Bits & Pieces: Bright Lights now open and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Spotlight primary care excellence – AFHTO Bright Lights Awards nominations now open Ontario makes preliminary announcement on the results of the call for primary care expansion Get an additional 10% discount off UpToDate until July 15 Measles memo to health care providers & FAQ Canada Health […]
Bits & Pieces: 5 days left to submit your abstract and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue 5 days left. submit your abstract by June 16! Pneumococcal Disease and Vaccination: Evolving Unmet Needs in Older Adults Member stories Canada Health Infoway launching AI Scribe Program News and updates including Social Prescribing Impact Award nominations are open Using your data for quality improvement (QI) […]
Bits & Pieces: call for abstracts, benefits video and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Call for abstracts – AFHTO’s The Power of Primary Care AFHTO and CHOGIP benefits overview webinar video available Member stories OurCare survey- share with patients Green Health Day News and updates including Canada Post service disruption impacts on key cancer screening program activities Free e-learning module- […]
Bits & Pieces: nursing week, CHOGIP webinar and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue National Nursing Week AFHTO and CHOGIP benefits overview webinar Last day to sign up to review abstracts, Bright Lights and more Member stories Cognitive stimulation therapy group fills a gap for patients with dementia News and updates including Healthy Debate series- Closing the gap: The urgent […]
Bits & Pieces: save the date, member stories and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Save the Date! AFHTO’s The Power of Primary Care Conference Oct. 23-24, 2025 Member stories National Physicians’ Day Member renewal request Mental Health Week: May 5-11, 2025 News and updates including barriers and enablers to implementation of cancer screening for marginalized patients Invitation to participate in […]
Bits & Pieces: important step toward achieving team-based primary care for all Ontarians and more; RSV program and COVID vaccine memos
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue News and updates including important step toward achieving team-based primary care for all Ontarians Reminder- CharityVillage course signup extended to April 18 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease quality standard implementation toolkit Sickle Cell Disease Community of Practice April webinar Osteoporosis toolkit Upcoming events including OMD Educates: Digital […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, HPV testing reminders and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Bright Lights in Action- a member’s story Member stories CharityVillage course signup extended to April 18 Important reminders for HPV testing Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory Seeking Black immigrant family physicians for study regarding ethnicity and race in primary health care provision Obesity […]
Bits & Pieces: impact of remuneration and incentives and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue The impact of remuneration, extrinsic and intrinsic incentives on interprofessional primary care teams: results from a rapid scoping review Social Work Week Reminder- Governance 101 Update and Refresh webinar Mar. 6; PHIPA and Patient Records Retention materials available Member stories Happy Pharmacy Appreciation Month Free practice […]
Bits & Pieces: 2024 conference materials and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue #AFHTO2024 materials now available to all members Reminder- PHIPA and Patient Records Retention webinar Feb. 26 For Us. For You. social media posts for election advocacy Member stories Indigenous Cultural Safety in Mental Health course Happy Psychology month News and updates including healthcare top election issue […]
Bits & Pieces: election advocacy webinars and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Register now – AFHTO election advocacy webinars Corporate and Financial Records webinar materials available Member stories News and updates including primary care in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond Learn how to integrate equity-oriented strategies into your primary care conversations Ontario Health news: insomnia disorder quality standard, […]
Bits & Pieces: apply for Leadership Council and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Apply to join AFHTO’s Leadership Council! Member stories New cervical screening test in Ontario Discount for 101 Series: An Introduction to Medical-Legal Issues for Health Care Providers News and updates including provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners Ontario cancer and renal plans […]
Bits & Pieces: apply for IHP Advisory Council and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Applications for the IHP Advisory Council now open Reminder- Lunch and Learn webinar series with INQ Law Member stories News and updates including scoping review of social workers’ professional roles in primary care Registration with CPSO now open for Ontario physician assistants My CancerIQ: Learning personal […]
Bits & Pieces: INQ Law webinars and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Lunch and Learn webinar series with INQ Law Member stories Health law professional development discount for AFHTO members News and updates including physicians eligible to join HOOPP in 2025 Complimentary tuition for Hospice Palliative Care Ontario education Thoughts of harm knowledge study Registration with CPSO opens […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, walking pneumonia updates and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Join us at AFHTO News and updates including walking pneumonia resistance patterns Safespace Network Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory Upcoming events including Analysis Series – Interprofessional Primary Care 2024/25 QIPs Member stories Chatham-Kent FHT- CK family doctor from LaSalle recognized for outstanding […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, petition update and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Regarding the petition on Change.org News and updates including supports for the fall/winter respiratory illness season Seeking participants for study “The Effect of One’s Future Retirement on Mood” Launch of Ontario Health integrated primary care report and biosimilar update Updated osteoarthritis quality standard Supporting […]
