Governance 101 Update and Refresh with INQ Law
Hosted by INQ Law and AFHTO Objectives Join INQ Law and the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) for an engaging webinar series aimed at deepening your understanding of best practices in information management and retention. Webinar 3: Governance 101 Update and Refresh ? Date: Thursday March 6th, 2025 What you’ll learn: Snapshot […]
Information and Data Retention Part 2: PHIPA and Patient Records
Hosted by INQ Law and AFHTO Objectives Join INQ Law and the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) for an engaging webinar series aimed at deepening your understanding of best practices in information management and retention. Webinar 1: Information and Data Retention Part 2: PHIPA and Patient Records ? Date: Wednesday February 26th […]
Information and Data Retention Part 1: Corporate and Financial Records
Hosted by INQ Law and AFHTO Objectives Join INQ Law and the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) for an engaging webinar series aimed at deepening your understanding of best practices in information management and retention. Webinar 1: Information and Data Retention Part 1: Corporate and Financial Records ? Date: Wednesday January 22nd […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, KTE materials and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Reminder- nominate a partner or healthcare inspiration for an AFHTO Board award ICYMI- January to June KTE webinar materials Radon: Is it in your patients’ homes The voices of skin and wound care clinicians during COVID-19, and more Upcoming events including NPAO 2022 Annual […]
2022-23 Annual Operating Plan
Teams were joined by Fernando Tavares (Program Manager, Primary Health Care Branch, Ministry of Health) on Tuesday, March 29, to review this year’s Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Teams received the 2022-23 Annual Operating Plan Submission package on Thursday, March 24. The submission is due by May 27, 2022. The ministry requires completion of the three mandatory parts […]
Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act – Tools and Resources for Bylaw Compliance
The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) was proclaimed on October 19, 2021. Non-profits have until October 19, 2024, to update their bylaws and letters patent to comply with the ONCA. To support members with the ONCA requirements, INQ Law has developed the following tools for teams: An ONCA compliant FHT bylaw template (Word Doc Download Updated Feb […]
Governance Webcast Series: Risk Management
On March 27, 2019, a webinar was held to discuss risk management and the board’s role and leading practices. The Risk Management Toolkit is now available for boards to support learning and fulfillment of the board’s role in overseeing the effective management of risk in their organization. Risk Management Toolkit (PDF) Also available from the webinar […]
Governance Webcast Series: Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is key to an organization’s growth and success. How to develop a strategic plan, why this is important, and the board’s role in implementation were reviewed on a webcast on February 20. A Strategic Planning Toolkit has been designed for teams as a guide for developing a strategic planning process and a strategic […]
Considerations for Implementing the Nurse Practitioner Role Within Your Team
Beth Cowper-Fung (NP-PHC, MN, Clinic Director of Georgina NPLC, and AFHTO President) and Claudia Mariano (MSc, NP-PHC, and Manager of Practice and Policy, NPAO) presented on considerations for implementing the nurse practitioner role within a team. The following was reviewed and discussed: The scope of practice of an NP Examples of NP integration How the NP […]
Governance Webcast Series: Board Orientation and Education
Looking to strengthen your board? This webcast reviewed why board orientation and education is important. Speakers were Catherine Anastakis from Collaborative Solutions and three family health team executive directors. Leading practices and tools were discussed, and sample resources from teams were reviewed to see how boards can excel. A toolkit has been designed to support […]
Webinar event: “Making the case for nutrition screening in team-based primary care to meet the needs of your frail clients”
“Making the case for nutrition screening in team-based primary care to meet the needs of your frail clients”, presented by Dr. Heather Keller. Did you know that …. Malnourished patients cost $2000 more per hospital stay and cost an addition 2 billion dollars per year in health care costs? Malnourished seniors are three times more likely […]
Governance Webcast Series: ED Performance Management
The governance attestation requires every board have an executive director performance evaluation process in place. For guidance, a framework has been developed by Accompass to support boards in meeting this requirement. During this webcast, Accompass reviewed the Lead Executive Performance Guide. It includes the role of the board, key principles and best practices in ED […]
Governance Webcast Series: Board Role and Responsibilities
Are you a new board member? An existing board member looking for a governance refresher? Or an ED hoping to learn more about the role of management vs. the board? As part of our Raising the Bar on Governance Webcast Series, the updated ‘Fundamentals of Governance’ guidebook was reviewed and we took a deeper dive […]
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 […]
Webinar – Better outcomes, lower costs: how do some teams do it?
