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Kavita Mehta takes over today as AFHTO’s new CEO
Kavita Mehta, AFHTO CEO |
AFHTO members recognised in OCFP Awards
AFHTO congratulates physicians in our member family health teams who were recognized on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) 2016 President’s Installation and Awards Ceremony. These include outgoing president Dr. Sarah-Lynn Newberry of Marathon FHT and OCFP’s new president, Dr.
Review of Ontario’s digital health strategy. Highlights of AFHTO’s contribution
Minister Eric Hoskins and eHealth Ontario have now received Ed Clark’s review of Ontario’s Digital Health Assets, which confirms the significant and ongoing value
North York FHT screening for poverty using postal codes
CBC News article published November 22, 2016. Article in full pasted below.
AFHTO’s recommendations re Bill 41, Patients First
“Moving care coordinators from CCACs to LHINs does not remove barriers, it just moves them from one bureaucracy to another. If primary care providers were supported to coordinate care, it would make a significant difference for the health of patients and their experience of care.”
Patients not attached to new primary care practices receive lower quality care, research suggests
Article published in Annals of Family Medicine on November 14, 2016 The accompanying news release and abstract are shown below. One in six patients in Ontario does not belong to an organized primary care practice, new research suggests.
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
Family Practice Nurse - West Durham FHT (Pickering)
Job Summary
The Family Practice Nurse will work in close collaboration with physicians and other interdisciplinary health professionals including Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Dietitian and Pharmacist. As a vital member of the team, the Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering quality nursing care to patients with a focus on assessment, health education, disease prevention, as well as the early identification and support for chronic health conditions.Education:
- Certificate of Co
Queen's FHT & Belleville NPLC join community partners in prescribing exercise
Inside Belleville article published October 28, 2016. Article in full pasted below. Erin Stewart, Quinte West News
Prescription to exercise, doctor’s orders
A new health care prescription has made its way to the Quinte region; it’s not actual medicine, but a 60-day pass to the YMCA to get people moving.