Bits & Pieces: response to 2024 Fall Economic Statement and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO response to 2024 Fall Economic Statement and social media resources for advocacy Member stories News and updates including Ontario expanding learn and stay grant to train more family doctors Sign up for GoodLife for a chance to win an Air Canada Vacation 7-night holiday in […]
Bits & Pieces: leadership development discount and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Navigating the Healthcare Leadership Landscape – Challenges and Strategies 2024/25 AFHTO 2024 Conference: early bird price for fireside chat ends Oct. 11 Member stories News and updates including OBSP 40 to 49 Expansion Launch resources and infusion and fulfillment of medical supplies update Bits & Pieces […]
Bits & Pieces: early bird deadline today and fireside chat
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2024 Conference: early bird deadline today and fireside chat Member stories News and updates including adding Kinesiologists and over half of adults with PCC reported noticeable limitations in daily activities OntarioMD Managed Digital Health Services focus groups Survey on clinicians’ understanding of patient/client phenomenon of […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories and livestreamed sessions
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories AFHTO 2024 Conference: livestreamed sessions and volunteers News and updates including expansions to pharmacists’ scope of practice consultations and AI scribe study Updates to dementia quality standards Three years of PaRx in Ontario: are you prescribing nature yet? Survey on the experiences of Indigenous […]
Bits & Pieces: Infant and High-risk Children RSV Prevention Program; Help break the tie for livestreamed sessions
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Infant and high-risk children RSV prevention program AFHTO 2024 Conference: we need your help to break the tie 2025 Compensation Planning Survey HPV testing implementation: online resource hub available Reminder- UpToDate discount available to members News and updates including COVID-19 XBB vaccine market withdrawal and covert […]
Bits & Pieces: closing plenary speaker and more; Update on expansion of the OBSP
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2024 Conference: announcing closing plenary speaker Update on expansion of the OBSP to people ages 40 to 49 Member stories Back-to-school perks News and updates including national dementia guidelines for disclosing a diagnosis Join Ontario Health’s Primary Care Quality Advisory Committee Register for the in-person […]
Bits & Pieces: vote for your streaming sessions and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2024 Conference: vote for your streaming sessions Deadline for nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors extended to Aug 15 Member stories Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory GoodLife member benefit- 25% off Free, unlimited counselling for the agriculture community News and updates […]
Bits & Pieces: ODSP virtual guide and more
Your Biweekly News & Updates In This Issue Ontario Disability Support Program Health Care Professionals’ Virtual Guide Reminder- nominations to AFHTO Board of Directors open until August 1, 2024 Member stories Reminder- nominate a partner or healthcare inspiration for an AFHTO Board award News and updates including Ontario expanding the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) […]
Bits & Pieces: nominations to the Board of Directors open and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors are open until August 1, 2024 Ontario consulting on expanding role of nurse practitioners AFHTO 2024 Conference registration now live Bright Lights deadline next Monday, July 15 Member stories Nominate a partner or healthcare inspiration for an AFHTO Board […]
Bits & Pieces: Bright Lights nominations open and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Bright Lights Awards nominations now open Member stories News and updates including June 25 All OHT Webinar recording Member question on Grow your own NP program Upcoming events including Adolescent Issues in Epilepsy Bright Lights Awards nominations now open Shine a light on your team’s achievements. […]
Bits & Pieces: teams’ experiences and perspectives in COVID-19 vaccination distribution
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Primary care teams’ experiences and perspectives in COVID-19 vaccination distribution Reminder – member renewal deadline is June 30 Member stories Climate change video and materials available News and updates including Health Equity Across the AI Lifecycle Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory Summer travel […]
Bits & Pieces: expanded teams list and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Reminder- Climate change is a health issue, June 6, 2024 National Physiotherapy Month News and updates including public experiences and perspectives of primary care and projected estimates of cancer Interested in improving the healthcare interactions of young caregivers? Upcoming events including Closing the Power […]
