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Apply to join AFHTO’s Leadership Council!
- Are you an Executive Director/Administrative Lead, Board Chair, and/or Lead physician or NP lead at an NPLC?
- Are you interested in advising AFHTO on the top issues facing team-based primary care in Ontario?
- Would you like to be a leader at AFHTO to advocate for and to speak to the critical role of teams?
- Would you like to share and spread knowledge and learnings?
If yes, please apply to join our Leadership Council!
We are specifically recruiting representation from the following:
LHIN 1 (Erie St. Clair) ,2 (South West), 4 (Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant), 5 (Central West), 8 (Central) and 13 North East), OH central, OH east and Francophone representation.
To apply, please complete this application: 2025 Application for AFHTO’s Leadership Council Survey. The deadline is January 31, 2025. More details are available here.
Member stories
Haliburton Highlands FHT- new doctor starts with team
Kincardine FHT – opens renovated medical and childcare centre in Ripley
North Durham FHT– announces expansion to improve services
West Champlain FHT-foreign-trained doctor program brings physician couple to Pembroke
Windsor FHT– ED spoke before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
New cervical screening test in Ontario
On March 3, 2025, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) will be introducing the human papillomavirus (HPV) test which will replace cytology as the primary test for cervical screening and will also be used for follow-up testing in colposcopy in the Ontario Cervical Screening Program (OCSP).
Resources have been developed to help you prepare for this change: ontariohealth.ca/hpvhub.
Ontario Health will be offering webinars for:
Cervical screening:
Colposcopy:
If you have any questions, please contact Ontario Health at 1.866.662.9233 or cancerinfo@ontariohealth.ca.
Discount for 101 Series: An Introduction to Medical-Legal Issues for Health Care Providers
The Medico-Legal Society of Toronto would like to extend a discount to members if they register for any of their programs, including their 101 Series: An Introduction to Medical-Legal Issues for Health Care Providers, essentially allowing you to register at the same price as their members. To get the member rate, please enter the following registration code: AFHTO2025 (as is). To register for all the 101 Series and other in-person or webinars, you can visit their website: https://mlst.ca/Full-Calendar-of-Events
News and updates including provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners
- Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister – The Canadian Press, Jan. 10, 2025
- More than a third of Canadians turn to online info due to lack of doctor access: poll– CityNews, Jan. 21, 2025
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Diagnosis and treatment for paediatric care providers– SickKids, Dec. 16, 2024
- Implementation and evaluation of a novel community-based urban mobile health clinic in Toronto, Ontario – Canadian Journal of Public Health, Jan. 13, 2025
- Insights from Autistic Psychiatrists: Leveraging Insider Perspectives to Improve Mental Healthcare– Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre Speaker Series, H-CARDD
- Science tells us that portable air filters reduce infection risk. It’s time for public health authorities to make this clear– Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol. 8 Issue 3, March 2025
Ontario cancer and renal plans released
“Ontario Health has released the sixth Ontario Cancer Plan and fourth Ontario Renal Plan, both spanning 2024 to 2028. These plans build on the solid foundations of previous plans, which have led to advancements in the way cancer and kidney services are managed and delivered. They ensure there are systems in place to reduce the burden of cancer and chronic kidney disease and to provide high-quality care when and where people in Ontario need it.”
Health Law Professional Development Discount for AFHTO Members
York University’s Osgoode Professional Development is offering a 10% discount to Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) members who are interested in its health law programs with code AFHTO-10:
The Osgoode Certificate in Health Law – starting March 18, 2025
Every day, health-care providers encounter and grapple with an array of legal and regulatory challenges. The ability to recognize these and have the requisite skills to effectively and competently deal with these, has never been more important. Now in its 15th year, the Osgoode Certificate in Health Law was developed for health-care professionals and those who advise them. Over five comprehensive, practical one-day modules, which include lectures, case studies, small group discussions, live simulations and demonstrations, you will learn what you need to know about contemporary issues in health law from a diverse faculty of lawyers, health-care professionals, patients’ rights advocates, ethicists, risk managers, and insurance industry experts. Register today!
A photovoice study for “Managing patient expectations—addressing the top cause of burnout among family physicians”
“Seeking Family Doctors in comprehensive practice in Ontario to take part in a photovoice study examining strategies to manage patient expectations. Interested in research that advocates for reducing burnout by addressing this critical issue? Scan the QR code or click the link below to learn more about this study and participation.
This study received ethical approval by the Queen’s University Health sciences and affiliated Teaching Hospitals Research Ethics Board (HSREB).
https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aeCGmSRVOvCPcGO
Project ECHO Ontario Bariatric Network, Jan. 22 – Apr. 16, 2025
Project ECHO Ontario Bariatric Network (OBN) is a virtual training and capacity building medical education program that supports community based primary care providers and allied health professionals across Ontario in delivering high quality, evidence-based obesity management care in their local communities. Fully funded by the Ministry of Health, it’s offered at no cost to participants. Learn more.
17th Annual Ottawa Conference on Smoking Cessation, Jan. 24-25, 2025
Hosted by University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Find out more.
Call for Learning Sessions proposals, 2025 Alliance Annual Conference
Deadline Jan. 27, 2025. Learn more.
The 4th Annual Canadian Health and Wellbeing in Developmental Disabilities, February 5 & 6, 2025
Online interprofessional conference. Register here.
Lunch and Learn webinar series with INQ Law, Feb. 26 & Mar.6, 2025
February 26, 2025: PHIPA and Patient Records Retention
March 6, 2025: Governance 101 Update and Refresh
Call for abstracts, 2025 NPAO Annual Conference
Deadline March 28, 2025. Find out more.