Health Care Navigation Service – Coming Soon

The Ontario government is awarding a contract to create a one-stop, digitally enabled navigation tool with fully bilingual services that will increase access to care and improve equity. This new tool expected to be ready in early 2022,  where Ontarians will have a ‘Digital Front Door’ to Ontario’s health care system, offering a place where […]

Breaking Free Online – Digital Support Tool for Substance Use Disorder

Ontario Health has launched Breaking Free Online, an online therapy tool for Ontarians 16 and up to support recovery from the use of over 70 substances such as tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, including opioids, and help prevent a relapse. The solution is free for patients and providers and is available 24/7 in both English and […]

Primary Care Team Lessons and Patient Virtual Experience During COVID-19

  On Friday, Oct. 23, AFHTO along with our partners presented at Trillium Research Day demonstrating the value of primary care teams’ response to COVID-19 and patients’ experience with virtual care: Responding to COVID-19: Understanding How Primary Care Teams Stepped up to Help Support Their Communities and Patients- a. Sandeep Gill, Rachelle Ashcroft, Catherine Donnelly, Simon […]

Planning for Palliative Care Delivery during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Created by Ontario Palliative Care Network  Updated March 26, 2020    Resource includes:  Prioritizing Palliative Care Delivery Human resources Access to beds Access to medications and equipment Psychosocial, grief and bereavement support Clinician safety and support

Offering Patients a Medical Home – Not a Hallway – and a Stronger Health System

Healthcare Quarterly 22(3) October 2019   Abstract This article examines three family health teams (FHTs) in different Ontario communities that exemplify the features of a Patient’s Medical Home (PMH), a vision developed by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. With PMH supports and foundations in place, these FHTs deliver high-quality care enabled by strong […]