Bits & Pieces: climate change webinar, immunization and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Climate change is a health issue: adopting a green health strategy at your team AFHTO 2024 Conference: abstract deadline this Friday Member stories OCDPA Queen’s Park Day 2024 News and updates including immunization recommendations for children previously immunized with oral poliovirus vaccine Reminder- the Ontario Health […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, wild cards and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories AFHTO 2024 Conference: wild cards welcome Mental Health Week: May 6-12, 2024 Member renewal request News and updates including Ontario eliminating sick notes and piloting AI scribes Feedback requested on a new quality standard: gender-affirming care for gender-diverse adults ‘Conversations with Clinicians’ audio-series- new […]
Bits & Pieces: create AFHTO 2024 Conference and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2024 Conference: create YOUR hybrid conference. Sign up by April 26 Member stories AFHTO input on proposed new regulation for OHTs Social Prescribing in Ontario Presentation video and materials available News and updates including our letter to the Minister of Health on the 2024 Ontario […]
Bits & Pieces: input for strategic plan and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue We need your input for our strategic plan Member stories Family doctors in rural and remote Ontario – a role for you in practice readiness assessment Reminder- Charity Village course deadline extended to April 15- only 3 courses available now News and updates including a […]
Bits & Pieces: Pharmacy Appreciation Month and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Happy Pharmacy Appreciation Month Reminder- social prescribing in Ontario webinar April 3 Member stories Charity Village course deadline extended to April 15- only 3 courses available now 2024 OCFP Awards deadline is March 31, 2024 Socio-demographic QIP indicators and resources News and updates including OCFP measles […]
Bits & Pieces: social prescribing webinar April 3 and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Social Prescribing in Ontario April 3 Social Work Week Member stories Bits & Pieces switching to biweekly Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act – tools and resources for bylaw compliance update Bill 64: An Act respecting pharmacare Reminder- Charity Village course deadline today, March 6 News and updates […]
Bits & Pieces: OurCare final report here and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue OurCare final report now available Member stories MOH seeking feedback on proposed OHT designation requirements Reminder- Charity Village course deadline extended to March 6 Primary care physicians enabling integrated care News and updates including TELUS Indigenous Communities Fund Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory […]
Bits & Pieces: even more member funding stories
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Charity Village course deadline extended to March 6 Happy Psychology month News and updates including report predicts big demand for home care Get featured in the 2024 UofT Family Medicine Report Upcoming events including New Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older […]
Bits & Pieces: more member stories regarding funding
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories News and updates including repealing Bill 124 and $3.1 billion agreement to improve health care in Ontario, with team-based primary care as a central focus Upcoming events including ECHO Concussion Member stories Belleville NPLC – council to address healthcare shortages Cottage Country […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories regarding funding announcement and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Farewell to Connor Kemp Strategic planning – update Health and wellness perks from Perkopolis News and updates including risk of dementia nearly three times higher one year after stroke Provider experience study: primary care for individuals with serious mental illness (PriSMI) Upcoming events […]
Bits & Pieces: AFHTO 2024 pre-budget submission and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2024 pre-budget submission Member stories News and updates including microstructural brain abnormalities, fatigue, and cognitive dysfunction after mild COVID-19 Expression of Interest: Regional Primary Care Clinical Lead GoodLife member benefit- 25% off Primary Care Networks in OHTs webinar materials available New resources from the Canadian […]
Bits & Pieces: Community health sector pre-budget submission and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Community health sector pre-budget submission 2024-25 Member stories News and updates including tracking Ontario ED wait times Nominations open for Nursing Now Ontario Awards Reminder- UpToDate discount available to members Study on care manager competencies in home-based primary care Upcoming events including Primary Care Networks in […]
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 […]
Year End Message from AFHTO
Leslie Sorensen, CEO As the new CEO of AFHTO joining in the fall of 2023, I have been truly inspired by the knowledge, compassion, and commitment of AFHTO’s Board of Directors, staff, and members, and am honoured to join such a resolute, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic team. AFHTO’s conference highlighted the remarkable initiatives and tremendous […]
Bits & Pieces: compensation report now public and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Ontario Community Health Compensation Market Salary Review report now public Reminder- Greenshield essential medicines program information session Dec. 14 Member stories Pharmacists’ role and experiences with delivering mental health care in primary care teams during COVID-19 News and updates including 2023 Auditor General report – 1in […]
Fall 2023 eBulletin: Social Prescribing in Team-based Primary Care
In this Issue: What is Social Prescribing? Recent research on the benefits and implementation of Social Prescribing Components of the Social Prescribing model in team-based primary care Key enablers to ensuring program success Additional resources Introduction Our team-based primary care sector is familiar with the importance of the social determinants of health and their contributions […]
