AFHTO 2020 Conference: announcing panels and on-demand sessions
Announcing our 2020 Concurrent Session Panels On both days we’ll launch concurrent session panels to kick off each theme, featuring experts and colleagues focused on helping you cross the chasms inherent in practising primary care in 2020. Panel sessions Integrating Virtual Care: Provincial, Practice & Patient Level Enablers More than medication: the importance of […]
AFHTO 2020 Conference: announcing our concurrent sessions
Announcing our 2020 Concurrent Sessions There are so many great options for you to pick from – diverse topics all relevant to Ontario primary care. Register before Oct.1! Thursday Oct. 8 afternoon sessions Friday Oct. 9 morning sessions Topics: Preventive care apps Ontario Health Teams: what to watch for Crisis Response for Migrant Worker […]
AFHTO 2020 Conference: Registration now live
Registration now open for the AFHTO 2020 Conference! Before 2020, anyone with experience in Ontario’s healthcare system thought they knew what change meant. Now COVID-19 has shifted our priorities with a focus on how to support our patients and our teams in new ways of delivering care. Primary care has risen to the challenge, but […]
The Role of Social Workers in Interprofessional Primary Healthcare Teams: Study
Research paper published in HEALTHCARE POLICY Vol.16 No.1, 2020 Abstract Background: In Ontario, Canada, social workers are employed in a number of primary healthcare (PHC) settings such as Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Family Health Teams (FHTs). However, many aspects of social work practice within PHC settings are unknown. Objectives: The objectives of our study […]
Social prescribing: The next step for equitable healthcare
Healthy Debate opinion piece by Kate Mulligan and Kavita Mehta The data are in: people living with racism, low incomes and crowded housing are most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The attention it has drawn to these inequities has healthcare providers re-examining their practices with respect to virtual care, active outreach and health equity. However, […]
Essex County NPLC receives COVID-19 grant to improve access to technology and enhanced digital services
The Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (ECNPLC) enhancing digital services to meet community needs. Essex County NPLC has received grant funding from the Canadian Red Cross, through the COVID-19 Emergency Support for Community Organizations Granting Program, to improve access to technology and enhanced digital services. The grant supports the Windsor Essex Health Program (WE Health). […]
Measuring the Patient/Client Experience with Virtual Care in Primary Care
Measuring the Patient/Client Experience with Virtual Care in Primary Care Purpose: In the last year, Ontarians attended nearly 1,000,000 virtual care visits (Ontario Telemedicine Network, 2019). Virtual care is provided through a vast number of modalities such as voice, video, teleconference, online platforms, and mobile texting (Pearl et al, 2014). While many primary care practices […]
AFHTO 2020 Conference: If you have submitted a nomination or abstract, please make sure you have received confirmation
We received over 90 submissions for Bright Lights and presentations at the AFHTO 2020 Conference. Thank you to all those who applied! A confirmation email has been sent to the contact person for each submission. If you are part of a group that has prepared a submission, please ensure your group contact has received the […]
AFHTO 2020 Conference: extended submission deadline – now Friday at 9 am
It may be summer, but these definitely aren’t lazy days. Given the demands on your time, we’ve responded by extending the deadline to submit abstracts and Bright Lights nominations for the AFHTO 2020 Conference “Tectonic shifts: rebuilding primary care in a new world.” Submit abstracts and nominations The deadline is now July 31, 2020 at […]
Five New Ontario Health Teams Announced
Congratulations to the five new Ontario Health Teams and to our member teams that are engaged and participating in the development of OHTs. And further congratulations to all OHTs, receiving funding of $25.25 million for virtual care and other direct support. Ontario Health Team AFHTO Members Algoma OHT n/a Niagara OHT Niagara North FHT Portage […]