Balancing patient priorities for technical and interactional aspects of care in a measure of primary care quality
Balancing patient priorities for technical and interactional aspects of care in a measure of primary care quality
environmental scan of social determinants of health and equity in primary care
Hi:
I am currently carrying out an environmental scan of primary care-based interventions into health inequities and the social determinants of health in Canada. I am working with a student, Nazeefah Laher, to compile a list of primary care providers engaged in this work.
Cancer Care Ontario transitioning to fecal immunochemical test
Message on behalf of Cancer Care Ontario.
Cancer Care Ontario through its ColonCancerCheck (CCC) screening program is transitioning to the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) as the recommended screening test for people at average risk of developing colorectal cancer. The guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) will no longer be used in the CCC program.
Primary Care Virtual Community
Thu, April 25, 2019
Webinar
The Change Foundation has convened a Primary Care Virtual Community on behalf of the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario. The virtual session held in April 2019, was the first in a 4-part webinar series. This session builds on the momentum from an inaugural webinar on Primary Care and Health System Change that was held in Nov. 2018.
Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework
The Ontario Palliative Care Network has launched the Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework, recommendations for a model of care to improve palliative care in Ontario.
Examining the Healthcare Experiences of Foreign-Born Older Canadians: Call for Participants
Examining the Healthcare Experiences of Foreign-Born Older Canadians: A Pilot Study – Call for Participants
Overview: Although foreign-born older adults (immigrant seniors) are at a higher risk for certain chronic diseases and negative health conditions, limited Canadian studies have examined healthcare experiences of foreign-born older adults (FBOAs), and few have developed or proposed practical solutions to support patient engagement, system navigation ,and care coordination.
2019/20 Quality Improvement Plans available
In April Health Quality Ontario received 1,024 Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) from hospitals, primary care organizations, long-term care homes, and LHIN home and community care services across Ontario. All of the 2019/20 QIPs are now available on QIP Navigator.
Microcytic Anemia in Primary Care Webinar
Tue, April 23, 2019
Presented by Marg Alfieri, Registered Dietitian and AFHTO Board Member.
Learning objectives of the webinar include:
How primary care is a prescription for healing hallway medicine
The Toronto Star article published on Monday, March 25, 2019
An Opportunity for Quality: The Need for Better Evaluation of Ontario FHTs
An Opportunity for Quality: The Need for Better Evaluation of Family Health Teams in Ontario
Article in Healthcare Quarterly 21(4) January 2019 : 28-31.doi:10.12927/hcq.2019.25744
Special Focus on Building Effective Primary Care Systems
Abstract