Bits & Pieces: free training series on managing workplace stress and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Free training series on managing workplace stress Greenshield essential medicines program information session Dec. 14 News and updates including MAID deaths coded to the underlying condition for which it was requested and more Perkopolis for holiday gifts Fantastic Opportunity to Take Over 1000 Patient Roster FHT/FHO […]
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 […]
Bits & Pieces: conference materials and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue #AFHTO2023 materials now available to all members On- Demand sessions Improving vaccination rates is as easy as 1 2 3 materials available News and updates including Prevention System Quality Index Navigating parental vaccine hesitancy: primary care practitioners’ approaches to discussing covid-19 vaccination Upcoming events including 2024/25 […]
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 […]
Bits & Pieces: featuring your stories and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO annual report featuring your stories Reminder – Improving vaccination rates is as easy as 1 2 3 webinar Nov. 13 News and updates including Ontario expanding prescribing powers for registered nurses Survey on HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for women at risk for HIV National study […]
Bits & Pieces: improving vaccination rates is as easy as 1 2 3 and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Improving vaccination rates is as easy as 1 2 3: helping teams excel Expansion of the Ontario Breast Screening Program to people ages 40 to 49 News and updates including updated OCFP vaccine resources and IPAC guidance Seeking contribution to the design of an AI-Enabled encounter […]
Bits & Pieces: update regarding market salary review and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Update – Market Salary Review AFHTO 2023 Conference: deadline to submit questions for fireside chat What does it take to care for a person after a Traumatic Brain Injury- materials available Member stories Next B&P after #AFHTO2023 Upcoming changes to the Ontario Breast Screening Program […]
Bits & Pieces: Ontario Health update video and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Ontario Health update and Q&A video Reminder- what does it take to care for a person after a Traumatic Brain Injury? The essential role of primary care. Oct. 5, 2023 AFHTO 2023 Conference: early bird deadline extended to Oct. 6 Ontario Health updates- new COVID-19 treatment […]
Bits & Pieces: less than one week to early bird deadline and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2023 Conference: less than one week to early bird deadline Reminder- what does it take to care for a person after a Traumatic Brain Injury? The essential role of primary care. Oct. 5, 2023 Member stories Ontario Health updates for primary care- deadlines Sep 29 […]
Bits & Pieces: hotel updates and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2023 Conference: hotel updates and more Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory News and updates including strengthening Ontario’s respiratory viral surveillance system report Feedback requested on new Ontario health quality standard: hypertension Upcoming events- What does it take to care for a person […]
Bits & Pieces: what does it take to care for a person after a Traumatic Brain Injury? and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue What does it take to care for a person after a Traumatic Brain Injury? The essential role of primary care. Oct. 5, 2023 AFHTO 2023 Conference: votes are in for livestreamed concurrent sessions Strengthening primary care in northern, rural, and remote communities – deadline Sep. 25 […]
Bits & Pieces: letter to minister regarding EOI process and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Letter to Minister Jones on ensuring equitable access to team-based care AFHTO 2023 Conference: less than 4 weeks to our early bird deadline Canadian health and COVID-19 survey- deadline extended to Sep. 8 News and updates including the need for change in Ontario health care Seeking […]
Bits & Pieces: free workplace mental health training series and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Free workplace mental health training series AFHTO 2023 Conference updates Member stories News and updates including building the capacity of rural allied health generalists through online postgraduate education Back-to-school perks Reminder- 40% discount on CPS Full Access available to members Call for abstracts for 2024 Family […]
Bits & Pieces: market salary review update and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Market Salary Review Survey update Funding for new and expanded midwifery services Opportunity to receive free N95 masks during Wildfire Season Changes to the QI In Action eBulletin Reminder- UpToDate discount available to members New and improved Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Practice Guideline Upcoming events- […]
Bits & Pieces: vote for your favourite conference sessions and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2023 Conference: vote for your streaming sessions Changes to the Ontario Breast Screening Program Member stories and evidence of value regarding chronic pain framework Interested in adopting the MINT Memory Clinic model? New prediabetes and type 2 diabetes digital tools & supports GoodLife- you can […]
Bits & Pieces: Innovation Fund sessions and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Models of Care Innovation Fund orientation sessions starting tomorrow AFHTO 2023 Conference registration now live Reminder- nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors only open until July 28, 2023 Canadian health and COVID-19 survey- deadline Aug. 29 Member stories New OHTs announced- let us know if […]
QI in Action eBulletin #131: What is Long Covid?
