Supporting the Call for National Drug Coverage
“When you can’t pay for the drugs you need to treat or manage your health conditions, you get sicker and develop more serious complications. Families, employers and communities are hurt as well. Primary care teams see this every day. We wholeheartedly support this campaign to move toward a national system of pharmacare.”- Angie Heydon, Executive […]
D2D 2.0 report release: AFHTO members advance primary care measurement
AFHTO members are leading the way to advance manageable and meaningful measurement across primary care. This work is critical. Around the world, cost-effective, high-performing health systems are based on a strong foundation of comprehensive primary care; robust measurement is a mandatory ingredient for strengthening that foundation. D2D 2.0 demonstrates significant progress in this journey: More […]
St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT Filling the Gap in Regent Park
July 16 – St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT has opened the Sumac Creek Health Centre to help serve Toronto’s downtown east region, including Regent Park, Moss Park and St. James Town. A densely populated area, it’s been underserved with an estimated 10,000 unattached patients who don’t have a primary care provider. A community engagement specialist […]
Four Family Health Teams share how they integrated their staff and operations
AFHTO profiles the efforts of four family health teams (FHTs) and affiliated physician groups (FHOs, RNPGAs) as they integrated components of their respective operations such as procurement, staffing and strategic planning. Building an effective, collaborative, interdisciplinary team is essential to your success in delivering primary care. Combining people – physicians, IHPs and admin staff – […]
Peterborough Networked FHT & YMCA partner to prescribe exercise
July 9 – The Peterborough Examiner described the Peterborough Networked FHT partnership with the YMCA “as the next step toward a healthy community. It should also be the next step toward a comprehensive “green prescription” program across Ontario.” The first of its kind in the province, The Prescription … to Physical Activity … to Better […]
FHT physician awarded Order of Canada
July 3 – Dr. Ruth Wilson, a Queen’s FHT physician and former AFHTO board member, was named a member of the Order of Canada on Canada Day. The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Wilson, who’s also a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Queen’s University, was moved by the honour, saying “it’s not […]
Northumberland FHT and partners promoting breastfeeding
July 3 – Mothers attending the Waterfront Festival in Cobourg will have no trouble finding a comfortable spot to breastfeed and change their babies. The Northumberland Breastfeeding Coalition, of which Northumberland FHT is a member, has arranged a line-up of hot pink Adirondack chairs in an open-sided tent for their convenience. Coalition members will also […]
Getting started on a COPD registry in Accuro EMR
A new Electronic Medical Record (EMR) query to identify patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is available to all primary care providers using Accuro EMR. The query was developed by QIDS Specialists from the Windsor FHT and East GTA FHT and validated by other QIDS Specialists. The query was developed in collaboration with the Ontario Lung Association, and […]
“Bright Lights” Awards Nominations – Deadline Extended to August 11
Nominate an outstanding team or individual today! Deadline to submit nomination is now 12PM on August 11! Little innovations, big impact – “Bright Lights” Award winners are innovators, making meaningful changes to improve the patient experience, health outcomes and reduce overall costs to the health care system. The awards program recognizes leadership, outstanding work […]
AFHTO 2015 Conference: Registration Now Open!
Register now for the AFHTO 2015 Conference Team-Based Primary Care: The Foundation of a Sustainable Health System October 28 & 29, 2015 – Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario Research from around the world shows that cost-effective and high-performing health systems are based on a strong foundation of comprehensive primary care. Ontario’s health system is transforming […]