You may be wondering what you can do to help your team become a high-performing team. By sharing your data with D2D, you have already put yourself and your peers in a unique position to see what teams with higher quality and lower costs are doing that might be making a difference. But you want […]
Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) Webinar
Starting in Fall 2017, the provincial Ministry of Labour (MOL) is conducting proactive inspections of family practice health teams (FHTs & CHCs) across Ontario. These inspections are intended to determine compliance with the Ontario Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and associated regulations. AFHTO has partnered with Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) to help […]
Webinar – BILL 148 – Major Changes to the Employment Standards Act
Join Maria McDonald of McDonald Health Law for a webinar on Tuesday, December 5th at 12:00 p.m. to learn more about the major changes to the Employment Standards Act and how it will impact your organization. CORRECTION in the WEBINAR: To be clear – the new Scheduling rules do not set a minimum number hours […]
MOL Healthcare Sector Plan – Primary Care Webinar Oct. 4
Be prepared! The MOL has initiated their random site inspections of FHTs and CHCs to determine compliance with the OHSA and associated regulations. AFHTO has partnered with Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) to help our members get ready – our online Health & Safety Resources Webpage is now live! We have added sample […]
FREE Governance Webinar July 11: Strategies for Building and Maintaining an Effective Board in Primary Care
AFHTO has recently partnered with the Governance Centre of Excellence, to offer our members a series of webcast and online learning modules to better serve your governance needs and empower board leadership. Please join us for the first webcast on Tuesday, July 11th from 12:00-1:30pm: Strategies for Building and Maintaining an Effective Board in Primary […]
Webinar: Protecting Personal Health Information
Protecting Personal Health Information was presented on Monday, June 26th 2017 by AFHTO and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). Protecting Personal Health Information The protection of personal health information while facilitating the effective provision of health care is important to patients and health professionals. This session will focus on the recent amendments […]
MOL Healthcare Sector Plan – Primary Care Webinar
Free! PSHSA is hosting a joint webinar with the Ministry of Labour. On September 1, 2017, the MOL will begin their seven month health care, Safe at Work Ontario enforcement initiative, which has a heightened focus on Primary Care workplaces. Join us to find out how this may affect your workplace, what the compliance focus […]
Webinar: Improving Care for Elderly Patients with Depression
Dr. Peter Selby, Clinician Scientist in the Addictions Division and the Director of Medical Education at CAMH, and Dr. Benoit Mulsant, Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry and Chair of the Psychiatry Department at the University of Toronto, will present information about care for elderly patients with depression and will introduce participants to a new research project […]
D2D 4.1 Post-Launch Webinar
Description: D2D 4.1 is live! Join us for a webinar on March 28 to ask questions and tell stories about how your teams are using D2D. Presenters: Carol Mulder (Provincial Lead, QIDS Program) Sean Blaine (Lead Physician at STAR FHT, past president of AFHTO) Ross Kirkconnell (Executive Director at Guelph FHT, chair of QIDS Steering […]
Webinar: Program Planning and AOP Reporting
This webinar will support you in developing your annual operating plan for 2017-18. Presenters: Bryn Hamilton, provincial lead for Governance and Leadership, AFHTO Allison Meserve, Health Promotion Consultant, Planning and Evaluation, Ontario Public Health Fernando Tavares, Program Manager, Interprofessional Programs Unit, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Topics to be covered: Principles of program planning […]
Webinar: Financial Literacy for FHT and NPLC Leaders
AFHTO, in partnership with BDO Canada, presented this FREE webinar on financial reporting for board members, executive directors, and finance managers of AFHTO-member FHTs and NPLCs. This 90-minute webinar presentation touched on the following topics: Financial reporting and the budget process Accounting for and tracking in-year budget reallocations — tools and tips Financial reporting and the […]
Webinar | Choosing Wisely and Patient Centredness: Mutually Exclusive?
A Primary Care Perspective Tune in October 6th, 12PM ET to listen to Dr. Anthony Train (Calgary) and Dr. Kimberly Wintemute (Toronto) suggest communication strategies and practical tools that encourage the kind of shared decision-making in which patients come to understand that some tests and treatments do not add value to their care, and may […]
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 […]
Webinar – Introducing the Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) Tool.