In this Issue: What is Long Covid? Long Covid Webinars Long Covid Resources Food for Thought Past Webinars Upcoming Events What is Long COVID? Long COVID, the condition where symptoms that surface after recovering from COVID-19 linger for weeks, months, or even years, is still a mystery to doctors and researchers. The symptoms, such as […]
Bits & Pieces: Healthcare Excellence Canada opportunities and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Upcoming Healthcare Excellence Canada program opportunities Member stories Today’s the deadline to volunteer for the Bright Lights Review Committee Summer schedule for Bits & Pieces Cervical and breast cancer screening for patients with physical disabilities in the Waterloo-Wellington area Treatment for people with depression and anxiety-related […]
Bits & Pieces: funding for rural physician training and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Up to $35,000 available for rural physician training Member stories Bright Lights Review Committee volunteers needed News and updates – considerations for collecting data on race and Indigenous identity during health card renewal and more Reminder – member renewal deadline is June 30 Reminder – RNs […]
Bits & Pieces: Bright Lights nominations now open and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Bright Lights Awards nominations now open Member stories Expanding and enhancing interprofessional primary care teams EOI- request for submissions News and updates – turnaround time for cytology testing and more Ontario Nonprofit Network state of the sector survey Upcoming events- Depression and Autism: A youth-to-youth guide […]
Bits & Pieces: submission on Physician Services Agreement and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO submission on the 2024 Physician Services Agreement Member stories News and updates – OCFP’s new IPAC tool and more Summer travel perks Upcoming events- Health beyond healthcare: a conversation on medical solutions for social issues and more AFHTO submission on the 2024 Physician Services […]
QI in Action eBulletin #130: Hypertension Awareness Month
In this Issue: Hypertension in Canada Hypertension Webinars Hypertension Resources Food for Thought Past Webinars Upcoming Events Hypertension in Canada In Canada, heart disease is the second leading cause of death after cancer, and is a leading cause of hospitalization. In 2017–2018, about 8.5% of Canadians 20 years and older were living with diagnosed ischemic […]
Bits & Pieces: team expansion materials and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Expanding and enhancing interprofessional primary care teams EOI – new resources Member stories News and updates – OMA’s call for more team-based care, FAO health sector budget review and more Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory Evidence of value- the impact of continuity of […]
Bits & Pieces: nominations to the Board of Directors are open and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors are open until July 28, 2023 Member stories Workplace mental health training series for health care workers Reminder – member renewal deadline is June 30 News and updates- memo re iGAS, effect of free medicine on health care costs […]
Bits & Pieces: abstract deadline extended and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2023 Conference: deadline to submit your abstract is now May 25 Member stories News and updates- Ontario exploring beginning breast screening at age 40 and more Seeking physician input on patients returning to work Separation Pathways- a hub for separating families Upcoming events- Crafting a […]
Bits & Pieces: ONE week to abstract deadline and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2023 Conference: just ONE week to submit your abstract Member stories Sign up for GoodLife for a chance to win a $1,000 Shark and Ninja prize package Expression of Interest: Digital Clinical Lead, Primary Care, Ontario Health Nominations for CPSO’s Council Awards are open Seeking […]
Bits & Pieces: nursing week and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue National Nursing Week Member stories Messages and curated perks from Perkopolis and HOOPP AFHTO 2023 Conference: just two weeks to submit your abstract CPS: Beyond the Monograph materials News and updates- lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care and more Breaking Free- free, 24/7, substance […]
QI in Action eBulletin #129: Celiac Disease Awareness Month
In this Issue: Celiac Disease in Ontario Celiac Canada Webinars Celiac Resources Food for thought Past Webinars Upcoming Events Celiac Disease in Ontario May is Celiac Disease Awareness month and we join Celiac Canada in helping to bring this initiative to the attention of team-based Primary Care. The Ontario Ministry of Health has announced it is […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, mental health week and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Deadline to sign up for an #AFHTO2023 working group is today Mental Health Week: May 1-7, 2023 EDs and Admin leads- advising IHPs re member updates, including compensation Member website access- when logins are blocked News and updates- virtual care not associated with higher […]
