Joint Letter on Paid Sick Leave
January 14, 2021 Sent via email Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Ford, Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the evidence has become clear: paid sick leave is essential to protecting our province from the catastrophic impacts of unchecked virus transmission, and its toll on marginalized populations. We are a […]
January 8th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, As you are aware, the COVID-19 response is changing rapidly. As mentioned earlier this week, the Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Action Council* is very active in provincial advocacy efforts. We are meeting regularly with many partners including the Ontario Hospital Association, Public Health, Ontario Medical Association, Ministry of Health staff and Vaccine Task […]
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Thirteen New Ontario Health Teams Announced
Congratulations to the thirteen new Ontario Health Teams and to our member teams that are engaged and participating in the development of OHTs. This list may be updated as more information becomes available. Ontario Health Team AFHTO Members Brantford Brant OHT PrimaCare FHT Downtown East Toronto OHT Inner City FHT Sherbourne Health Centre FHT St. […]
Address from incoming president Dr. Allan Grill
I’ve sat on the AFHTO Board for six years and learned a great deal from many talented colleagues across our province who have volunteered their time to advocate for high quality, inter-professional, team-based primary care for all Ontarians. I’ve enjoyed our committee meetings and in-depth discussions on how to improve our health care system. […]
Congratulations to the Bright Lights 2020 Award Winners!
On October 8 AFHTO named the winners of our annual Bright Lights Awards at our first ever virtual ceremony. These innovators have improved primary care through their leadership, outstanding work and significant progress made toward improving the value delivered by interprofessional primary care teams throughout Ontario. Bright Lights Award winners are innovators and team players […]
AFHTO 2020 Conference: early bird rate deadline today
Register for the AFHTO 2020 Conference before midnight EDT! Register at the early bird rate to save on registration. After today, rates increase for both members and non-members. In previous years we have sometimes extended the deadline, but this is the closest to the conference we’ve ever had, so there will be no extension […]
A Joint Open Letter for stricter measures to address COVID-19
September 29, 2020 The Honourable Doug Ford Premier’s Office Room 281, Legislative Building, Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier, Ontario has now surpassed the highest number of daily cases that were identified during wave 1 in the spring. With 700 cases reported yesterday, it is time to look at stricter public health measures […]
AFHTO 2020 Conference: just over one week left to register at the early bird rate
Register for the AFHTO 2020 Conference before Oct. 1! Register at the early bird rate to save on registration. After Oct. 1, rates increase for both members and non-members. Group discount available until Oct. 1 Starting today, when you register two or more people, you save 15%! Now’s a great time to invite your […]
AFHTO 2020 Conference: just two weeks left to register at the early bird rate
Register for the AFHTO 2020 Conference before Oct. 1! Register at the early bird rate to save on registration. After Oct. 1, rates increase for both members and non-members. New and updated sessions Seizing the opportunity to co design with patients and caregivers….it is the answer to building primary care in a new world- […]