Bits & Pieces: nursing week and more

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   National Nursing Week Member stories Messages and curated perks from Perkopolis and HOOPP AFHTO 2023 Conference: just two weeks to submit your abstract CPS: Beyond the Monograph materials News and updates- lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care and more Breaking Free- free, 24/7, substance […]

QI in Action eBulletin #129: Celiac Disease Awareness Month

In this Issue: Celiac Disease in Ontario Celiac Canada Webinars Celiac Resources Food for thought Past Webinars Upcoming Events Celiac Disease in Ontario May is Celiac Disease Awareness month and we join Celiac Canada in helping to bring this initiative to the attention of team-based Primary Care. The Ontario Ministry of Health has announced it is […]

Bits & Pieces: member stories, mental health week and more

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Member stories Deadline to sign up for an #AFHTO2023 working group is today Mental Health Week: May 1-7, 2023 EDs and Admin leads- advising IHPs re member updates, including compensation Member website access- when logins are blocked News and updates- virtual care not associated with higher […]

Bits & Pieces: Ontario Hepatitis C Elimination Roadmap and more

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Ontario charting the path to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030 Member stories New digital tools with implementation support- heart failure; anxiety disorders and depression Help advise which health care services and medical devices should be publicly funded Refreshed Indigenous relationship and cultural awareness courses Upcoming events […]

Bits & Pieces: 2023 Ontario budget and more

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Overview of the 2023 Ontario government budget Farewell to Abisola Otepola PCC submission re Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023 Reminder- CPS Full Access free trial ends April 1 Chronic noncancer pain management: Integration of a nurse-led program in primary care Upcoming events including DFCM New […]

Chronic noncancer pain management: Integration of a nurse-led program in primary care

Chronic noncancer pain management Integration of a nurse-led program in primary care   Research article published in Canadian Family Physician March 2023, 69 (3) e52-e60 Abstract Problem addressed Chronic noncancer pain is often excessively managed with medications (most notably opioids) instead of nonpharmacologic options or multidisciplinary care—the gold standards. Objective of program To offer an effective alternative […]

Bits & Pieces: CIRA grants and more

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   CIRA grant deadline April 12 Diagnosing and treating POTS in Long COVID patients and more Reminder- Q & A with Fernando Tavares for EDs, Mar. 28 Perkopolis Day at Canada’s Wonderland Relevant reports – networks of care in resource constrained settings & socioeconomic gradient in mortality […]

QI in Action eBulletin #127: Nutrition Month

In this Issue:   Nutrition month resources Food for thought NEW- Eating Disorders Quality Standard NEW- Surgical Site Infections Quality Standard Share your experience and inform future prenatal care innovations Upcoming Events Nutrition month resources This month we join our Registered Dietitians in celebrating the impact of good nutrition on our patients’ health outcomes. Examples […]

Bits & Pieces: federal health minister visits Summerville and more

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Member stories Update on the supply of Infant Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and more Seeking input for the development of a patient and provider-informed cataract surgery care model Pediatric psychopharmacology: a three-part series Farewell card for Kavita Upcoming events including Making Collaborative Governance Sustainable – A Developmental […]

Bits & Pieces: member stories and more

Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue   Member stories Canada’s national nature prescription program, PaRx, celebrates two years in Ontario New Long COVID resources from the OCFP and more New resource for social prescribing Project on women and hypertension 2023 OCFP award nominations now open Evidence of value- financial counselling during baby checkups […]