AFHTO Bright Lights Awards deadline extended to next Tuesday, July 2 at 10:00 AM
Cottage calling? We know. Revised due date to submit a Bright Lights nomination is Tuesday, July 2 at 10:00 AM Nominations are coming in fast and furious but so are the questions. Given the appetite for recognizing your team, colleagues and partners for the awesome work they do, we’re giving everyone a chance to submit […]
AFHTO 2019 Conference: addressing the Premier’s Council recommendations
The Premier’s Council on Improving Healthcare and Ending Hallway Medicine released its second interim report yesterday. “A Healthy Ontario: Building a Sustainable Health Care System” contains ten policy recommendations from the council to the government, intended to help the government stay on track as it works to improve the health care system. The third […]
Just over a week left to nominate your team, colleague or partnership for an AFHTO Bright Lights Awards!
Are you proud of what your team has accomplished? Do you want your colleagues to be recognized for the amazing work they do? Do you think it would be great to see your initiative spread across the province? If you’ve said yes to any of the above, submit a Bright Lights nomination! Don’t be left […]
Want more eyes on your program or team? Submit a “Bright Lights” nomination!
Nominate your team, partnership or colleague for a Bright Lights Award and gain your biggest audience ever. The AFHTO 2019 Conference Awards ceremony, which will be held at lunchtime on September 19, 2019. Open to all attendees at the AFHTO 2019 Conference, this is an audience about three times larger than past awards dinners. […]
AFHTO 2019 Conference: Registration now live
Registration now open for the AFHTO 2019 Conference! Change can come fast and furious, and Ontario’s healthcare system is no exception. With the introduction of Ontario Health Teams, ‘upheaval’ could be considered an understatement. But the fundamentals remain- no matter the structure surrounding them, patients need care. And primary health care teams need to position […]
AFHTO Bright Lights Awards – nominations now open! Only until June 28
Shine a light on your team’s achievements. Nominate an outstanding team or individual for a “Bright Lights” Award by June 28, 2019. AFHTO’s “Bright Lights” Awards recognize AFHTO members’ leadership, outstanding work and the significant progress being made to improve the value interprofessional primary care teams across Ontario deliver. There’s no better time to show […]
AFHTO 2019 Conference: Presentation notifications sent out; hotel group rate and other key updates
Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for concurrent session and poster presentations at the AFHTO 2019 Conference. The working groups have now reviewed all submissions and a notification e-mail has been sent to each contact person. If you are part of a group that has prepared an abstract, please ensure your group contact […]
Essex County NPLC’s Peer-led Workshop Walks through Diabetic Foot Complication Prevention
The Windsor Star article published on May 9, 2019 By Katie Jacobs, the Windsor Star Windsor experts are taking steps to teach people with diabetes how to properly care for their feet. The Diabetes, Healthy Feet and You workshop was led by two peers at the Essex County Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic at the Gino Marcus Community […]
St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT Physician prescribes money to low-income patients: Vox interview
Vox article published on May 3, 2019 By Sigal Samuel, Vox Gary Bloch became a doctor because he wanted to help people who were less privileged than him. For years, he tried his best to treat patients coping with poverty and homelessness. But no matter how many blood tests he ordered and prescriptions he wrote, many of his patients’ […]
Susan Fitzpatrick Named Interim CEO of Ontario Health
On April 24 Christine Elliott, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, announced that Susan Fitzpatrick will assume the role of interim CEO of Ontario Health, the new superagency which will ensure a consistency of care across Ontario. Susan Fitzpatrick was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) in 2015, […]