AFHTO 2014 Conference: Theme 1 – Accountability and governance for patient-centred care
Theme Description: How does the board know that their organization is patient-centred? Presentations in this stream will include examples and stories of boards who have successfully incorporated the patient voice into strategic planning; created structures such as patient and family advisory committees; and processes for including patient stories in quality improvement planning. A1 – Implementing a […]
AFHTO Annual Meeting takes place Wednesday October 15, 2014 at 9:00AM
All who work within an AFHTO member organization or serve on its board are welcome to attend the AFHTO Annual Meeting. It takes place just before the official opening of the AFHTO 2014 Conference, on: Wednesday October 15, 2014 at 9:00AM Harbour Ballroom A+B, Westin Harbour Castle One Harbour Square, Toronto, Ontario. At this Annual […]
What the mandate for Minister of Health and Long-Term Care means for AFHTO members
This afternoon the Premier publicly released the mandate letters sent to each of her Ministers. These letters outline the specific priorities that each member of cabinet and their ministry will focus on. The mandate letter addressed to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care begins by pointing out government’s overall priorities, i.e. growing the economy, […]
Data to Decisions 1.0 report launches Oct.1: Sign up now for interactive info sessions
The on-line tool — Data to Decisions 1.0: Advancing Primary Care (D2D 1.0) — will be launched on AFHTO’s members-only website on October 1st. D2D 1.0 is a summary of primary care data that are currently available, comparable and mean the most to AFHTO members in their efforts to advance quality of care for their […]
Advice on managing budgets until funding letters are received
AFHTO met with MOHLTC’s Primary Health Care Branch to discuss questions around funding for FHTs and NPLCs. From this we can provide the follow advice for members: Funding approval process: The process for approving any one-time funding or increases to base is still underway in the ministry. Meanwhile, FHTs and NPLCs can be confident in […]
Invitation to participate in shaping the next Ministry contract
You are invited to participate in shaping the relationship between the Ministry and the FHT/NPLC by: Responding to a survey on the key principles and priorities for new contracts, by Sept. 26, please. Participating in “Towards the next Ministry contract” – the annual leadership session immediately before the AFHTO conference– Wednesday , Oct.15, 10 AM – […]
Update on AFHTO’s Governance and Leadership Program
To Board Chairs, Lead MD/NPs and EDs of AFHTO-member organizations: Over the past 20 months many of you have interacted with Clarys Tirel, our Provincial Lead of the Governance and Leadership program, and former ED of the North York FHT and Mount Sinai FHTs. With deep sadness I am informing you that Clarys is leaving […]
EDAC meeting report: Shaping the future of MOHLTC contracts and the “Primary Care Guarantee”
Yesterday’s meeting (Aug. 20) of AFHTO’s Executive Director Advisory Council (EDAC) included preliminary discussion to prepare AFHTO for advocacy on behalf of members on two key topics: The contractual relationship between Ministry and primary care organizations Shaping the Ontario government’s “Primary Care Guarantee” Towards the next Ministry contract Current contracts between MOHLTC and FHTs will […]
Invitation to primary care team members to join province-wide communities of practice
We invite all staff in AFHTO member organizations to participate in a community of practice for their profession. AFHTO members are made up of diverse teams of professionals working together to provide excellent patient care. Communities of practice provide invaluable help in fostering a culture of interprofessional collaboration which enhances patient-centred care. AFHTO has been […]
Ontario election update: responses from the political parties
As promised, we are sharing with you the response we received from each of the three main political parties to the questions we had posed (see below). Click on the links to see responses (listed in the order they were received) from the: PC party Liberal party NDP party Plus a follow-up letter from Deb […]