Bits & Pieces: AFHTO members & OHTs, last call for LEADS & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In this Issue: AFHTO members & OHTs Last call for LEADS learning series cohorts Tomorrow’s the deadline to join our IHP Advisory Council Seeking input: two draft quality standards for asthma care Advancing frailty care in the community collaborative Primary Care Virtual Community update Seeking your input on patient […]
Annual AFHTO Leadership Session Reports
Every year, leaders from AFHTO member teams (board members, EDs/Admin Leads, and lead MDs/NPs) meet in advance of the annual conference. Below are links to past leadership session reports, along with the leadership themes from each year’s conference. 2018 – Addressing Mental Health and Addictions Needs in Primary Care In this year we partnered with […]
Executive Director Advisory Council – Updates to AFHTO members
Since March 2013, the Executive Director Advisory Council (EDAC) provided a mechanism for AFHTO member executive directors to surface operational issues, to be a sounding board on operational matters, and to give advice to the AFHTO board and staff as needed on these matters. EDAC was dissolved in spring 2019 and merged with the Board […]
NPLC Leadership Council – Updates to AFHTO Members
All NPLC member organizations meet with AFHTO staff and board representative(s) on a regular basis to bring operational challenges to light, be a sounding board on a wide variety of issues, and give advice to the AFHTO board and staff as needed on these matters. Contact improve@afhto.ca to learn more. Membership List Updates from […]
Case Studies: Fostering FHT-Physician Teamwork
Project Purpose Common Themes of Success Case Studies Collaboration Resources Project Purpose The purpose of the following case studies is to support the provision of high quality, patient-centred care by fostering FHT-physician team work and collaboration amongst primary care organizations within AFHTO’s membership. Research evidence suggests that primary care is most effective when there […]
Navigating Change Through Strengthened Leadership: Regional Governance Workshops
Primary Care is in a period of transition, and FHT/NPLC leaders across the province are asking what we can we be doing now to prepare for the future. To address this question, AFHTO facilitated Governance & Leadership workshops in 13 of the 14 LHIN regions. These focused on strengthening governance practices, understanding the current primary […]
AFHTO ED Mentorship Program
AFHTO’s Executive Director Mentorship Program connects experienced EDs with new EDs who feel they would benefit from the support of a mentor. Executive directors and admin leads play a key role as leaders, facilitators, and links within their teams and across their communities, with their peers, staff, physicians, boards, patients, and other system leaders. Mentoring is about supporting […]
Leading Primary Care through the Next Stage: Leadership Session summary of proceedings (Oct. 28)
The results of the AFHTO Leadership Session held on October 28, 2015, immediately before the AFHTO conference, are presented for your review. This report summarizes what we heard from these members – approximately 200 Executive Directors, Lead MDs/NPs, and Board chairs/members – and ties in related comments and observations from members throughout the conference. The […]
Executive Director Resource Toolkit
Executive Director Resource Toolkit [PDF] (Updated in 2019) In collaboration with The Osborne Group, members of the former Executive Director Advisory Committee, and work group, AFHTO has developed this very thorough toolkit to orient new EDs of teams to their role and provide all EDs with easy access to a comprehensive collection of tools, resources and templates that […]
AFHTO 2013 Conference – Leadership and Governance for Quality
Theme Description: The primary care sector is at the centre of transformational change in Ontario. FHTs are faced with an increased need to be accountable to patients and the ministry for providing excellent quality care to their communities. Presentations in this category will focus on how FHT leaders are developing the skills, structures, processes, relationships […]