Resources and Tools for the Rollout of Vaccines for 5–11-Year-Olds
Dear Members, As you know, Health Canada approved the Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech) COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years old last Friday. The Government of Ontario opened booking beginning today, November 23. Ontario is expected to receive 1,076,000 doses of the vaccine from the federal government for the approximately one million eligible children, which […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, multiple kids 5 -11 webinars and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Introduction to ONCA slides and video available Reminder- information webinar: COVID-19 vaccination for children 5-11 years old, Nov. 29, 2021 Reminder- Practical approaches to polypharmacy: the gentle art of deprescribing, Dec. 1, 2021 Letter for patients regarding children’s vaccine and more Perkopolis for AFHTO […]
Bits & Pieces: webinar re 5-11 yr old vaccination, your voice is key and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Information webinar: COVID-19 vaccination for children 5-11 years old Your voice is key – member consultation forum, Nov. 16, 2021 Celebrating Nurse Practitioner Week Members’ stories Reminder- Introduction to ONCA, Nov. 17, 2021 Third dose recommendations, dose date calculator and more New tools and supports- substance […]
Notice of the AFHTO Annual General Meeting – Oct. 26, 2021
Dear AFHTO Members: This Notice of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being e-mailed to the Board Chair, Executive Director/Administrative Lead, Lead Physician or Clinic Director Nurse Practitioner, of each organization who, according to the AFHTO by-law, is eligible to vote. The AGM will be held the day before the Annual AFHTO Conference and before […]
Bits & Pieces: join our IHP Advisory Council, social media panel update and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Join our IHP Advisory Council! National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th AFHTO 2021 Conference: less than a month to early bird deadline & social media panel update Cancer screening digital toolkit Medical exemption resource, impact in Australia and more Seeking female patients’ input […]
Directive 6 Must Apply To Patient-Facing Team-Based Primary Care Providers During COVID-19
To: Hon. Doug Ford, Premier Hon. Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier, Minister of Health Cc: Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ministry of Health Matthew Anderson, CEO, Ontario Health Helen Angus, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health (outgoing) Re: Directive 6 must apply to patient-facing team-based primary care providers during COVID-19 September 3, 2021 […]
Bits & Pieces: virtual funding opps, aggregate report update, and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Virtual funding opportunities for primary care, Sep. 16 Expanding your differential diagnosis, Oct. 14 3rd dose referral and guidance Update on COVaxON Aggregate Primary Care Vaccination Report Reminder – Pandemic PPE Transitional Supports (PPTS) Keeping our kids safe at school, new IPAC guidance, and more New […]
Order Printed Cancer Screening Awareness Materials by Sept 3rd for your Team
Content below developed by Ontario Health Dear members, As you know, Ontario’s health care system has been significantly impacted by COVID-19, including preventive care like cancer screening. Ontario Health runs the province’s organized cancer screening programs, the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP), the Ontario Cervical Screening Program (OCSP) and ColonCancerCheck (CCC). Since March 2020, all […]
Aug. 24 Update on COVID Vaccines and Resources
Dear Members, Like many of you we share the collective disbelief that we are in Wave 4 of the pandemic, with numbers increasing daily and back to school being just around the corner. We know how tired you are but despite that exhaustion, you are and have always been there for your patients and community. […]
Register now! Vaccinations in the Workplace: Top Questions Employers Are Asking
Hello triad members, We invite members of the triad to join Maria McDonald from McDonald HR Law for guidance on questions we all have about vaccination in the workplace. Can vaccines be mandatory? Can a policy be written? What do you do if a frontline staff does not want to be vaccinated? Join Maria on […]