ECHO evening series: Opioid Tapering and Hep B in primary care
ECHO continues to offer videoconference sessions to support primary care providers with complex and chronic conditions, such as chronic pain/opioids, liver diseases, rheumatology, and mental health and addictions. They have two upcoming evening series to accommodate health care providers who can’t join the weekday sessions. Anyone can register and there is no fee. These are […]
Link to GCE governance webinar and more resources to come
AFHTO has partnered with the Governance Centre of Excellence (GCE) to offer our members a series of webcast and online learning modules to better serve your governance needs and empower board leadership: Financial Literacy Training for FHT and NPLC boards (online course): Financial literacy equips board members with the tools they need to mitigate risk […]
Financial Literacy Training for FHT and NPLC boards from the Governance Centre of Excellence
Financial literacy equips board members with the tools they need to mitigate risk and support the success and mission of their organization. AFHTO developed this course in partnership with the Governance Centre of Excellence. It provides FHT and NPLC board members with the financial knowledge and skills to make effective and informative financial decisions. This […]
‘Osteoporosis: What is Your Patient’s Fracture Risk?’ – a free, online course
Fragility fractures, a symptom of osteoporosis, are the cause of unnecessary morbidity and mortality in Canada. With early identification many cases of osteoporosis are manageable. Despite the knowledge that prior fractures are predictors of future fractures, fewer than 20% of women and less than 10% of men receive preventative treatment. To help health professionals gain […]
Ministry- FHT contract news and updates
MOHLTC-FHT contracts expired on Mar. 31, 2016. The templates developed to replace them could significantly reshape the relationship FHTs have with the Ministry. The ministry has looked to AFHTO, in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders, to recommend performance measures aligned with the ministry’s focus on enhancing access/integration and supporting quality and sustainability in primary care. […]
New FHT Contract Webinars
The Ministry has begun rolling out the new FHT contract. To better understand the new clauses that are in this agreement, AFHTO is hosting webinars for our leadership members, on Tuesday, March 13th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m and Tuesday, March 20th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., where the Ministry will walk our […]
How to Use D2D Data
Using the Quality roll-up indicator at the local level in your team Consider the impact of missing data. If your team did not submit data for all 14 of the indicators included in the calculation, values for the missing data were estimated randomly to allow you to get a score for the quality roll-up indicator. […]
Physician Leadership Council – Updates to AFHTO members
The Physician Leadership Council (PLC) played a role in enabling physician leaders from across the province to provide a sounding board on FHT-related matters and give advice to the AFHTO board and staff. This council dissolved in spring 2019 and merged with the Executive Director Advisory Council and the Board Chair Leadership Council to form […]
Executive Director Advisory Council – Updates to AFHTO members
Since March 2013, the Executive Director Advisory Council (EDAC) provided a mechanism for AFHTO member executive directors to surface operational issues, to be a sounding board on operational matters, and to give advice to the AFHTO board and staff as needed on these matters. EDAC was dissolved in spring 2019 and merged with the Board […]
NPLC Leadership Council – Updates to AFHTO Members
All NPLC member organizations meet with AFHTO staff and board representative(s) on a regular basis to bring operational challenges to light, be a sounding board on a wide variety of issues, and give advice to the AFHTO board and staff as needed on these matters. Contact improve@afhto.ca to learn more. Membership List Updates from […]