Bits & Pieces: #AFHTO2023 call for abstracts and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2023 Conference: call for abstracts Reminder- CPS: Beyond the Monograph webinar tomorrow April 26 Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting: 50% OFF for Members Doctors’ Day is May 1 Happy Health Administration Day April 26 PhD Dissertation: The Micropsychosocial effect of Accounting: A Health Care Context […]
Bits & Pieces: create AFHTO 2023 Conference and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2023 Conference: create YOUR hybrid conference. Sign up by May 2 Welcome to Connor Kemp CPS: Beyond the Monograph webinar April 26 Compensation market survey walkthrough video Member stories Relevant news and reports – OHT updates and more Upcoming events including Autistic people and the […]
QI in Action eBulletin #128: Advance Care Planning
In this Issue: Advance Care Planning OurCare & Healthy Debate: Reimagining primary care Updated quality standards on schizophrenia care Updated Lyme disease clinical guidance document Tools for virtual care guidance now available in more languages Upcoming Events Advance Care Planning National Advance Care Planning Day is on April 16, 2023, and Hospice Palliative Care Ontario […]
Bits & Pieces: Ontario Hepatitis C Elimination Roadmap and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Ontario charting the path to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030 Member stories New digital tools with implementation support- heart failure; anxiety disorders and depression Help advise which health care services and medical devices should be publicly funded Refreshed Indigenous relationship and cultural awareness courses Upcoming events […]
Bits & Pieces: systems innovation grant and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Youth Opportunities Fund- applications open Welcome to Michael Scarpitti OurCare & Healthy Debate: Give me a primary-care provider who understands me Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory Relevant news and reports- prenatal care for refugees Want to be a part of PSHSA’s HC Advisory […]
Bits & Pieces: 2023 Ontario budget and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Overview of the 2023 Ontario government budget Farewell to Abisola Otepola PCC submission re Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023 Reminder- CPS Full Access free trial ends April 1 Chronic noncancer pain management: Integration of a nurse-led program in primary care Upcoming events including DFCM New […]
Bits & Pieces: CIRA grants and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue CIRA grant deadline April 12 Diagnosing and treating POTS in Long COVID patients and more Reminder- Q & A with Fernando Tavares for EDs, Mar. 28 Perkopolis Day at Canada’s Wonderland Relevant reports – networks of care in resource constrained settings & socioeconomic gradient in mortality […]
QI in Action eBulletin #127: Nutrition Month
In this Issue: Nutrition month resources Food for thought NEW- Eating Disorders Quality Standard NEW- Surgical Site Infections Quality Standard Share your experience and inform future prenatal care innovations Upcoming Events Nutrition month resources This month we join our Registered Dietitians in celebrating the impact of good nutrition on our patients’ health outcomes. Examples […]
Bits & Pieces: inclusive community grants and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Applications open for 2023-24 Inclusive Community Grants Member stories Infant Moderna shelf-life extension, Canada investing in Long COVID research and more Join the Ontario First Trimester Preeclampsia Screening Task Force- deadline Mar. 15 Call for expression of interest: Ontario MHA Oversight Table It’s never too early […]
Bits & Pieces: teams expanding and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Happy Pharmacy Appreciation Month Social Work Week Measles preparedness and more Member renewal emails sent Q & A with Fernando Tavares for EDs, Mar. 28 Nominate high performing early career family physicians Farewell card for Kavita- sign before Friday Ontario Health’s Mental Health and […]
Bits & Pieces: federal health minister visits Summerville and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Update on the supply of Infant Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and more Seeking input for the development of a patient and provider-informed cataract surgery care model Pediatric psychopharmacology: a three-part series Farewell card for Kavita Upcoming events including Making Collaborative Governance Sustainable – A Developmental […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Canada’s national nature prescription program, PaRx, celebrates two years in Ontario New Long COVID resources from the OCFP and more New resource for social prescribing Project on women and hypertension 2023 OCFP award nominations now open Evidence of value- financial counselling during baby checkups […]
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 […]
QI in Action eBulletin #126: The Health Equity Questionnaire
In this Issue: The Health Equity Questionnaire: Standardized Entry of Social Determinants of Health into EMRs Resources for social determinants of health Food for thought Updated Primary Care Data Reports for Ontario Health Teams Help shape the future of virtual health care in Ontario Phase I Guidance for Clinically Appropriate Use of Virtual Care for […]
