Bits & Pieces: AFHTO members & OHTs, last call for LEADS & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In this Issue: AFHTO members & OHTs Last call for LEADS learning series cohorts Tomorrow’s the deadline to join our IHP Advisory Council Seeking input: two draft quality standards for asthma care Advancing frailty care in the community collaborative Primary Care Virtual Community update Seeking your input on patient […]
Bits & Pieces: OHT current state survey, Health Canada funding opportunity & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In this Issue: OHT current state survey Health Canada/PHAC funding on substance use Hotel group rate deadline Aug. 19 Reminder- call for applications: patient digital identity, access and authorization Deadline to join our IHP Advisory Council is July 31 Ministry response on budget adjustments CPSO consultations on draft […]
Bits & Pieces: join the IHP Advisory Council, free conference registration & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In this Issue: Join our IHP Advisory Council! Call for applications: patient digital identity, access and authorization How to come to the conference for free IHP Session Leads needed Considerations for Primary Care Teams as a Not-for-Profit Corporation, July 17 Senior Friendly Care Learning Series Ebola Virus Disease readiness […]
Bits & Pieces: GoodLife 7-day trial available, summer perks, patient-centered performance measurement & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In this Issue: GoodLife 7-day trial available Summer perks Patient-centered performance measurement Project ECHO Ontario Bariatric Network – update your knowledge on post bariatric care and obesity management Seeking caregiver input Join the Ontario Quality Standards Committee Upcoming events including Considerations for Primary Care Teams as a Not-for-Profit Corporation […]
Innovation in Ontario’s Family Health Teams: How Palliative and Coordinated Care Programs are Filling Service Gaps and Keeping Patients at Home
Innovation in Ontario’s Family Health Teams: How Palliative and Coordinated Care Programs are Filling Service Gaps and Keeping Patients at Home Article published in Healthcare Quarterly Today on June 25, 2019 Authors: Monica Aggarwal, University of Toronto; Helen Cluett, Prince Edward FHT; Heather Campbell, Prince Edward FHT; Debbie Korzeniowski, Prince Edward FHT Cindy Jones, Prince Edward […]
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 […]
Paediatric Project ECHO: moving knowledge, not people
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) will be launching Paediatric Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) in October 2017. Paediatric Project ECHO aims to connect community-based healthcare providers with specialists at SickKids, to build capacity in the community to care for paediatric patients. Paediatric Project ECHO expands the knowledge base of healthcare professionals through innovative virtual mentorship […]
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Resource
On June 17, 2016, the federal government passed legislation to amend the criminal code to allow access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) for those who are eligible. To support physicians and nurse practitioners (clinicians), the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care engaged the Centre for Effective Practice to develop a resource to help clinicians […]
RNAO funding Tobacco and Nicotine Intervention
Request for Proposal: TNI Implementation Site Application 2016-2017 The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is requesting applications from interested and eligible health care organizations to become Tobacco and Nicotine Intervention (TNI) Implementation Sites. A letter of intent to apply is due on Nov 30th, 2016. Applications must be received by the RNAO before 4:00 […]
Experiencing Aging: A Health Care Reality Check from The Change Foundation
Health care services are created with the patients in mind, right? How would your perspective change if you had limited mobility, couldn’t hear properly and had restricted vision? That’s what many seniors experience every day. It’s time for a reality check. The Change Foundation has released two Experiencing Aging videos (also referred to as the […]