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D2D 5.0: Demonstrating the value of primary care teams – AGAIN!
The results are in for D2D 5.0. As usual, AFHTO members have full access to all the data through the interactive report. A summary of performance at the province and LHIN levels is available on AFHTO’s public web page. Some of the highlights from this most recent release of D2D are listed below.
AFHTO 2017 Conference: Last day for early-bird registration & only day to get free André Picard book with reception ticket
AFHTO 2017 Conference “Improving Primary Care Together”Early-bird registration closes tonight! |
Guelph FHT and Partners Open New Rapid Access Addiction Clinic
The Record article published September 20, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Johanna Weidner, Waterloo Region Record Guelph has a new rapid access addiction clinic, the first of its kind in the area.
AFHTO 2017 Conference: join Dr. Jeremy Petch & André Picard at Bright Lights Reception; early bird closes Oct. 2!
Don’t miss out! Early-bird registration closes on October 2, 2017.
Three Draft Quality Standards Related to Opioids Available for Feedback
To help tackle the growing opioid problem, Health Quality Ontario is developing three sets of quality standards. The first one outlines for patients and clinicians what quality care looks like for adults and adolescents with opioid use disorder and the other two provide guidance on prescribing opioids for the management of chronic and acute pain.
Inner City FHT Mix Cooking and Community in Life Skills Program
Toronto Star article published September 14, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Emily Mathieu, Housing Reporter It is mid-morning in a packed upstairs kitchen at The 519 community centre and Kristen Ireland is brandishing an eggplant and making upbeat and practiced demands.
AFHTO 2017 Conference: come spend time with your peers. Early-bird registration closes Oct. 2
Register for “Improving Primary Care Together” before Oct. 2!
Why should kids have all the back to school fun? Come see over 850 of your colleagues from across the province as they learn and network over two incredibly productive and rewarding days, exploring topics in these seven concurrent streams:
Rapid FHT and Partners Launch Pilot Community Paramedicine Program
Lambton Shield article published August 31, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Editorial Staff, Lambton Shield Patients in Sarnia Lambton who have been pre-identified as frequent 911 callers and Emergency Department patients, are now able to access proactive, non-emergency care through the Community Paramedicine Program.
Breaking news about support for opioid management
Help is coming soon for teams interested in doing more for their patients with pain and/or addictions and, at the same time, managing opioid use. See recent investment by MOHLTC in a project led by CAMH, which acknowledges the crucial role that primary care providers play in addressing the opioid challenge. This investment builds on the successful model of support for smoking cessation that is well established in over 80% of FHTs.