Bits & Pieces: Indigenous Midwifery Programs, Expanded Midwifery Care Models and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Applications open for Indigenous Midwifery Programs, Expanded Midwifery Care Models Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing Collaborative Updates to GoodLife member benefits Guidance on testing and management of monkeypox for primary care, and more Colorectal Cancer Resource & Action Network seeking speaker Reminder- nominate a partner or […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, KTE materials and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Reminder- nominate a partner or healthcare inspiration for an AFHTO Board award ICYMI- January to June KTE webinar materials Radon: Is it in your patients’ homes The voices of skin and wound care clinicians during COVID-19, and more Upcoming events including NPAO 2022 Annual […]
Bits & Pieces: where will children under 5 get vaccines and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue COVID-19 vaccinations for kids under 5 Open letter to keep expanded access to care for uninsured people Minto Mapleton FHT meets with MPP Member stories New toolkit to help health care providers deliver virtual care to Canadians Paid COVID sick days back until March 31, 2023, […]
Vaccines for Under 5, Second Boosters, Monkeypox
Dear members, As many of you saw in a recent memo issued by the Chief Medical Officer of Health on July 21, there is increasing international community transmission of two sub-variants of the Omicron variant of concern of COVID-19, BA.4 and BA.5. In Ontario, recent data indicates that an increasing proportion of cases are due […]
Second boosters for those aged 18 to 59
On July 13, the government announced that it was expanding eligibility for 4th dose COVID-19 vaccines to everyone over the age of 18. It had previously only been available to those considered high risk: an individual aged 60 and over First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals or a non-Indigenous household member aged 18 and over […]
Bits & Pieces: networking session leads wanted and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2022 Conference networking leads wanted Nominate a partner or healthcare inspiration for an AFHTO Board award Member stories Funding opportunities – capital grant & supporting mental health and wellness Government of Canada invests $10 million in research on outpatient medications for COVID-19 and more Reminder- […]
Vaccine and Monkeypox updates
Dear members, It has been a busy week and we’d like to share some information on the recent vaccine announcements and on Monkeypox. On Tuesday, the government announced that it would be expanding eligibility for the 4th shot (2nd booster) of the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone aged 18 to 59. These are being offered at […]
Bits & Pieces: #AFHTO2022 registration open and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue AFHTO 2022 Conference registration now live Bright Lights education grants now available- deadline this Friday, July 15 Ontario Fall Prevention Collaborative slides and video available Ontarians aged 18+ eligible for second booster shot and more Reminder- nominations to the AFHTO Board of Directors open until July […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories, great odds to win and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories The odds of winning a Bright Lights Award are better than you think Member benefit reminder- UpToDate® discounts Reminder – apply to join AFHTO’s IHP Advisory Council COVID-19 updates Upcoming events including COVID-19: Where we are and where we’re going and more Member stories […]
Bits & Pieces: federal funding for LGBTQ2 health services at Sherbourne and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Health Canada funding sexual and reproductive health services for LGBTQ2 Communities at Sherbourne More on mental wellness supports for frontline workers Buddy Up: men’s suicide prevention using friendship and peer support Perkopolis- summer & insurance discounts The impact of physical activity on mental health outcomes during […]