Bits & Pieces: join AFHTO’s IHP Advisory Council and more

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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 wears a navy jacket with gold buttons over a red dress. She is smiling with her hands on her hips.

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

Graph titled The percentage of adults experiencing long-term symptoms increased with the number of COVID-19 infections reported

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

Figure 1: Various models of social prescribing (adapted from 10).

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

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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

The Health Care Unburdened Grant program million in grants for initiatives that reduce administrative burden facing physicians. Below are the orgs' logos.

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

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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

NPAO logo top right. Main text- Celebrating Nurse Practitioner Week. Graphics of one male and 2 female nurses in different colour scrubs, with stethoscopes, with hands raised in joy

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

annual report cover featuring horizontal stripes of different shades of blue on a white background. Title is Beyond Boundaries: Embracing team-based primary care for all; 2022-2023 annual report with the afhto logo

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

Respiratory and Flu Season: Counselling Kids and Balancing Workload video screenshot- chest xray

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 […]