, 2025 By News Room In a significant step towards prioritizing mental health in the Couchiching community, Couchiching Family Health Team, New Path Youth & Family Services, and CFS Counselling + Wellbeing are proud to announce the official launch of their collaborative walk-in mental health counselling services. Starting […]
Bits & Pieces: apply for Leadership Council and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Apply to join AFHTO’s Leadership Council! Member stories New cervical screening test in Ontario Discount for 101 Series: An Introduction to Medical-Legal Issues for Health Care Providers News and updates including provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners Ontario cancer and renal plans […]
Kincardine FHT opens renovated medical and childcare centre in Ripley
Kincardine News published an article on Jan 5, 2025 By Kincardine News The newly renovated Ripley Medical and Childcare Centre is now fully operational and ready to serve the community. “The grand opening of the Ripley Medical and Childcare Centre represents a pivotal moment for our community. It reinforces our commitment to accessible healthcare and […]
Queen’s Family Health Team awarded $100K grant to connect patients to primary care
Global News published an article on Dec 19, 2024 By Paul Soucy The Queen’s Family Health Team has been awarded $100,000 through the City of Kingston’s Primary Care Clinic Expansion Grant to help attach 1,200 unattached patients to primary care services. The grant was presented last week by city councillors Brandon Tozzo and Gregory Ridge. […]
‘It’s getting dire’: Community clinics urge province to address wage gap
Stratford Beacon Herald published an article on Nov 06, 2024 By Bill Atwood ‘This growing wage gap is causing unprecedented staffing shortages, impacting the care Ontarians rely on,’ associations say about wage gap between community health-care providers and hospital employees. Nurse practitioner Beth Cowper-Fung said recruiting employees for her community-based clinic is no longer easy. Cowper-Fung is […]