Advancing primary care measurement with D2D 1.0 and the Starfield Model

Two big steps in our progress to measure, improve and demonstrate the value of interprofessional primary care: Close to 50 FHTs submitted their data for the Data to Decisions (D2D) 1.0 report.  Whether or not your FHT/NPLC contributed data, the summary results can help you and your team. AFHTO members can access D2D 1.0 on […]

Nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors are open until July 14

Dear fellow AFHTO members: Are you interested in serving on the AFHTO board of directors? The Governance Committee of AFHTO’s board invites anyone who works within an AFHTO member organization to apply. Please share this call for nominations with all who work in your team. FIVE people are to be elected for a 3-year term […]

AFHTO 2014 “Bright Light” Awards nominations open

Nominations now closed. Thank  you to all who submitted nominations. Confirmation emails will be sent by end of day Wednesday, August 13 2014. If you have submitted a nomination and have not received a confirmation email by then, please contact us at info@afhto.ca. Little innovations, big impact – Bright Light Award winners are innovators, making […]

AFHTO 2014 Conference: Thank you for submitting abstracts!

Over 150 submissions were received for concurrent session and poster presentations at the AFHTO 2014 Conference. Thank you to all those who applied! A confirmation e-mail has been sent to the contact person for each abstract submission. If you are part of a group that has prepared an abstract, please ensure your group contact has received […]

AFHTO 2014 Conference: One week left to submit a presentation or poster abstract (May 12)

Take advantage of this opportunity to share your knowledge and experience in advancing patient-centred care! Due date for all concurrent session and poster abstracts is May 12 at 9:00 AM Click here to review the submission guidelines. Click here for concurrent stream descriptions and examples of potential topics. Click here to submit an abstract in one […]

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Family Health Teams in Ontario

Ten years ago the concept of “Family Health Teams” was first announced. This anniversary follows a week in which two important studies have published evidence of the value of interprofessional collaboration in Ontario’s Family Health Teams, and in interprofessional primary care models across Canada. To mark this event, the Association of Family Health Teams of […]

Healthcare Team Model Best for Patients and Healthcare System

The Conference Board of Canada has published a new report Getting the Most out of Health Care Teams: Recommendations for Action.  Click here for the full report. Key points from the report are summarized in the Conference Board of Canada’s press release, reproduced below: Billions of dollars in savings could be realized Ottawa, March 10, 2014 – […]