By Heidi Singer on November 30, 2022 With Canadian health care systems in crisis, a University of Toronto researcher is working to inform stakeholders on building high-performing integrated primary care systems – work that she hopes will support them to make real change in the sector. Prof. 

Originally posted January 4, 2021. Last updated December 20, 2022 *NEW* Resources related to COVID-19 vaccinations based on most recent information shared with AFHTO.   Government Resources (Provincial and Federal) General Resources  COVID + Flu + RVS Toolkit: Flu Fact sheet English and French

HOSTED BY ontario health You are invited to join the Quality and Patient Safety Team at Ontario Health as we kick off the new community of practice focused on developing robust processes to track, prevent and learn from patient safety incidents! This inaugural webinar will be the first of a series

HOSTED BY ontario health Register to attend the next webinar on the provincial mental health and addictions data and digital initiative. This webinar is part of a quarterly series designed to share regular updates and gather feedback on the initiative. The objectives of the webinar are to:  Share

HOSTED BY The ONTARIO CAREGIVER ORGANIZATION and PRIMARY CARE COLLABORATIVE   There are 4 million caregivers across Ontario, providing an estimated 75% of the care to family members, partners, friends, or neighbours. Caregiver well-being has an impact on patient health outcomes – well-supported

Dear Members, As we move into another fall season where we are seeing hospital emergency department surges due to an increase in respiratory viral illnesses in Ontario, it’s even more critical to ensure everyone gets their flu shot and stays up to date on their COVID19 booster shots. Flu shots for

HOSTED BY The Alliance for healthier communities, nurse practitioner-led clinic association and AFHTO   On October 3, 2022, the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table (OST) released its final brief, a 3-part exploration of how primary care responded to and was affected by the pandemic, and

The OMA and the Primary Care Collaborative have released a joint policy paper with recommendations to strengthen mental healthcare delivery in primary care. The rate of new mental health and addiction diagnoses is increasing, exacerbated by the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. Approximately three-

HOSTED BY CASCADES & PRIMARY CARE COLLABORATIVE Metered dose inhalers produce significant carbon emissions. Ironically, these contribute to changes to the climate that can exacerbate respiratory conditions. Simple practice changes can help disrupt this cycle and lessen the health sector's

Resources Canada vs HPV (HPV prevention guides for patients, resources for providers)  Program Extensions to 2023 for Publicly Funded Vaccines School Immunization Program Crisis: Role of Advocacy and Collaboration (Federation of Medical Women of Canada) Maintaining Immunizations for

September 1, 2022 Dear members, Yesterday, the government announced that first boosters for children 5- to 11-years-old would be available as of today through the provincial COVID-19 vaccination portal or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900. Primary care plays a

Content below developed by McMaster Family Health Team Through the expertise and passion of Dr. Tejal Patel, Andrea Pansoy (PA), Dr. Amanda Ramdyal and Dr Anjali Menezes, the McMaster FHT (MFHT) has developed an interactive program focused on equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI), anti-racism and