QI in Action eBulletin #117: Caregiver Well-Being and Supporting Older Adults

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In this Issue: Caregiver Well-Being and Achieving Better Health Outcomes Engaging and Supporting Caregivers in Primary Care Teams Transforming Primary Care for Older Canadians Living with Frailty Ontario Fall Prevention Collaborative Upcoming Events   Caregiver Well-Being and Achieving Better Health Outcomes Content below developed by the Ontario Caregiver Organization Four million caregivers across Ontario provide […]

Bits & Pieces: nursing week, OAB funding materials and more

Thank You Nurses with red chocolate hearts and red paper hearts

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Happy National Nursing Week Online appointment booking 2022/23 funding webinar materials available Election 2022: It Takes a Team Online OHIP renewal finally updated June 2- deadline to implement right to disconnect policy Long COVID: aiming for a consensus and more GoodLife – chance to win a […]

Paxlovid Prescription Forms

Dear Members, Partnering For Quality and the eHealth Centre of Excellence have developed resources for PS Suite, Oscar and Accuro to help with Paxlovid prescriptions and referrals. See below for prescription forms and additional resources.    PS Suite: (Designed by Partnering For Quality) Download the package: Click here Unzip the .cfm file to your Desktop Import the .cfm […]

Prescribing Paxlovid, Fourth Doses and Additional Resources

Dear Members, As COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases continue to rise across the province, the reality of this sixth wave of the pandemic is taking hold with this highly transmissible BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron. Ontario approved fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for those eligible and has now made it possible for physicians and Nurse Practitioners […]

Bits & Pieces: Happy Nutrition Month and more

Unlock the potential of food Ingredients fora healthier tomorrow

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Happy Nutrition Month Where do we go from here? Understanding the impact of preventive screening backlogs video Implications for primary care with the lifting of COVID measures and more Transitions from youth to adult health care services quality standard OCFP Awards – call for nominations extended […]

Bits & Pieces: resilient communities fund and more

Pharmacist in glasses, mask, hijab and gloves injects masked female patient in her right arm

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   OTF Resilient Communities Fund deadline April 6 Happy Pharmacy Appreciation Month Recommended drugs for adults with COVID-19 and more Cannabis and older adults – coming soon OCFP Awards – call for nominations Benefits wayfinder Upcoming events including “From pandemic to endemic? What’s next with COVID”, and […]

Bits & Pieces: election advocacy materials ready and more

When it comes to keeping Ontarians healthy, it takes a team (Version 1)

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Provincial Election 2022: advocacy material is now ready CIRA’s Community Investment Program grant application open March 1 Vaccine information sheets updated and more Submission of Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) for 2022/23 voluntary Update on tests now covered by OHIP Seeking input for social connections and living […]

Bits & Pieces: member stories, psychology month and more

CPA pysch month poster 2022

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Member stories Happy Psychology month Reminder- our new research project; deadline Feb. 11 Vaccine priority for children and more University of Toronto seeking Nurse Practitioner Preceptors Nominate a volunteer for Canada’s Volunteer Awards 2021 Upcoming events including Primary Care and COVID-19 Support CoP and more   […]

COVID-19 Outpatient Therapies, Vaccination Updates and Other Updates

Dear members, January has been an incredibly difficult month, and we want to thank you and your teams for all that you have done, and continue to do, for your patients. Encouragingly, the latest update on COVID-19 projections from the Science Table indicates that while hospital and ICU admissions continues to be high, Ontario data […]

Bits & Pieces: Foundations of Indigenous Cultural Safety and more

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Foundations of Indigenous Cultural Safety course February 11 is 211 Day Our New Research Project Reminder- moderate-severe depression, anxiety, OCD, and opioid use disorder in primary care Vaccine inventory update and more 2022/23 collaborative quality improvement plan (cQIP) update Upcoming events including CMOH Town Hall and […]