AFHTO 2023 Conference: call for abstracts
It’s time to highlight primary care. Present your ideas and initiatives at the AFHTO 2023 Conference: Team-Based Care: Making it a reality for all We’ll be selecting sessions and posters for our 4 core themes and we want to hear from you. This is YOUR opportunity to showcase the great work being done […]
AFHTO 2023 Conference: create YOUR hybrid conference. Sign up by May 2
Join a working group You can have an impact by joining a working group today. Come behind the scenes of our hybrid conference and be the first to learn about new developments in the field, influence conference programming, and discover the latest innovators in areas directly relevant to your work. Working group members also receive […]
Overview of the 2023 Ontario Government Budget
2023 Ontario Budget – Building a Strong Ontario An overview of the Ontario government’s budget March 24, 2023 Overview Yesterday the government released their 2023 Ontario Budget, Building a Strong Ontario. This budget focuses on five pillars: Building Ontario’s Economy for Today and Tomorrow Building Highways, Transit and Infrastructure Projects Working for Workers Keeping Your […]
Farewell Message from Kavita Mehta, Outgoing CEO of AFHTO
Dear members, colleagues, partners, and friends, It is hard to put down in words just how difficult it was to write this message to an amazing group of people who I have had the pleasure of working with, and learning from, over my many years in primary care. I don’t even really know where to […]
Update on CEO Recruitment Process, Appointment of Interim CEO and Sending Your Best Wishes to Kavita
Message Sent on Behalf of Sara Dalo, Chair of the AFHTO Board of Directors Dear Members, I am pleased to share that the AFHTO Board has appointed Bryn Hamilton to become AFHTO’s interim CEO, effective March 27, 2023. Many of you already know Bryn as AFHTO’s Director of Governance and Integration, supporting our membership through […]
Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care
This email was sent to EDs/Admin leads, board chairs and lead MDs/NPs of AFHTO member teams Dear Triad Members, Today Health Minister Sylvia Jones launched Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, a plan that sets the vision and direction for Ontario’s health system strategy for the next few years. With a strategy […]
Evaluation of an Enhanced Primary Care Team Model to Improve Diabetes Care
Research article published in The Annals of Family Medicine November 2022, 20 (6) 505-511 Evaluation of an Enhanced Primary Care Team Model to Improve Diabetes Care Abstract PURPOSE Primary care practices manage most patients with diabetes and face considerable operational, regulatory, and reimbursement pressures to improve the quality of this care. The Enhanced Primary Care […]
The experience of primary care teams during the early phase of COVID-19
Research article published in BMC Primary Care 23, 294 (2022) The experience of primary care teams during the early phase of COVID-19: A qualitative study of primary care practice leaders in Ontario, Canada Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a rapid shift to virtual care in primary care practices around the globe. There has […]
Association of Family Health Teams ( AFHTO) Announcement
Message being sent on behalf of Sara Dalo, Board Chair and President, Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario On behalf of the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO), I am writing to let you know that our CEO Kavita Mehta has made the difficult decision to leave AFHTO to spend more time […]
Congratulations to the Bright Lights 2022 Award Winners!
On October 12 AFHTO named the winners of our eleventh Bright Lights Awards at our ceremony at our annual conference. These innovators have improved access to primary care through their leadership, outstanding work and significant progress made toward improving the value delivered by interprofessional primary care teams throughout Ontario. Bright Lights Award winners are innovators […]