AFHTO Bylaw #4 approved at October 2011 Annual Meeting
Click here to access AFHTO Bylaw #4. Having received membership approval at the October 25, 2011 Annual Meeting, this bylaw is currently in force.
Leading For Change
AFHTO 2011 Conference Presentation Steven Lewis, well-respected Canadian health policy consultant, opened the Leadership Program with his thoughts on the future of family health teams in Ontario. To access his presentation slides, please click here. Steven Lewis’ knowledge and analysis of health integration issues across Canada make him a valuable resource for Ontario’s Change Foundation […]
Using IT to Solve Process Problems
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Dave Sellers, Director of Operations; Dr. Mark Fraser, Lead Physician FHT/ORG: West Carleton FHT ABSTRACT: This presentation will describe how innovative approaches within the FHT IT infrastructure have been used to solve process issues and improve efficiencies and data quality. The quality of the data in your EMR has […]
Realizing Patient Goals
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Andrea Petroff, BA Honours. Psych, M.I.R. (Masters of Industrial Relations), Executive Director; Claudia Mariano, NP-PHC, MSc Primary Health FHT/ORG: West Durham FHT ABSTRACT: Our commitment to our patients, our community, and to ourselves, to provide the best possible care for chronically ill patients, meant that we needed to take […]
Using Spirometry in Clinical Practice
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Angie Shaw, RRT,CRE Respiratory Educator; Amy Massie, RRT, CRE Respiratory Educator FHT/ORG: New Vision FHT ABSTRACT: This workshop will assist Family Health Team members in utilizing spirometry as a valuable tool in various clinical settings. Case studies will be presented, worked and reviewed. There will be a brief review […]
Self Management for Chronic Pain Patients
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Shellie Buckley, RN FHT/ORG: Stratford FHT ABSTRACT: Self management is a fairly new, vogue term used in healthcare but does it really work for patients with chronic pain? The data collected at the Stratford Family Health Team over the past two years shows chronic pain patients will attend six […]
FHTs in the Intelligent Community
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Tim Iredale, Stratford Family Health Team; Paul West, Rhyzome Networks FHT/ORG: Stratford FHT ABSTRACT: The Stratford FHT is located in a city that is one of the Top 7 Intelligent Communities of 2011. The Stratford FHT has partnered with Rhyzome Networks to improve its IT infrastructure which has resulted […]
Coaching Health Self-Management
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Durhane Wong-Rieger, PhD FHT/ORG: Institute for Optimizing Health Outcomes ABSTRACT: This workshop provides an introduction to Health Coaching for Patient Self-Management. Case studies and brief demonstrations/role plays will be used. After participating in this program, participants will be able to: Define the role of self-management in promoting treatment adherence […]
Summerville Arthritis Program
2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Lucy Bonanno, Executive Director; Nadya Zukowski, Health Promotion Specialist FHT/ORG: Summerville FHT ABSTRACT: The Summerville Arthritis Program is a novel, collaborative approach to community Osteoarthritis care. Our interdisciplinary team partnered with The Arthritis Society and Pfizer to map out the delivery of a comprehensive yet flexible program. The program […]
Advancing the RN role in Chronic Disease Management
2011 AFHTO conference presentation TITLE: Advancing the RN role in Chronic Disease Management and Prevention in Primary Care PRESENTER (S): Sylvia Scott, Clinical Manager FHT/ORG: Guelph FHT ABSTRACT: Health care systems continue to be challenged to respond effectively to the increasing impact of chronic diseases on population health and health care resources. Using the Ontario […]