My Voice: Advance Care Planning
This slide presentation from the AFHTO 2010 conference reviews Advance Care Planning (ACP) from the Prince Edward Family Health Team’s perspective. ACP means ensuring that patients and families have the necessary information to make choices about their future care. Our FHT sought guidance from Fraser Health Authority (FHA) in British Columbia, which has a nationally […]
Mapping the Adult Learner
This slide presentation from the AFHTO 2010 conference outlines a unique approach to motivating and educating the adult learner. The approach focuses on increasing confidence, skills and knowledge by using tools and techniques that satisfy varying adult learning styles. PRESENTERS: Laura Briden, Alicia Atkinson, Sarah Micks FHT: Guelph Family Health Team Click here to view.
Interdisciplinary Approach to Chronic Disease Management Programming
This slide presentation from the AFHTO 2010 conference presents lessons learned on the success and challenges in an interdisciplinary approach to chronic disease programmingm such as who should be involved in the process, how to get buy in from physicians, what focus areas to choose, etc. The format is a presentation followed by an interactive […]
Improving Access to Mental Care
This slide presentation from the AFHTO 2010 conference reviews a number of capacity building mental health initiatives geared to improve access to mental health assessments and interventions in primary care. A brief presentation of a number of innovative initiatives and outcomes will be provided. This will allow the audience, in a short time, to become […]
Evolution of a Mental Health Program in a FHT
This slide presentation from the AFHTO 2010 conference details the evolution of a mental health program in a FHT from Nov06 until present day. We will present tools (program charters, education taxonomies, policies/procedures, evaluation, wait list mgt, clinical benchmarks, etc,) We will discuss the team and our understanding of patients and team needs and roles. […]
CPG Diabetes Tool Kit
This slide presentation from the AFHTO 2010 conference gives an overview of the CPG Tool Kit for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada, a handy reference for healthcare professionals. It bundles a comprehensive collection of the six major themes from the 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in […]
Best Gift of All – Newborn Baby Program
This slide presentation from the AFHTO 2010 conference describes a partnership with the hospital to roster unaffiliated newborn babies and provide a nurse-led postpartum service for those mothers and babies within 3 days of discharge. The presentation includes the process flow for interface with hospital, outcome study for first 35 babies, linkage with public health […]