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Announcing the Bright Lights 2017 Award Winners

AFHTO has named the winners of our annual Bright Lights Awards. These innovators have improved primary care by making the most of their resources, strengthening interprofessional collaboration, and building strong partnerships beyond their walls. This has resulted in better patient outcomes, better access, and better experience of care. Review committees made up of AFHTO members […]

Manitoulin Central FHT Physician Awarded Associated Medical Services (AMS) Phoenix Fellowship

The Manitoulin Expositor article published October 20, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Expositor Staff, The Manitoulin Expositor MINDEMOYA—A Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) faculty member who works at the Manitoulin Central Family Health Team and Manitoulin Health Centre in Mindemoya, Dr. Frances Kilbertus, is among six distinguished educators to receive a 2017 Associated […]

Premier Kathleen Wynne Grants Georgina’s NPLC $1.63 million

York Region article published October 18, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Heidi Riedner, Georgina Advocate Dressed appropriately in a liberal swath of red, Premier Kathleen Wynne paid a visit to Georgina’s nurse practitioner-led clinic to deliver a $1.63 million grant that will help meet the demand for local health care. “Everyone here supports and […]

AFHTO 2017 Conference: Tips for your arrival and stay

Planning your Conference Experience Sharing your Conference Experience Hotel Registration & Directions It’s now less than one week to the AFHTO 2017 Conference on October 17 & 18! We look forward to seeing you all as we welcome over 800 delegates from around the province. To ensure a smooth experience, please see below for some […]

2017 Annual Report – Improving Primary Health Care Together

This year, AFHTO engaged in a strategic planning exercise that led to the development of a new strategic plan with a new shared vision – High quality, sustainable, team-based primary health care. In the last few years AFHTO and its members have worked hard in supporting, measuring, and promoting the value of well-integrated interprofessional primary care, […]

Pharmacists Managing People with Diabetes in Primary Care: 10 Years of Experience at the Hamilton Family Health Team

Article published in the Canadian Journal of Diabetes (in press September 2017). Abstract Currently known: Pharmacist interventions can have a positive impact on the clinical outcomes of patients who have diabetes. New information: Primary Care Family Health Teams can be an excellent setting for pharmacists interested in providing collaborative diabetes care and to practice to […]

Algonquin FHT Physician-Pharmacist Team the First to Use E-Prescription Software

Muskoka Region article published October 2, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Alison Brownlee, Huntsville Forester MUSKOKA — Muskoka has kick-started the end of the paper-based medical prescription era across Canada. Dr. David Mathies and Dr. Caroline Correia, who are Algonquin Family Health Team members, and Bill Coon, owner and pharmacist at Muskoka Medical Centre […]

D2D 5.0: Demonstrating the value of primary care teams – AGAIN!

The results are in for D2D 5.0. As usual, AFHTO members have full access to all the data through the interactive report. A summary of performance at the province and LHIN levels is available on AFHTO’s public web page. Some of the highlights from this most recent release of D2D are listed below. The good […]

Guelph FHT and Partners Open New Rapid Access Addiction Clinic

The Record article published September 20, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Johanna Weidner, Waterloo Region Record Guelph has a new rapid access addiction clinic, the first of its kind in the area. While it officially opens Friday, the clinic has been providing treatment and support to people struggling with addiction since June. “Regularly, the […]