Geographic variation in primary care report
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) has released Geographic Variation in Primary Care Need, Service Use and Providers in Ontario, 2015/16. The maps provide a visual orientation to primary care need, service use, providers and teams, cross-LHIN care and gaps in care across the province. According to the report, “people with low income, recent immigrants […]
AFHTO 2018 Conference: So. Many. Options
Relationship Design with Starfield in Mind October 24 & 25, 2018 – Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario There are 49 concurrent sessions across six timeslots, including 90-minute sessions. That’s a choice of NINE sessions at a time in a wide range of topics, tailored to primary care! Select topics include: De-prescribing sedative hypnotics Collaboration with […]
Apply now for the 2018 Minister’s Medal – Deadline August 24
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (ministry) has announced the launch of the sixth annual Minister’s Medal Honouring Excellence in Health Quality and Safety. This annual recognition program aims to honour exceptional work across the health system and showcase successes in cross-sector collaboration of health system partners to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across the […]
AFHTO 2018 Conference: announcing Jody Gittel as our closing speaker
Relationship Design with Starfield in Mind October 24 & 25, 2018 – Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario Featuring Jody Hoffer Gittell Executive Director, Founder, Relational Coordination Research Collaborative Transforming Relationships for High Performance – The Power of Relational Coordination Primary care is an essential element of successful systems of care. Yet when people build systems […]
AFHTO Letter to Minister Elliott
On July 10, 2018 AFHTO’s CEO sent this letter to Ontario’s new Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and Deputy Premier, the Honourable Christine Elliott. Extending our sincerest congratulations on her appointment, she also expressed our desire to work with the government in improving healthcare for all Ontarians. Excerpts include: “As one of your government’s […]
New Ontario Government Puts Immunization Reporting Requirements On Hold
On June 20, 2018 Premier-Designate Doug Ford notified OMA that implementation of changes to the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) and regulations have been paused. The new reporting requirements would have required family physicians to report immunizations provided to children for nine designated diseases to local public health units starting July 1, 2018. Many providers had […]
AFHTO, CAMH and Public Health look to prevent opioid problem before it starts
Kingston Whig-Standard article published June 11, 2018 By Steph Crosier, Kingston Whig-Standard Preventing the problem before it starts was one of the themes at a Monday workshop aimed at creating better strategies for opioid stewardship in Kingston. “Only prescribing it when it is indicated, thinking about some of the downsides, talking about tapering people,” Dr. […]
AFHTO 2018 Conference: Call for presentation & poster abstracts
You’re doing the work. Each and every day. Now it’s time to share it with everyone. Present your ideas and initiatives at the AFHTO 2018 Conference: “Relationship Design with Starfield in Mind” Thanks to the 4 Cs of primary care, interprofessional teams are dedicated to providing excellent care for their patients on a daily […]
2018 Ontario Budget – A Plan for Care and Opportunity
2018 Ontario Budget – A Plan for Care and Opportunity An overview of the Ontario government budget Overview Today the Liberal government released their 2018 Ontario Budget entitled “A Plan for Care and Opportunity”. This “health-focused” budget included significant new investments in health care, child care, home care and mental health with a total budget […]
The Emerging Role of Social Work in Primary Health Care: Study
The Emerging Role of Social Work in Primary Health Care: A Survey of Social Workers in Ontario Family Health Teams Article published in Health & Social Work (February 2018) Abstract Primary health care systems are increasingly integrating interprofessional team-based approaches to care delivery. As members of these interprofessional primary health care teams, it is important […]