AFHTO 2019 Conference: JUST ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your abstract
The call for Ontario Health Teams has gone out, signaling another phase in a major change to Ontario’s healthcare system. Within a very short span of time the landscape will look very different, so we need to make sure primary health care teams are as prepared as they can be. Colleagues from other health care […]
AFHTO 2019 Conference: we really want you to submit your abstract
Are you: A small, rural or Northern team? Helping your patients live healthier lives? Improving your community through effective partnerships and programs? Providing truly integrated care and embodying the patient medical home? Then your peers across the province want to hear from you! Don’t wait to impart your tips and lessons learned to colleagues from […]
AFHTO’s Submission on Bill 74: The People’s Health Care Act, 2019
On April 2 AFHTO presented its submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on Bill 74: The People’s Health Care Act, 2019. Our key recommendations are: 1. That Bill 74 require primary care to be part of an Ontario Health Team (OHT). It is also recommended that primary care teams be the lead of […]
AFHTO 2019 Conference: submit your presentation & poster abstracts
It’s time to show everyone what you can do. Present your ideas and initiatives at the AFHTO 2019 Conference: Health System Integration Built on the Foundation of Team-Based Primary Health Care ‘Integration’ may be the word of the day, but primary care teams already embody it. Interprofessional comprehensive care creates a patient medical […]
Introducing our revamped website
We’re pleased to introduce our new website, updated with a new look and layout. Now updated to become an even better resource to the public and members alike. Changes include: Individual login for members– now members can register for their own login by clicking on this button at the top of our home page. […]
Windsor FHT’s Team Care Centre opens doors to Windsor community, offers ‘upstream approach’ to patient care
CBC News article published on January 23, 2019 By CBC News, Windsor Everyone at Team Care Centre ‘gets it’ says patient The Windsor Family Health Team (WFHT) officially launched its Team Care Centre (TCC) today. The initiative is what they’re calling an “upstream approach” to integrate patient care. “We have a significant stake in community […]
Powassan and Area FHT officially opens new home
The North Bay Nipissing article published on January 21, 2019 By Laurel J. Campbell Powassan Town Square building gets thumbs up from residents, politicians, medical professionals POWASSAN — Over 100 people toured the new medical clinic during its grand opening on Jan. 18. “This is a wonderful centre,” said Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli. “Its state-of-the-art technology […]
Essex County NPLC expanding to Amherstburg
The Windsor Star article published on January 15, 2019 By Mary Caton, The Windsor Star Renovations will begin soon on the shuttered St. Bernard’s elementary school in Amherstburg in order to transform part of the building into a new nurse practitioner-led clinic. The town purchased the school from the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board last year […]
Madawaska Valley opens family health team
The Bancroft this Week article published on January 15, 2019 By Chris Drost, Bancroft this Week The waiting area of the new Madawaska Valley Family Health Team was full of smiling faces on Friday, Jan. 11 as dignitaries, physicians and community representatives gathered with staff to celebrate the official ribbon cutting for the new family health […]
Peterborough FHT collaboration: Virtual care clinic opens for patients without doctors or NPs
The Examiner article published on August 21, 2018 By Jessica Nyznik, The Examiner A new virtual care clinic for residents without a doctor opens Wednesday on King St. The Peterborough Virtual Care Clinic is on the fifth floor of Jackson Square at 185 King St. It’s for patients who don’t have access to a family […]