Bits & Pieces: interim CEO announced and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Interim CEO announced Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory New one-and-done therapy can help curb severe COVID-19 infection and more Open grant: optimizing team-based primary care Updated information about accessing the provincial PPE/testing supplies stockpile Health Connect Ontario is now Health811 Seeking older adults […]
Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care
This email was sent to EDs/Admin leads, board chairs and lead MDs/NPs of AFHTO member teams Dear Triad Members, Today Health Minister Sylvia Jones launched Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, a plan that sets the vision and direction for Ontario’s health system strategy for the next few years. With a strategy […]
Updated Guidance for MHA Funding & Reporting Requirements
Dear EDs and Admin Leads, As you are aware, we released guidance on potential options for you to direct your MHA funding. There is updated guidance from the Ministry of Health on (1) procurement guidelines and (2) inclusion of capital costs. The IPHCC has also provided details on a draft list of questions that you […]
NPLC and FHT Contracts
This email was sent to EDs/Admin leads, board chairs and lead MDs/NPs of AFHTO member teams Dear triad members, By now you would have received letters from the Ministry of Health with regards to the NPLC and FHT contracts for the upcoming fiscal year. In the letter to the NPLCs, the Ministry noted that it […]
Request to Participate in the 2023 Compensation Market Salary Review – Heads Up
Dear Executive Directors and Admin Leads, As you may be aware, in 2022, multiple associations/organizations came together as the Community Compensation Working Group to jointly support a market survey to get a better idea of the wage disparity and compensation challenges. To ensure a successful market study with a substantive sample, we require your collaboration […]
Regarding mental health and addiction funding letters
This email was sent to EDs/Admin leads of AFHTO member teams Dear Members, Most of you have or will soon receive your funding letters with regards to one-time mental health and addiction funding for FY 2022-2023. Please note that although those funds are finally confirmed, the ministry is imposing an embargo on public communications related […]
Bits & Pieces: The experience of primary care teams during the early phase of COVID-19 and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue The experience of primary care teams during the early phase of COVID-19 Member stories Evidence of value- Enhanced Primary Care Diabetes (EPCD) team model Corrected link – Healthcare Excellence Canada Opportunity: Partnering on Appropriate Virtual Care Ontario Caregiver Organization 2022 Spotlight Report Updated Post-Covid-19 Condition guidance, […]
The experience of primary care teams during the early phase of COVID-19
Research article published in BMC Primary Care 23, 294 (2022) The experience of primary care teams during the early phase of COVID-19: A qualitative study of primary care practice leaders in Ontario, Canada Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a rapid shift to virtual care in primary care practices around the globe. There has […]
COVID-19 Vaccination Information
Originally posted January 4, 2021. Last updated December 20, 2022 *NEW* Resources related to COVID-19 vaccinations based on most recent information shared with AFHTO. Government Resources (Provincial and Federal) General Resources COVID + Flu + RVS Toolkit: Flu Fact sheet English and French, RSV Fact Sheet English and French, Covid Booster Fact Sheet Fall 2022 English […]
Year-End Update to Executive Directors/Administrative Leads – December 2022
Dear Executive Directors/Administrative Leads, With December now here, we would like to share updates on a few issues that are front of mind for many. We also met with the Primary Health Care Branch on December 1, and they provided some insight that we would like to share. Bill 124 Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable […]