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AFHTO 2012 Conference: 1 week left to submit presentation abstracts and award nominations
May 25th is the deadline to submit presentation abstracts and award nominations for the AFHTO 2012 conference – Demonstrating and Celebrating the Value of Family Health Teams. We encourage you take this opportunity to share all of the great work …More
Updates on OMA-MOHLTC negotiations
Both parties involved in the negotiations have posted the following public statements: May 7 response from OMA – https://www.oma.org/Mediaroom/PressReleases/Pages/CutstoHealthCare.aspx May 7 response from MOHLTC – http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2012/05/ontario-freezing-doctor-pay-to-invest-in-more-community-care-for-families-and-seniors.html May 3 news release from OMA – https://www.oma.org/Mediaroom/PressReleases/Pages/NegotiateFairly.aspx April 27 response from Minister of …More
AFHTO 2012 Conference: “Bright Lights” Award Nominations
The 2012 AFHTO Conference is all about “Demonstrating and Celebrating the Value of Family Health Teams.” To help us do this, AFHTO is launching “Bright Lights” – a brand new program to recognize the leadership, outstanding work and significant progress …More
Drummond Commission – “Family Health Teams should become the norm for primary care”
“Family Health Teams should become the norm for primary care” The statement above appears on p.24 of the 543-page Drummond Commission report, released this afternoon. Consuming over 40% of the province’s budget, health care receives much attention in this report …More
AFHTO 2012 Conference: May 25 deadline for presentation submissions
Three weeks remain to submit presentation abstracts and award nominations for AFHTO 2012 conference – Demonstrating and Celebrating the Value of Family Health Teams. Click on the links below to: Submit an abstract for a workshop, presentation or poster you …More
AFHTO 2012 Conference: Call for Presentation Submissions
Share your knowledge and experience with your peers in Family Health Teams to “Demonstrate and Celebrate the Value of Family Health Teams”. The conference takes place October 16 and 17, 2012 at the Toronto Hilton Submit an abstract Click here …More
AFHTO 2012 Conference: Call for Program Chairs and Working Groups
The AFHTO 2012 Conference is being developed around a set of themes that, individually and in combination, “Demonstrating and Celebrating the Value of Family Health Teams.” Click here to see the themes and their descriptions. Thank you to all of …More
AFHTO welcomes Ontario’s focus on family and community care
Primary care is fundamental to the health of patients and our health system. Family Health Teams have been working hard to innovate, to improve care, and from that, to improve health. For this reason, AFHTO is pleased to see the …More
Save the date: AFHTO 2012 Conference takes place Oct.16-17 at the Hilton Toronto
The AFHTO 2012 Conference is our opportunity to demonstrate and celebrate the value of FHTs. Following from the strong response to last year’s conference, it is expanding to two full days –Tuesday, Oct. 16 and Wednesday, October 17, 2012. The location …More
AFHTO response to Globe and Mail comment about FHTs
On January 17, Globe and Mail columnist Adam Radwanski wrote about the upcoming MOHLTC-OMA negotiations, focusing on costs and value for money (echoing the Auditor General of Ontario’s report). Unfortunately he used the term “family health team” when he was …More