Bits & Pieces: 2023 pre-budget submission and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue 2023 pre-budget submission and a new Canada Health Transfer agreement Collaboration in team-based primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: study COVID vaccinations and digital supports materials Member stories Coming soon: Updated High Risk OBSP genetic assessment referral criteria and forms Seeking participants for an online survey […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, welcome to Taryn and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Welcome to Taryn Jacquard OurCare survey results are here Fee code for Long COVID and more New quality standard – sickle cell disease Reports and relevant news – improving access in rural Canada and boosting balance Population Health: Governance (free course), starts Jan. 31, […]
Bits & Pieces: perks to get you through winter and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Perkopolis winter discounts Reminder- is there a doctor on board? #AFHTO2023 help needed ICYMI- mental health and addiction funding letters Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact- deadline Feb. 17 Association between virtual primary care and ED use and more Workplace mental health training for health care […]
Bits & Pieces: #AFHTO2022 materials and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue #AFHTO2022 materials now available to all members Is there a doctor on board? #AFHTO2023 help needed Reminder: Lean Sigma Pink Belt for QIDSS GoodLife member benefit- 25% off Member stories Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms, and recommendations and more Seeking physicians for the CANHEART Improving Cholesterol […]
QI in Action eBulletin #125: Patient and Family support for pregnancy loss
In this Issue: Patient with a pregnancy loss? There is support – for you, and for families Primary care clinicians can directly refer frontline health workers to psychological practitioners for MOH-covered psychological treatment Mental Health Resources CMHA Ontario’s Your Health Space The Indigenous Voice | Daadibaajimo Virtual Care Guidance Statements Checklist for Clinicians and other […]
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, […]
QI in Action eBulletin #124: Celebrating the Resilience of Teams in 2022, QIPs 2023-2024
In this Issue: Thank You to our Wonderful Teams Celebrating Teams: Collaborating to Improve Palliative Care Celebrating Teams: Filling Gaps in the Community Healthcare Excellence Canada: Partnering on Appropriate Virtual Care Physician Consultations on PHIPA Changes Support Tools for Clinically Appropriate Use of Virtual Care Guidance in Primary Care Quality Improvement Plans (QIPS) 2023/24 Farewell […]
Bits & Pieces: improving IHP networking and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO’s IHP Directory: Improving IHP networking and communication Farewell to Raveen Bahniwal Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing webinar materials available Consultations with physicians on PHIPA changes Community Services Recovery Fund IMPaCT survey Updated recommendations on the use of Paxlovid and Evusheld Reminder- join AFHTO’s Executive Director Mentorship […]
Bits & Pieces: market salary review underway and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Market salary review underway Reminder- Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing, Dec. 8 Member stories Supporting Caregivers webinar materials available Highlights and implications of the Ontario Science Table’s brief on primary care materials available The latest on COVID, Influenza and Respiratory Viruses materials and more New guidance […]
Bits & Pieces: join the ED mentorship program and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Join AFHTO’s Executive Director Mentorship Program! Farewell to Beth MacKinnon Reminder- Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing, Dec. 8 Member stories Radon- the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers Guidance for clinical assessment centres and more BORN Health Equity Advisory Group – call for interest Get Mainpro+® […]
Bits & Pieces: update on the Ministry request memo and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Update on the Ministry request memo and more Refer frontline health workers to psychological practitioners for MOH-covered treatment Reminder- Supporting Caregivers Supports Patients- The Critical Role of Primary Care in Preventing Caregiver Burnout, Nov. 24 Recruiting for study on healthcare providers and sex trafficking Strategies to […]
QI in Action eBulletin #123: HFHT Green Initiative, Clinically Appropriate Use of Virtual Care Guidelines
In this Issue: The HFHT Green Initiative Clinically Appropriate Use of Virtual Care- Guidance for Primary Care Primary care clinicians can how directly refer frontline health workers to psychological practitioners for MOH-covered psychological treatment Evidence2Practice Ontario Program Upcoming Events The HFHT Green Initiative Content below developed by Hamilton FHT The HFHT Green Initiative is an […]
Bits & Pieces: virtual care guidance and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Clinically appropriate use of virtual care guidance for primary care Resources addressing children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen shortage Nurse Practitioner Week Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement Member stories Reminder – Highlights and implications of the Ontario Science Table’s brief on primary care, Nov. 30 Updated COVID-19 vaccine guidance […]