Bits & Pieces: submission on Physician Services Agreement and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO submission on the 2024 Physician Services Agreement Member stories News and updates – OCFP’s new IPAC tool and more Summer travel perks Upcoming events- Health beyond healthcare: a conversation on medical solutions for social issues and more AFHTO submission on the 2024 Physician Services […]
QI in Action eBulletin #123: HFHT Green Initiative, Clinically Appropriate Use of Virtual Care Guidelines
In this Issue: The HFHT Green Initiative Clinically Appropriate Use of Virtual Care- Guidance for Primary Care Primary care clinicians can how directly refer frontline health workers to psychological practitioners for MOH-covered psychological treatment Evidence2Practice Ontario Program Upcoming Events The HFHT Green Initiative Content below developed by Hamilton FHT The HFHT Green Initiative is an […]
Ministry Communications Toolkit, OCFP Resources and Science Table Brief on Primary Care Webinar
Dear Members, As we move into another fall season where we are seeing hospital emergency department surges due to an increase in respiratory viral illnesses in Ontario, it’s even more critical to ensure everyone gets their flu shot and stays up to date on their COVID19 booster shots. Flu shots for the general public should […]
Bits & Pieces: strengthening mental healthcare delivery and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Strengthening mental healthcare delivery in primary care October is Occupational Therapy Month IPHCC Wise Practices Guide OurCare national survey deadline extended to Oct. 25 Ontarians aged 12+ eligible for bivalent booster and more Wound care champion program Call for papers: International Conference on Integrated Care Health […]
Bits & Pieces: bivalent COVID-19 booster dose and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Ontarians aged 18+ eligible for bivalent COVID-19 booster dose Reminder- Wellness Check: Dealing with Transitions and Managing Stress, Sep. 15 New resources- Cannabis and Older Adults Reminder- submit questions for the fireside chat with the Ministry of Health and Ontario Health by Sep. 23 OHT and […]
Infection Control Resources and Tools
Originally posted Mar 10, 2020. Last updated June 15, 2022 *NEW* We have created a list of infection prevention and control tools and resources. New and updated resources will be added to the top of each list as they become available. IPAC shareables #StoptheSpread campaign communications toolkit | OHA, October 14, 2020 Sharables for the […]
Bits & Pieces: Practical technologies that can enable ageing in place webinar and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Practical technologies that can enable ageing in place webinar May 19 ONCA webinar materials available Financial management training series materials available Reminder – deadline to join #AFHTO22 working group today Seeking input on the structure of social work practice in primary care Memo regarding tools for […]
Bits & Pieces: funding for online appointment booking 2022/23 and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Online appointment booking funding webinar Apr. 28 AFHTO 2022 Conference: create YOUR hybrid conference. Sign up by May 3 IPAC strategies webinar materials available Member stories Memo on optimizing care and more Upcoming events including improving transitions from youth to adult health care and more Online […]
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: Apr. 14 IPAC webinar and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Reminder – IPAC strategies to ensure a safe environment in primary care clinics Apr. 14 Election advocacy webinar slides and video available Ontario expanding access to COVID-19 antivirals & PCR testing and more Study to investigate barriers in the diagnosis and management of dementia in primary […]
Bits & Pieces: IPAC & advocacy webinars and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue IPAC strategies to ensure a safe environment in primary care clinics Apr. 14 We need you. Provincial election campaign training with Enterprise Canada, tomorrow, Apr. 6, 2022 Welcome to Raveen Bahniwal Member stories Ontario Health and Primary Care, MHA CoE, and HCNS slides and video available […]
Living with and Managing COVID-19, Updated Guidance and Events & Webinars
Dear Members, On Wednesday Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, held a press conference where he announced the removal of the mandatory masking requirement for most settings on March 21, with the eventual lifting in most settings by April 27. As part of the Living with and Managing COVID-19 (FR) strategy, a […]
COVID-19 assessment centres in Ontario- 2020-21
Here is a complete list of assessment centre updates received in 2020 and 2021. Resource- Recommendations for COVID-19 Assessment Centres- May 28, 2020 Assessment Centre Open Sites Dec 29, 2021 and Summary of Assessment Centre Open Sites Changes Dec 29, 2021 Community Sites Open Dec 29, 2021 and Summary of Community Sites Changes Dec 29, […]
Bits & Pieces: virtual funding opps, aggregate report update, and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Virtual funding opportunities for primary care, Sep. 16 Expanding your differential diagnosis, Oct. 14 3rd dose referral and guidance Update on COVaxON Aggregate Primary Care Vaccination Report Reminder – Pandemic PPE Transitional Supports (PPTS) Keeping our kids safe at school, new IPAC guidance, and more New […]
Bits & Pieces: COVID-19 collaborative home monitoring resources, fact sheets and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue COVID-19 collaborative home monitoring program resources now available Happy Psychology month Supply Ontario survey Interprofessional primary care during COVID-19: a survey of the provider perspective Correction-anti-racism webinar series open to members COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet, cancer screening update and more Reminder- primary care virtual groups webinar, […]
Winter Highlights 2021: AFHTO Leadership Council
The AFHTO Leadership Council met on February 4, 2021. Below are the highlights from the winter 2021 council meeting; updates on last week’s meeting with officials at the Ministry of Health; and links to useful resources. AFHTO review Highlights of the work that is keeping AFHTO busy were shared with the council, including COVID-19 vaccination […]
