Member input on future Ministry contract – Oct. 17 discussion document

Key themes that have emerged so far in AFHTO consultation with members – team culture, the relationship between physicians and the FHT, and how that relationship is influenced by the Ministry-FHT contract, Ministry-FHO contracts, and the formal or “unwritten” contract between FHT and FHO. This discussion document summarizes the background and issues in these and other topics […]

Health Link Leaders: Tools, Resources and Updates

This section provides tools, resources and updates for Health Link leaders to support knowledge translation and promote a culture of continuous learning. Materials to support the members of the Health Link Community of Practice (CoP) will be posted here. October 2, 2016: AFHTO’s Health Links CoP to Wind Down AFHTO is currently facing a number […]

Webinar – Launch of D2D 4.0 Interactive Report

The D2D 4.0 Interactive Report is now live. Launch webinars were held on September 29 at 8:30 am and 3:30 pm providing a summary of the results.  It was recorded for the benefit of those who were unable to attend or wish to review it – see below.   An Orientation webinar has also been recorded to […]

Minister’s mandate letter/ Compensation funding letters out “in weeks, not months”

This morning, government released Premier Wynne’s mandate letters to her Ministers, and the Health Minister spoke at the annual NPAO conference. Key points for members below. Government’s top 10 overall priorities included one health item: “Building a health care system everyone can rely on by improving the availability of same-day, after-hours and weekend care, and […]

Diabetes Care

Primary care teams are doing better than most in diabetes management. And what’s more, we’re getting better faster than most. This might not be that surprising to AFHTO members, almost all of whom have well-developed diabetes programs. What might be a bit of a shock is how far we have yet to go. While about 60% of patients with diabetes might […]

AFHTO ED Mentorship Program

AFHTO’s Executive Director Mentorship Program connects experienced EDs with new EDs who feel they would benefit from the support of a mentor.  Executive directors and admin leads play a key role as leaders, facilitators, and links within their teams and across their communities, with their peers, staff, physicians, boards, patients, and other system leaders. Mentoring is about supporting […]

NPLC Leadership Council – Members and Contact List

Names and contact information for the AFHTO NPLC Leadership Council members: Organization Name First Name Surname Name Role E-mail Belleville NPLC Karen Clayton-Roberts Karen Clayton-Roberts Clinical Lead kclayton-roberts@cogeco.net Georgina NPLC Beth Cowper-Fung Beth  Cowper-Fung Clinical Lead beth.cowperfung@gnplc.ca Ingersoll NPLC Sue Tobin Sue Tobin Clinical Lead stobin@ingersollnplc.ca VON NPLC – Lakeshore Lisa Ekblad Lisa  Ekblad Clinical […]

Diabetes Care Composite Indicator – D2D 3.0

Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team

Emergency department visits – all conditions

Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 36 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]

Review of registries of specific chronic conditions

Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 48 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help you […]