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Expanding and enhancing interprofessional primary care teams EOI – new resources
Further to the email sent on May 31, “Expression of Interest Application Due June 16th + New Information” (triad access only), here are some new resources just released by Ontario Health:
- Budget form (Excel)
- Webinar: walking through the application process and responding to common questions
- Updated Q&A
If you have any questions about the EOI application, you can contact your Ontario Health region. You can also direct questions for AFHTO to info@afhto.ca or Michael Scarpitti, Director of Strategic Communications and Government Relations at michael.scarpitti@afhto.ca.
Reminder: EOI applications are due June 16th by 5 pm. We have been told by MOH that this is a firm deadline and that there will not be extensions.
Member stories
City of Kawartha Lakes FHT – New nurse practitioner helps minimize doctor shortage gap
Sharbot Lake FHT – seeking Perth council support to garner ministry funding
St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT – Challenges and opportunities for primary care and health equity in the age of technology
News and updates – OMA’s call for more team-based care, FAO health sector budget review and more
- Prescription Progress Report 2023 – OMA, May 31, 2023
- Ontario Health Sector: 2023 Budget Spending Plan Review – Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO), May 31, 2023
- “Neuroinflammation After COVID-19 With Persistent Depressive and Cognitive Symptoms”– JAMA Psychiatry, May 31, 2023
- “SARS-CoV-2 transmission with and without mask wearing or air cleaners in schools in Switzerland: A modeling study of epidemiological, environmental, and molecular data”– PLOS Medicine, May 18, 2023
- “Trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition, up to two years after symptoms onset” – The International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 12, 2023
Connect with your peers using AFHTO’s IHP Directory
IHPs in AFHTO member teams are encouraged to sign up to AFHTO’s IHP Directory! This directory will help improve AFHTO’s communication to IHPs, and it will support IHP networking, information sharing, and collaboration.
After you sign up, you will be emailed a link to a spreadsheet with the names, professions, team names, and work emails of all IHPs who have signed up for open communication. You may sort by profession to see the names of those in the same discipline as you.
AFHTO will be checking the directory and emailing links to new registrants every 1-2 weeks. We look forward to improved communication from AFHTO to IHPs, and across IHPs in AFHTO-member teams!
Evidence of value- the impact of continuity of care on costs and use
“Interpersonal continuity today remains significantly associated with lower health care costs and more appropriate use. Further research is needed to disaggregate these associations at the clinician, team, practice, and system levels, but continuity assessment is clearly important to designing value-based payment for primary care”.
Read the full article, “The Impact of Interpersonal Continuity of Primary Care on Health Care Costs and Use: A Critical Review”, Annals of Family Medicine, May/June 2023.
Updated vaping and cannabis resources
The Ontario Health Population Health and Prevention team has updated vaping and cannabis resources. They’re intended to help healthcare providers working in cancer and primary care settings give credible information to their patients.
- Cannabis and cannabinoids: Cancer risk and use to manage cancer symptoms
- Vaping products including e-cigarettes
First released in 2020, these resources have been updated to reflect the latest evidence, data, and policies.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact prevention@ontariohealth.ca.
Survey regarding team care for patients with serious mental illness
Have you provided care to patients experiencing a mental health crisis? Have you worked with others in your team to provide this care? University of Ottawa researchers are looking for teams of 3-6 interdisciplinary providers to participate in a 5-minute survey and a one-hour virtual interview. The purpose of the study is to examine interdisciplinary primary care teams and how they work to care for people with serious mental illness. This research is led by Dr. Agnes Grudniewicz at the University of Ottawa and funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Participants will receive a $60 gift card. If you want to learn more, please email Agnes at grudniewicz@telfer.uottawa.ca.
Epilepsy Surgery & When to Refer, June 8, 2023
Part of Project ECHO’s Epilepsy in Children and Youth: Advanced Program. Register here.
New Horizons: A Conversation with Sarah Polley, June 9, 2023
DFCM welcomes Academy Award-winning screenwriter and acclaimed actor and director Sarah Polley to explore how an interdisciplinary lens to the practice of family medicine can help family doctors challenge their personal assumptions and biases and become more thoughtful and empathic practitioners. Register here.
CPA Ontario’s Ethics Conference: Navigating Grey Areas, June 22, 2023
Relevant for all CPAs and finance professionals who want to incorporate ethical best practices in their operations. Find out more.