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Create YOUR virtual conference-deadline July 15
Primary care has risen to the challenge of COVID-19, but the ground is still shifting, and the future is uncertain.
Interprofessional teams need to cross newly opened chasms to ensure they continue to provide patients and communities the care they require, all while they renew team dynamics to strengthen the foundation on which patient care rests.
In short, we need to rebuild primary care for this new world.
Join a working group for our AFHTO 2020 Conference, Tectonic shifts: rebuilding primary care in a new world.
We’re setting up groups for each of the five concurrent streams and for the Bright Lights Awards program. Sign up by July 15, 2020.
Guidance on resuming cancer screening and other updates
Resources and updates released within the last week include:
- Guidance for primary care providers resuming breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening– ON Health
- COVID-19 Workplace Risk Assessment– Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
We continue to update several pages on our site with resources and news:
- Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates– the original page, with news and Ministry situation reports (please note that the Ministry Situation Reports on COVID-19 are posted daily so review them to better understand the provincial response)
- COVID-19 information for Patients, Caregivers and the Public
- Infection control resources and tools for primary care
- H+K Memos and Insight Notes on Government Press Releases
- Management and operations, human resources and COVID-19
- Mental health and wellness during COVID-19
- Providing Comprehensive Care During COVID-19
- Resources for Re-opening – NEW
- Virtual Care, Digital Health and COVID-19
COVID-19 tip sheet-management of CT and MRI for recovery planning
Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) has developed a tip sheet to additional guidance specific to diagnostic imaging services for oncology – mainly computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – and provides practical considerations for organizations, radiologists, diagnostic imaging administration and referring physicians during COVID-19 recovery. Please review and share as appropriate with your colleagues who perform or support diagnostic imaging services.
Self-help booklet series for people with intellectual disabilities
CAMH has adapted COVID-19 Guided Self-help Booklet Series from The University of Glasgow. The series is for people with intellectual disabilities and can be used with the support of family members, friends, staff, and health care professionals. Find out more here.
Survey about COVID-19 physical distancing guidelines
Western University researchers are assessing the impact of the COVID-19 physical distancing guidelines on Ontario adults’ lifestyle-related health behaviours, wellbeing, and chronic disease development. This could provide future health promotion programs with relevant information to guide program planning.
It takes about 15 minutes to fill out a survey. Participants could win a $100 grocery store gift card.
Respiratory Health Forum – call for presentations
The Respiratory Health Forum planning committee is looking for interested people and sites who would like to showcase their programs, innovations and/or outcomes.
For details on how to and to submit your Expression of Interest application, please visit their site. The deadline for submission is July 16, 2020.
Choosing Wisely in Virtual Care as we Emerge from the COVID-19 Pandemic, July 8, 2020
Join the Choosing Wisely Canada community in their virtual gatherings to discuss the shift to virtual care and its future in the healthcare system. Find out more here.
COVID-19 and IDD: Mental Health Research and Practice, July 14, 2020
Join the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and the Surrey Place’s expert panels discuss IDD. Discover resources and listen to research around the effects on adults with intellectual developmental disabilities during the pandemic.
Find out more here.
Integrated Mental and Physical Health, June 5- August 28, 2020
Hosted by CAMH, University of Toronto and Project ECHO. Find out more here.
HPCO CoPs, Ongoing
HPCO hosts Community of Practice meetings virtually relating to the following fields:
- Health Care Consent, Advance Care Planning
- Rural Hospice Palliative Care
- Compassionate Communities.