Bits & Pieces: GoodLife launch, Bright Lights nominations, CCO transition to FIT & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In this Issue: GoodLife program launch Bright Lights Awards nominations now open Reminder- CCO transition to fecal immunochemical test June 24 HQO patient partnering guide Primary Care Virtual Community- Apr. 25 summary CAMH opioid de-implementation project update Canada’s Volunteer Awards call for nominations Upcoming events regarding mental health and […]
AFHTO Bright Lights Awards – nominations now open! Only until June 28
Shine a light on your team’s achievements. Nominate an outstanding team or individual for a “Bright Lights” Award by June 28, 2019. AFHTO’s “Bright Lights” Awards recognize AFHTO members’ leadership, outstanding work and the significant progress being made to improve the value interprofessional primary care teams across Ontario deliver. There’s no better time to show […]
Timmins FHT ED named North East LHIN Healthy Change Champion
Timmins Today article published January 5, 2017. Article in full pasted below. TimminsToday Staff NEWS RELEASE NORTH EAST LHIN ************************* The North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) has named Jennifer McLeod, Executive Director of the Timmins Family Health Team, a Healthy Change Champion. McLeod has worked in many areas of health care for more […]
Manitoulin Central FHT Physician named Regional Physician of the Year
The Manitoulin Expositor article published November 9, 2016. Article in full pasted below. Expositor Staff, The Manitoulin Expositor MINDEMOYA—Dr. Maurianne Reade, a physician at the Manitoulin Central Family Health Team in Mindemoya, is this year’s Northeast and Northwest Ontario 2016 Regional Physician of the Year as awarded by the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) Awards. The […]
Couchiching FHT to be named 2016 LEADing Practice
Congratulations to the Couchiching Family Health Team for being named a 2016 LEADing Practice Initiative. The FHT is being recognized for exemplary use of digital tools to strengthen clinical practice and provider experience. Couchiching FHT’s project integrated a tablet-based system into their EMR to screen patients at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This […]
NPAO honours AFHTO members’ nurse practitioners at annual conference
On September 25, 2015 the Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) held their Awards and Celebration Dinner as part of their annual conference. Nurse practitioners (NPs) from different organizations were honoured, with half of the awards presented to NPs from member FHTs and NPLCs. Congratulations to: Huronia Nurse Practitioner Network Bursary Ann Kerr – Alliston […]
AFHTO 2014 “Bright Light” Awards nominations open
Nominations now closed. Thank you to all who submitted nominations. Confirmation emails will be sent by end of day Wednesday, August 13 2014. If you have submitted a nomination and have not received a confirmation email by then, please contact us at info@afhto.ca. Little innovations, big impact – Bright Light Award winners are innovators, making […]
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Family Health Teams in Ontario
Ten years ago the concept of “Family Health Teams” was first announced. This anniversary follows a week in which two important studies have published evidence of the value of interprofessional collaboration in Ontario’s Family Health Teams, and in interprofessional primary care models across Canada. To mark this event, the Association of Family Health Teams of […]
Championing Innovation in Quality Improvement Decision Support
The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) is pleased to announce the six recipients of Quality Improvement Decision Support (QIDS) Innovation Funds. Ontario Family Health Teams (FHTs) are committed to measuring and improving comprehensive primary care performance; the QIDS program is a provincial initiative to support AFHTO members in their quality improvement (QI) […]
“Bright Lights” award nominations: opportunity for grant to attend IHI Conference
The first ever “Bright Lights” awards will be presented at the AFHTO 2012 Conference Awards Dinner, on October 16. This award program recognizes the leadership, outstanding work and significant progress being made to improve the value delivered by Family Health Teams. There are 11 award categories corresponding to the themes of the AFHTO 2012 Conference. In […]