Geographic variation in primary care report
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) has released Geographic Variation in Primary Care Need, Service Use and Providers in Ontario, 2015/16. The maps provide a visual orientation to primary care need, service use, providers and teams, cross-LHIN care and gaps in care across the province. According to the report, “people with low income, recent immigrants […]
AFHTO 2018 Conference: want to win $500 towards a Westjet flight or vacation?
Register for the AFHTO 2018 Conference before Oct. 1! Relationship Design with Starfield in Mind October 24 & 25, 2018 – Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario Summer’s almost over so it’s time to make the most of that back-to-school energy and register for AFHTO’s 2018 Conference. Come see over 800 of your colleagues from […]
Georgian Bay FHT screens patients for poverty to improve health
The Connection article published on August 23, 2018 By John Edwards, Collingwood Connection While the rising cost of living is making it difficult for some in South Georgian Bay to make ends meet, this could have a negative impact on their health “We know poverty is linked to a lot of illness in health,” said Dr. […]
AFHTO 2018 Conference: So. Many. Options
Relationship Design with Starfield in Mind October 24 & 25, 2018 – Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario There are 49 concurrent sessions across six timeslots, including 90-minute sessions. That’s a choice of NINE sessions at a time in a wide range of topics, tailored to primary care! Select topics include: De-prescribing sedative hypnotics Collaboration with […]
Apply now for the 2018 Minister’s Medal – Deadline August 24
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (ministry) has announced the launch of the sixth annual Minister’s Medal Honouring Excellence in Health Quality and Safety. This annual recognition program aims to honour exceptional work across the health system and showcase successes in cross-sector collaboration of health system partners to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across the […]
AFHTO 2018 Conference: announcing Jody Gittel as our closing speaker
Relationship Design with Starfield in Mind October 24 & 25, 2018 – Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario Featuring Jody Hoffer Gittell Executive Director, Founder, Relational Coordination Research Collaborative Transforming Relationships for High Performance – The Power of Relational Coordination Primary care is an essential element of successful systems of care. Yet when people build systems […]
Implementing Community Based Primary Healthcare for Older Adults with Complex Needs: Case Studies
Implementing Community Based Primary Healthcare for Older Adults with Complex Needs in Quebec, Ontario and New-Zealand: Describing Nine Cases Article published in the International Journal of Integrated Care (June 2017) Abstract The aim of this paper is to set the foundation for subsequent empirical studies of the “Implementing models of primary care for older adults […]
AFHTO Bright Lights Awards: deadline extended to next Monday, July 23 at 10:00 AM
Revised due date to submit a Bright Lights nomination is Monday, July 23 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 a Bright Lights nomination […]
AFHTO Bright Lights Awards: just over a week left to nominate your team or colleague! New education grant!
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! They’ve started to […]
AFHTO Letter to Minister Elliott
On July 10, 2018 AFHTO’s CEO sent this letter to Ontario’s new Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and Deputy Premier, the Honourable Christine Elliott. Extending our sincerest congratulations on her appointment, she also expressed our desire to work with the government in improving healthcare for all Ontarians. Excerpts include: “As one of your government’s […]