AFHTO 2015 Conference: Two weeks left to submit concurrent session and poster abstracts – Deadline is May 11
The deadline to submit an abstract for the AFHTO 2015 Conference is only two weeks away. This is your opportunity to share your knowledge, experience and innovations to show what comprehensive, interprofessional primary care can deliver. Submit an abstract or encourage your colleagues to submit in one of our 7 core themes. To help with […]
EDAC News: Preparing for PC Change and the Contract Renewal Process
To: EDs, Lead MDs/NPs and Board Chairs of all AFHTO member organizations AFHTO’s Executive Director Advisory Council (EDAC) met on April 22nd. This email provides an overview and highlights key items discussed: Ministry-FHT Contract Renewal: Update from PHC Branch Meeting on April 8th The Commitment to Recruitment & Retention Efforts What’s Ahead for Primary Care: […]
2015 Ontario Budget: What it means for AFHTO members
April 23 – The Minister of Finance released the 2015 Ontario Budget, providing a blueprint for government spending for the 2015-2016 fiscal year Retention and recruitment in primary care AFHTO attended the budget lock-up along with our colleagues from AOHC and NPAO. While we are very disappointed there wasn’t a formal commitment in the budget […]
Announcing the launch of the ED RESOURCE TOOLKIT!
To: Executive Directors and Board Chairs of all AFHTO member organizations AFHTO is thrilled to announce the launch of the Executive Director Resource Toolkit! In collaboration with The Osborne Group, members of the Executive Director Advisory Committee (EDAC) and work group have developed this very thorough toolkit to orient new EDs of FHTs/NPLCs to their […]
Members Only website updated: content restructured to improve access to resources
AFHTO is making it easier to access resources on the Members Only resources website – content has been re-organized into five broad categories to improve navigation. As you browse you’ll find that each sub-category includes a description of the type of content to be found there: Governance and Management: includes tools and resources on governance, […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #9 – April 16, 2015
Contributing to D2D 2.0 REMINDER: The deadline to request ICES data is April 21, 2015. A signed version of the form is required. Please scan and email to improve@afhto.ca or fax to (416) 920-6556 attention Denise Pinto. Requesting this data does not mean you are automatically contributing to D2D 2.0. It just means you will have it on […]
Data to Decisions: Watch the video / Submit your data request to ICES by April 21
Sign up to participate in Data to Decisions (D2D) 2.0. If your team is still considering participating, see the video below to help your team see the value. Teams participating in D2D 2.0 can choose to submit data for one or more indicators, based on your team’s readiness to contribute data. The list and sources […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #8 – April 2, 2015
Contributing to D2D 2.0 The deadline to request ICES data is April 21, 2015. A detailed timeline for D2D 2.0 implementation is available on the AFHTO website along with the D2D 2.0 data elements and data dictionary. The most important next steps are: Sign up to contribute data to D2D 2.0 and create a codename […]
AFHTO 2015 Conference: deadline to join working groups April 7
Thank you to all those who’ve volunteered to be a part of our working groups so far. We’ve received a truly gratifying number of responses; however, there is still space in a few select groups. Sign up to any of the groups below before April 7, 2015: 1. Population-based primary health care: planning and integration […]
Physician Leaders focus on Demonstrating Value, Optimizing Capacity & Strengthening Governance/Leadership
To: Leaders in all AFHTO member organizations In the words of Dr. Sean Blaine, chair of AFHTO’s Physician Leadership Council (PLC), the three key points from the March 29th PLC meeting of are: Despite the recent breakdown of MOHLTC / OMA negotiations and the imposition of unilateral action by government, we as physician leaders in […]