Bits & Pieces: complimentary tuition for HPCO education and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Complimentary tuition for Hospice Palliative Care Ontario education Deadline to apply to join AFHTO’s IHP Advisory Council Jan. 19 Member stories Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory News and updates including racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black […]
Bits & Pieces: join AFHTO’s IHP Advisory Council and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Apply to join AFHTO’s IHP Advisory Council! Member stories News and updates including virtual care with an outside physician is associated with more emergency department visits Administrative monetary penalties under PHIPA Hypertension Canada and Obesity Canada call for abstracts Biosimilars transition period ended Upcoming events […]
Hamilton FHT creates Patient Relations Program to elevate Patients’ voice
The Hamilton Spectator published an article on December 23, 2023 By Joanna Frketich Over 300,000 Hamiltonians now have somewhere to turn for help after Ontario’s largest family health team added a patient relations program to fill a key gap in primary care. While hospitals, long-term care homes and home care are mandated by law to […]
Bits & Pieces: OCFP awards and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Health Care Unburdened Grant program News and updates including country-wide study shows primary care transformation is slow, incremental, fragmented and more Reminder- UpToDate discount available to members Call for participation in consultation sessions on Mental Health and Substance Use Health integration in Primary Care […]
Temagami FHT offers IV iron infusion in small rural Northern Ontario community
The Temiskaming Speaker published an article on October 11, 2023 By Sue Nielsen The Temagami Family Health Team has announced it is now offering a new medical service to its patients. The intravenous (IV) iron infusion procedure was performed for the very first time on a patient in the clinic on September 21. An IV iron […]
Bits & Pieces: Nurse Practitioner Week and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Nurse Practitioner Week Reminder- 40% discount on CPS Full Access available to members Member stories Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory News and updates including funding for leadership in compassion and artificial intelligence Upcoming events including 2024/25 Quality Improvement Plans Launch and more […]
Hamilton Family Health Team says Hamilton Needs 60 more Family Doctors
CBC News published an article on October 17, 2023 By Bobby Hristova Hamilton Family Health Team and others seeking $22M grant to expand health care in Hamilton and nearby areas. Hamilton needs 60 more family doctors to ensure everyone in the city has one, according to the Hamilton Family Health Team (HFHT). “We are really […]
Kirkland District FHT opens community cupboard for those in need
The Sudbury Star published an article on October 5, 2023 To aid those who are a little less fortunate, the Kirkland and District Family Health Team (KDFHT) has created what they refer to as a community cupboard. The cupboard is just that, a cupboard that sits just inside the doors of the clinic and is […]
FHTs expand pap clinics and well-woman services for those without family doctor in Ottawa Valley
Inside Ottawa Valley published an article on September 24, 2023 Women aged 21 to 70 in the Ottawa Valley now have more dedicated options to prioritize their health. Several primary care organizations, with the support of the Ottawa Valley Ontario Health Team (OVOHT) and Renfrew County Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre (RC VTAC), are offering […]
Collaborative “After;” wind phone with Thamesview FHT receives positive response
The Chatham Voice an published on September 7, 2023 The first call has been made on the McKinlay Woodlands Memorial Forest’s new wind phone. Lily Martin, 10, who lost her uncle to suicide last year, was the first to pick up the vintage rotary phone’s receiver following its recent installation at C.M. Wilson Conservation Area. […]