Bits & Pieces: IPAC & advocacy webinars and more

AFHTO Executive Committee and CEO meet with Minister Elliott on Zoom mar 2022

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

Someone whose hands and torso are visible sits in front of an open laptop with stehoscopre beside it and a clipboard with pen in front of it

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

An employee with glasses, mask and glove cleans a counter

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

Rural Lambton COVID Testing Centre

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

Hope for Xmas- Dr. Sean Blaine

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

Governing through COVID-19

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 […]