Winter Highlights 2021: AFHTO Leadership Council
The AFHTO Leadership Council met on February 4, 2021. Below are the highlights from the winter 2021 council meeting; updates on last week’s meeting with officials at the Ministry of Health; and links to useful resources. AFHTO review Highlights of the work that is keeping AFHTO busy were shared with the council, including COVID-19 vaccination […]
February 6th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, We are writing to provide you with an update from our united Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Action Council (*PC-VAC). This week’s key messages that we shared with vaccine decision-makers can be found here. We are mindful that the news regarding vaccines is evolving daily, and we will have to continue to be prepared […]
January 22nd Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, We are writing to provide you with an update from our united Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Action Council (*PC-VAC). This week’s key messages that we shared with vaccine decision-makers can be found here. There are several updates this week: Vaccination Availability: The delays reported from Pfizer seem likely to affect availability of vaccination […]
January 15th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, We are writing to provide you with an update from our united Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Action Council (*PC-VAC). Each week, we advocate for a shared set of bottom-line messages to vaccine decision-makers. You can read the bottom lines for this week here. We are also committed to sharing with you weekly news […]
2020 COVID-19 News and Updates
news Provincial Command Table Memos Other news and updates DM OH CMOH memo COVID19 update May 29 2020 DM OH CMOH memo COVID19 update May 25 2020 DM OH CMOH memo COVID19 update May 22 2020 DM OH CMOH memo COVID19 update May 20 2020 DM OH CMOH memo COVID19 update May 15 2020 DM […]
January 8th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, As you are aware, the COVID-19 response is changing rapidly. As mentioned earlier this week, the Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Action Council* is very active in provincial advocacy efforts. We are meeting regularly with many partners including the Ontario Hospital Association, Public Health, Ontario Medical Association, Ministry of Health staff and Vaccine Task […]
COVID-19 Situation Reports 2020
Here is a complete list of COVID-19 situation reports received in 2020. We have noted a glitch from #202 to #333 (now #303) and are working to update them. If you would like to receive an affected report, please email info@afhto.ca. Situation Report #336 _ COVID-19 _ Rapport sur la Situation #336 _ COVID-19 […]
Bits & Pieces: address from incoming president Dr. Allan Grill, COVID checklist for primary care & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Address from incoming president Dr. Allan Grill #AFHTO2020: following up Immediate need for case and contact management Member stories- COVID-19 EMR screening, virtual clinic and SDOH New BounceBack client resources available OMA’s OHT white paper Togetherall social media content and mini videos COVID-19 checklist for primary […]
Conversations with local public health units – and additional tools and resources
Dear triad members, After a bit of down time this summer, we restarted our regular regional ED check-in calls. At the beginning of the month we connected with EDs across all regions, and we were joined by representatives from local public health units. We discussed preparation for wave 2 and flu season and how we […]
Immediate Need for Case and Contact Management
Dear Executive Directors and Administrative Leads, This message is being sent out on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Population Health Initiatives with regards to their need to immediately support the provincial care and contact management strategy, especially in regions where the COVID-19 numbers are steadily increasing. If you have any team members who can […]