AFHTO 2013 Conference – EMR Users Meetings
EMR Vendors hosted information and knowledge sharing sessions for AFHTO member users with the aim of working towards responding to evolving measurement and reporting requirements. The EMR User Meetings give FHTs the opportunity to develop their skills, knowledge and share best practices for maximizing their use of the EMR system. AFHTO –TELUS Health: PS Suite […]
AFHTO 2013 Conference – Meaningful Use of EMRs
Theme Description: “Meaningful use” goes beyond storing patient information in an electronic version of a paper chart. It includes using the data and functionality of the EMR to advance the clinical process of care and improve outcomes. The US Centres for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) has defined “meaningful use” as using EHR/EMR technology to: Improve quality, […]
AFHTO 2013 Conference – Innovation in Interprofessional Collaborative Team Implementation
Theme Description: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts – this is the goal of interprofessional teams. Interprofessional collaboration is the process of communication and decision making that enables the separate and shared knowledge and skills of care providers – and the patient – to create synergy in patient care. It involves […]
AFHTO 2013 Conference – Advances in Health Promotions and Chronic Disease Management
Theme Description: Family Health Teams have been focused on health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management since the first teams were announced in 2005. What advances have we made? What is the new knowledge that’s emerging? What is the evidence for what works to keep people as healthy as they can be? A5 – […]
AFHTO 2013 Conference – Integration: Building the team beyond the FHT
Theme description: While Health Links are focused on high users of health services, all Ontarians stand to benefit – as patients and citizens – from greater collaboration among healthcare providers, other agencies, community stakeholders and governments. Presentations in this stream will focus on building collaborative relationships and working with community partners towards providing the right […]
AFHTO 2013 Conference – Leadership and Governance for Quality
Theme Description: The primary care sector is at the centre of transformational change in Ontario. FHTs are faced with an increased need to be accountable to patients and the ministry for providing excellent quality care to their communities. Presentations in this category will focus on how FHT leaders are developing the skills, structures, processes, relationships […]
Leading For Change
AFHTO 2011 Conference Presentation Steven Lewis, well-respected Canadian health policy consultant, opened the Leadership Program with his thoughts on the future of family health teams in Ontario. To access his presentation slides, please click here. Steven Lewis’ knowledge and analysis of health integration issues across Canada make him a valuable resource for Ontario’s Change Foundation […]
Using IT to Solve Process Problems
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Dave Sellers, Director of Operations; Dr. Mark Fraser, Lead Physician FHT/ORG: West Carleton FHT ABSTRACT: This presentation will describe how innovative approaches within the FHT IT infrastructure have been used to solve process issues and improve efficiencies and data quality. The quality of the data in your EMR has […]
Using Spirometry in Clinical Practice
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Angie Shaw, RRT,CRE Respiratory Educator; Amy Massie, RRT, CRE Respiratory Educator FHT/ORG: New Vision FHT ABSTRACT: This workshop will assist Family Health Team members in utilizing spirometry as a valuable tool in various clinical settings. Case studies will be presented, worked and reviewed. There will be a brief review […]
Self Management for Chronic Pain Patients
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Shellie Buckley, RN FHT/ORG: Stratford FHT ABSTRACT: Self management is a fairly new, vogue term used in healthcare but does it really work for patients with chronic pain? The data collected at the Stratford Family Health Team over the past two years shows chronic pain patients will attend six […]