Bits & Pieces: details on shutdown, COVID vaccine resources and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Details on provincial shutdown COVID-19 safety and planning COVID vaccine foundation webinar video and more Members’ stories Additional funding for mental health and addictions services HPCO continues virtual activity wellness hub Upcoming events including Advancing Quality Improvement in Primary Care and more Details on provincial shutdown […]
Bits & Pieces: Q & A with CMHA, initial groups getting the COVID vaccine and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Q& A with CMHA, Dec. 18, 2020 COVID-19 vaccine update Hope for Christmas video Perkopolis for AFHTO members Resources for crisis and more Complicated grief and COVID-19: slides and videos Access to clean drinking water to all First Nation and Inuit communities Reminder- IHP experience during […]
Bits & Pieces: Updated primary care guidance, governing through COVID-19 & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Governing through COVID-19 and beyond slides and video available AFHTO 2020 Conference: concurrent sessions and Minister Elliott IHP Sessions: last call for leads In a time of need: a grassroots initiative in response to PPE shortage in the COVID-19 pandemic Updated primary care guidance, sick notes […]
Provincial Pandemic PPE Transitional Support Program Announcement
This email was sent to EDs/Administrative Leads, Board Chairs and Lead Clinicians of AFHTO member organizations. From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic primary, community and mental health care organizations have struggled with a reliable supply chain in accessing personal protective equipment (PPE). Further to that, costs have increased substantially and as sectors started […]
Bits & Pieces: Members’ stories including parking lot injections, infection prevention and control checklist & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Congratulations to members in five new OHTs Members’ stories including parking lot injections Recommendations to the Primary Care Working Group Infection prevention and control checklist AFHTO 2020 Conference submissions due tomorrow Improving the Ontario Disability Support Program application process for health care professionals Seeking physician input […]
Update from the Primary Health Care Branch, transitions to a new normal, PPE, virtual care, and HR updates
This email was sent to EDs/Administrative Leads, Board Chairs and Lead Clinicians of AFHTO member organizations. Dear triad members, We held our fifth round of regional ED calls on June 29 and 30. We’ve been holding these calls since March, and we will be pausing them for the summer as people break and prepare for […]
Bits & Pieces: partnership to improve access to psychological services for the front line & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Partnership to improve access to psychological services for front line workers Letter from AFHTO’s President Pandemic Pay Update to critical supplies & equipment survey portal- training sessions Mental Health Week Updated screening and testing guidance and more Infection prevention and control CoP in Ontario Central West […]
Hamilton and McMaster FHTs provide drive-thru COVID-19 testing for 60 people per day
Y108 News article published April 23, 2020 By Lisa Polewski Hamiltonians can now book a COVID-19 test at the city’s drive-thru site, based inside the Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena. It’s not quite the same as a fast-food drive-thru, but the COVID-19 testing centre at the Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena is as efficient as it gets. Since Hamilton’s […]
An Open Letter from AFHTO, NPAO and the OCFP on PPE in Primary Care During COVID-19
April 15, 2020 An open letter regarding PPE in Primary Care during COVID-19 was released today from the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO), Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) and the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP). On behalf of our members – who are caring for patients in communities across Ontario […]
Follow-Up from March 27th webinar, Qs and As from the Ministry and Clarity on PPE Questions from MEOC
This email was sent to EDs/Administrative Leads, Board Chairs and Lead Clinicians of AFHTO member organizations. Dear triad members, Thank you to all the executive directors who were able to join our regional calls earlier this week. We were pleased to hear how well many of you are doing, and to hear how we […]
IMPORTANT ACTION REQUIRED – Personal Protective Equipment Survey (Due March 30)
This email was sent to EDs/Administrative Leads, Board Chairs and Lead Clinicians of AFHTO member organizations. Some of you may have already received this email from your Ontario Health regional planning table so please disregard. For those who have not received it, please see below. Please note that there is a password for […]
HR, privacy and risk management during the COVID-19 pandemic- webinar
This email was sent to EDs/Administrative Leads, Board Chairs and Lead Clinicians of AFHTO member organizations. HR, privacy and risk management during the COVID-19 pandemic –Mar. 27 webinar These are uncertain times and the way we are now practicing primary care has changed dramatically in the last few weeks. As we move towards more […]
Londoners and Thames Valley FHT organize to supply doctor’s offices, ‘love-bomb’ health-care workers
The London Free Press article published Mar. 20, 2020 By Randy Richmond A handful of Londoners have turned some casual conversations into a grassroots effort supplying thousands of gloves and masks to local medical clinics. And they want more people stuck at home, especially business leaders, to step up and help. “We all need to get out […]
Ontario shifting to virtual-first model in bid to halt spread of COVID-19
The Star article published Mar. 16, 2020 By Megan Ogilvie Family doctors across Ontario are rapidly transitioning to a “virtual-first” care model as a way to halt the spread of COVID-19 in their offices and waiting rooms. Starting this week, most doctors will talk to patients on the phone, by video conference or through email as […]
Bits & Pieces: COVID-19 memo, changes to mental health system, AI fellowship & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue COVID-19 updates including memo and tools Members’ stories Ontario Health Teams and privacy: a legal perspective Ontario government announces changes to mental health and addictions system Fellowship in compassion and artificial intelligence Integrating mental health services in primary care- deadline March 23 Spring registration for ECHO […]