Essex County NPLC receives COVID-19 grant to improve access to technology and enhanced digital services
The Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (ECNPLC) enhancing digital services to meet community needs. Essex County NPLC has received grant funding from the Canadian Red Cross, through the COVID-19 Emergency Support for Community Organizations Granting Program, to improve access to technology and enhanced digital services. The grant supports the Windsor Essex Health Program (WE Health). […]
Bits & Pieces: members win Future Innovator Awards, AFHTO directors needed & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Members win Future Innovator Awards Reminder – nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors open until July 3, 2020 Governance and leadership tools, resources and supports Updated memo from OH, free phone outreach support for older adults and other updates AFHTO’s Submission on Bill 175 – […]
AFHTO Members win Future Innovator Awards
The Change Foundation’s Future Innovator Awards recognizes six people, teams and/or organizations who have a strong vision for positive change for patients and caregivers and have the potential to make notable impact going forward. Members and member-affiliated organizations and individuals were recipients, including: The MINT Memory Clinic– a model for which Dr. Linda Lee, […]
East GTA FHT Nurse Practitioner wins Nursing Now Award
Published May 12, 2020 Written by RNAO To celebrate the contributions made by nurses to nursing practice and the health and well-being of Ontarians, the Nursing Now Ontario Awards honoured one NP, RN and RPN during Nursing Week 2020 (May 11 – 17). Nurse Practitioner Award Recipient: Michael Borja As a primary care NP for four […]
Bits & Pieces: Virtual Visits – Beginning to End webinar May 20, Nursing Week & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Virtual Visits – Beginning to End webinar National Nursing Week East GTA FHT NP to receive award today Members’ stories, including a musical interlude Resuming scheduled surgeries and procedures and more eReferral to BounceBack Sharing your innovative initiative CAMH COVID-19 discussion forum and app Upcoming events […]
Bancroft Community FHT Doctor presented with Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Award
Article from My Bancroft Now, published March 11, 2020 By Matthew Reisler It’s not often you can say you’re under the care of an award-winning Doctor, but those that see Dr. Steven Griffin can now say just that. Dr. Griffin was presented with the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Award last […]
Alternate payment model is saving province millions at two Alberta clinics
Excerpt from CBC News, published December 10, 2019 By Jennifer Lee A new report by the Health Quality Council of Alberta reveals two Alberta primary care clinics — using an alternative funding model for doctors — are saving the health-care system millions of dollars a year. HQCA studied 10 years’ worth of data from […]
AFHTO members leading Ontario Health Teams
Originally published Jul. 30, 2019. Last updated Dec. 4, 2019 On July 18, 2019, the Minister of Health, Hon. Christine Elliott, hosted a town hall to provide an update on the next steps for becoming an Ontario Health Team (OHT) for those who completed a self-assessment. With more than 150 submissions received, OHTs are being […]
Bits & Pieces: more OHTs, in-yr reconciliation webinar, OCFP awards members & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue More OHTs announced In-year reconciliation deadline webcast OCFP recognises AFHTO members at 2019 Awards Ceremony Digital Health Toolbox slides and video available Safer opioid prescribing through a clinic-wide urine drug testing system – the HARMS Program Holiday perks New toolkit for people who provide and who […]
OCFP recognises AFHTO members at 2019 Awards Ceremony
AFHTO congratulates physicians in our member family health teams who were recognized on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) 2019 Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to all those recognized this year: Dr. Jocelyn Charles of Sunnybrook Academic FHT, named 2019 Reg. L Perkin Ontario Family Physician of the Year. Award of […]