A Joint Open Letter for stricter measures to address COVID-19
September 29, 2020 The Honourable Doug Ford Premier’s Office Room 281, Legislative Building, Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier, Ontario has now surpassed the highest number of daily cases that were identified during wave 1 in the spring. With 700 cases reported yesterday, it is time to look at stricter public health measures […]
Provincial Pandemic PPE Transitional Support Program Announcement
This email was sent to EDs/Administrative Leads, Board Chairs and Lead Clinicians of AFHTO member organizations. From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic primary, community and mental health care organizations have struggled with a reliable supply chain in accessing personal protective equipment (PPE). Further to that, costs have increased substantially and as sectors started […]
AFHTO’s recommendations to the OMA Negotiations Committee on Physician Services Agreement
AFHTO consulted with physician leaders to provide feedback for consideration in the development of recommendations to the OMA Negotiations Committee on the upcoming Physician Services Agreement. We submitted recommendations in multiple areas on July 30, 2020, including: Increased access to capitated models of PEMs while also increasing access to team-based care Permanent billing codes for virtual care […]
AFHTO’s recommendations to the Physician Services Committee
Originally posted Jul. 24, 2020. Updated Aug. 4, 2020 AFHTO consulted with physician leaders to provide feedback for consideration in the development of recommendations to the Physician Services Committee. We submitted recommendations in the following areas to the Ontario Medical Association Primary Care Working Group and the Ministry of Health on July 15, 2020: 1. Access and Quality […]
Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020 (Bill 175) – AFHTO’s Submission
On June 17, AFHTO presented its submission to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Bill 175: Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020. Our key recommendations are: Delay the passage of Bill 175, Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020– Delay the passage of Bill 175, Connecting People to […]
A Joint Open Letter on Pandemic Pay
May 25, 2020 Premier Doug Ford Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 OPEN LETTER Dear Premier Ford, As a broad group of healthcare stakeholders whose members employ tens of thousands of front line workers in the fight against COVID 19, we write to you today to seek immediate clarity on the implementation details and timing […]
An Open Letter from AFHTO, NPAO and the OCFP on PPE in Primary Care During COVID-19
April 15, 2020 An open letter regarding PPE in Primary Care during COVID-19 was released today from the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO), Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) and the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP). On behalf of our members – who are caring for patients in communities across Ontario […]
Bits & Pieces: meeting the Minister, working together for change tools & resources & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Meeting the Minister to discuss pre budget recommendations Working together for change Members’ stories Managing urinary incontinence in women: clinical tool Novel coronavirus updates Northern opioid learning community webinars, Mar. 5 & 26 Seeking volunteers for Early Chronic Kidney Disease priority panel OASW call for proposals […]
Primary Care Physicians: Working Together for Change
Connecting physicians regionally is a powerful way to spark change, to improve the delivery of comprehensive patient services, and to influence health service decision making. There is power in speaking with a collective voice, and there is an opportunity to strengthen the primary care sector by working better together within the shifting landscape of health care […]
AFHTO’s 2020 Pre-Budget Submission
AFHTO submitted its recommendations to the Ministry of Finance as part of the 2020 Ontario Pre-Budget Consultations in early January. The submission is entitled “It Takes a Team: Interprofessional Primary Care as the Foundation of Health System Transformation.” Our recommendations are the following: 1. Increase access to interprofessional team-based primary care for Ontarians who need […]