Researchers from the Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation presented a webinar to introduce the Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) Tool to AFHTO members. This tool allows patients and providers to set outcome goals together, after which patients are able to track and report on their progress towards these goals using an app on their mobile device […]
AFHTO & MOHLTC Joint Webinar: Program Development for FY 2016-17
AFHTO & the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care have introduced a suite of program planning and evaluation tools, created by AFHTO and the Ministry to assist our member teams in developing programs for the 2016-17 fiscal Program Planning & Evaluation Framework [PDF]: developed jointly between AFHTO member ED Work Group and the Ministry, the framework […]
Privacy Training Webinar for AFHTO Member Board Chairs
For Privacy’s Sake… AFHTO is pleased to share that we have partnered with DDO Law to provide our members with FREE Privacy Training & Tools. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC/O) has provided further guidance as to their expectations for Health Information Custodians (and specifically with respect to physician practices […]
D2D 3.0 Launch – Orientation Webinar
D2D 3.0 Orientation Webinars were held on February 1, 2016 AFHTO is pleased to announce the launch of D2D 3.0. Thank you to all teams who contributed to the report and are helping to advance manageable, meaningful, measurement in primary care. The purpose of these webinars is to familiarize members with the interactive display of […]
Bariatric Surgery #3: Advanced Bariatric Nutrition
This is the third of a 3-part free webinar series presented in an unique collaboration between the Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO) + Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiology (DOC) Network + FHT RD Network of Ontario + PHCAG. Jennifer Brown-Vowles, MSc, RD, of The Ottawa Hospital Weight Management Clinic and Bariatric Surgery Program will continue the webinar […]
Bariatric Surgery #2: Early/Common Post-Op Complications
This is the second of a 3-part free webinar series presented in an unique collaboration between the Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO) + Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiology (DOC) Network + FHT RD Network of Ontario + PHCAG. Jennifer Brown-Vowles, MSc, RD, of The Ottawa Hospital Weight Management Clinic and Bariatric Surgery Program continued the webinar series […]
Bariatric Surgery #1: Introduction
As part of a 3-part series, this webinar reviews the key components of bariatric surgery. Participants will have a better understanding of the process pre-operatively, post-operatively and the nutrition-related requirements for patients. This webinar includes resources and case studies for participants to implement into practice as well as set the stage for the following two […]
D2D 3.0 Data Submission – Instructional Webinar Recording
Updated February 1, 2016 This recorded webinar will guide you through the data-submission process for D2D 3.0. It is an orientation to the platform, with a walkthrough illustrating how to submit your data as well as an introduction to the D2D 3.0 Data Dictionary and Toolkit. Slide deck presented during the webinar. See the D2D 3.0 Planning and […]
Launch of D2D 2.0 Orientation Webinar
D2D 2.0 Launch: June 18, 2015. Watch the webinar on the orientation of the membership wide report (Length 46:44). Click here to go back to D2D 2.0 Orientation and Supporting Materials
Governance Education Webinar #3: Looking Forward
Session 3: Looking Forward – using good governance to enhance organizational performance Monday, March 2 from 12:15 – 1:45pm & Wednesday, March 4 from 8:00 – 9:30am Learning Objectives Understanding some of the more advanced elements of good governance and how they impact organizational performance Topics Covered Strategic planning Strategic plans, operational plans, and KPIs […]
Governance Education Webinar #2: The Board’s Responsibilities
Session 2: The Board’s Responsibilities Monday, February 23 from 12:15 – 1:45pm & Friday, February 27 from 8:00 – 9:30am Learning Objectives Understanding the Board’s role and responsibilities Topics Covered Directors’ obligations (individual & collective) Fiduciary responsibility Governance policies Creating an effective Board Recruitment Orientation & training Board Chair Conflict of interest Code of conduct […]
Governance Education Webinar #1: Getting Started
Session 1: Getting Started Wednesday, February 18 from 12:15 – 1:45pm & Friday, February 20 from 8:00 – 9:30 am Learning Objectives What the Ministry expects from FHTs and NPLCs and why Understanding the basics of good governance Topics Covered The Ministry’s Accountability Reform Initiative (ARI) – what is it and why is it important? […]
Building Political Support Webinar held on April 15, 2014
The Political Action webinar was held on Tuesday, April 15, 4:00 – 5:00 PM Eastern time. Public Affairs consultant Patrick Nelson joined AFHTO President Keri Selkirk and ED Angie Heydon to: Give an overview of the current political landscape as it relates to primary care; Review AFHTO’s political action activities and responses to date; Share tips and […]
Renewing AFHTO’s strategic vision and priorities: link to survey and webinar presentation
If you missed the AFHTO membership webinars this past week, click here to access the full presentation. It gives you an overview and update on the current environment for FHTs and action underway by AFHTO to support its members. AFHTO is striving to ensure your association continues to reflect the aspirations and respond to the […]