AFHTO’s next CEO assumes office October 23
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Leslie Sorensen will join Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario as the Chief Executive Officer, effective October 23, 2023. Her appointment follows an extensive executive search conducted in recent months. Leslie is currently the Director Corporate Quality, Risk and Privacy at Spectrum Health Care. […]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It is a day to memorialize the children lost to residential schools, and to honour the survivors, ancestors and communities still impacted by the history of residential schools. The last residential school in Canada closed in 1996, and the effects of that system […]
AFHTO 2023 Conference: fireside chat and networking
Fireside Chat- Ontario Primary Care for the next five years We are pleased to announce our pre-conference fireside chat – Ontario Primary Care for the next five years with leaders in Ontario’s healthcare system. Moderated by AFHTO board member and ED Credit Valley FHT, Rakib Mohammed, this session will be an important opportunity to hear […]
AFHTO 2023 Conference: Bright Lights Hall of Fame
Register before Oct. 3! Hotel updates An additional block of rooms has been secured at Hilton Toronto, with rooms available Oct. 24 and 25. Its address is 145 Richmond Street West, a 3-minute walk to Sheraton. Book by October 3rd, 2023, to take advantage of the $359 group rate (plus tax, single/double occupancy); after this […]
AFHTO 2023 Conference: votes are in for livestreamed concurrent sessions
The votes are in! Your picks for livestreamed concurrent session are: A3 OHT Integrated Patient Care Teams: The How, Who and Impetus Along the Way BC4 -Two Perspectives: Strengthening Mental Health and Addictions Support in your Community & Building your Mental Health and Addictions Clinic Virtual attendees will have a full day with the chance […]
AFHTO 2023 Conference: less than 4 weeks to our early bird deadline
Register before Oct. 3! Time to harness that back-to-school energy and register for the conference– there are less than 4 weeks to the early bird deadline! And don’t forget, members get more than 50% off registration. Email us if you haven’t gotten your Member Verification Code. Volunteer opportunities We now have enough program […]
AFHTO 2023 Conference: Q&A with the Ministry of Health and Ontario Health
Updates Q&A with the Ministry of Health and Ontario Health for EDs/Admin leads confirmed. We’re currently confirming speakers for our fireside chat. More details to be announced soon. Posters are now listed on our site Post-conference session “An update on Canada’s Cancer Strategy: The Rise of Head and Neck Cancers and How Primary Care Teams […]
AFHTO 2023 Conference: announcing our opening speaker
Featuring Dr. Tara Kiran Opening Plenary- Team-based care for all: Patient and Public Perspectives on the future of primary care In 2022, Dr. Kiran launched OurCare, the largest effort to engage the public on the future of primary care in Canadian history. She will present key findings from the OurCare national survey on patient’s experiences, […]
Bright Lights deadline extended. Now next Monday, July 17, 12 noon.
Revised due date to submit a Bright Lights nomination is Monday, July 17 at 12 noon Nominations are coming in fast and furious but so are the questions. Given the appetite for recognizing your team, colleagues, and partners for the awesome work they do, we’re giving everyone a chance to submit a Bright Lights […]
AFHTO 2023 Conference: Registration now live
Registration now open for the AFHTO 2023 Conference! Canadians believe that healthcare is a right- it’s core to our national identity. Despite this core belief, access to healthcare in Ontario, and across other provinces, is inequitable. This inequity in access extends to primary care, the foundation of the healthcare system. The academic literature, along […]