Bits & Pieces: Updated primary care guidance, governing through COVID-19 & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Governing through COVID-19 and beyond slides and video available AFHTO 2020 Conference: concurrent sessions and Minister Elliott IHP Sessions: last call for leads In a time of need: a grassroots initiative in response to PPE shortage in the COVID-19 pandemic Updated primary care guidance, sick notes […]
Patient requests for work accommodations: information for providers
Shared by the OCFP Updated September 9, 2020 A patient is asking for a work accommodation. What do I do? Information from government sources is very general in terms of who’s high risk for severe illness from COVID, so we have tried to pull together advice from various specialty groups to help you. As a […]
Resources for Re-opening
Originally posted June 8, 2020. Last updated September 8, 2020 Below is a one-stop-shop of considerations and guidance documents for re-opening healthcare offices and clinics, pulled from the AFHTO COVID-19 resources repository. Ministry Resources and Directives COVID-19 Tip Sheet #15 – Guidance for Primary Care Providers Resuming Cancer Screening | Ontario Health, June 30, 2020 Workplace Safety […]
BEACON iCBT provincial program – results & resources for primary care providers
Shared by BEACON iCBT Shared on September 3, 2020 BEACON is accessible and effective online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, guided by a registered Mental Health professional, and now funded by the Government of Ontario during COVID-19. As of September 2020, Over 80% of participants have experienced symptom reduction; 2/3 have experienced clinically significant improvement; 91% of […]
Bits & Pieces: OTF Resilient Communities Fund webinar, cancer screening & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue OTF Resilient Communities Fund webinar Sep 29 Reminder- Electronic Asthma Management System tool demonstration, Sep. 15 IHP Sessions: six leads still needed Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening and FIT requisition update OMA pocket journal for contact tracing and more Upcoming events including Care Of The […]
Bits & Pieces: Helen Bevan and Jane Philpott at the conference & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2020 registration open 211 Ontario slides and video available The role of social workers in interprofessional primary healthcare teams Ontario releases COVID-19 management plan for schools and more Engagement of patients with diabetes via virtual health apps survey NPs can now sign for medication samples […]
Return to the Workplace: A psychological toolkit for heading back to work
SHARED BY the CMHA Shared August 17, 2020 Return to the workplace: A psychological toolkit for heading back to work is a guide to support the mental health of individuals as they plan safe transitions back into their workplaces and to help employers as they develop policies and procedures for supporting staff returning to the […]
Social prescribing: The next step for equitable healthcare
Healthy Debate opinion piece by Kate Mulligan and Kavita Mehta The data are in: people living with racism, low incomes and crowded housing are most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The attention it has drawn to these inequities has healthcare providers re-examining their practices with respect to virtual care, active outreach and health equity. However, […]
Bits & Pieces: IHP session leads, back to school advice, OTF youth grant & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue We need IHP session leads Back to school advice from a Markham FHT physician and a teacher Reminder- 211 Ontario webinar Thursday, August 20- register now Members’ stories OTF Youth Opportunities Fund grant opportunity Updated testing guidance and more Registration open for Project ECHO Ontario Bariatric […]
Georgina NPLC’s COVID-19 testing drive-thru tests over 130 residents as negative
Georgina Post article published August 5, 2020 By Mike Anderson More than 130 residents tested negative for COVID-19 after the Georgina Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (GNPLC) launched a “pop-up” drive-thru testing site at the Georgina Sutton Arena Hall parking lot on July 29. According to GNPLC Clinical Director Beth Cowper-Fung, 133 tests were completed, including nine […]