Enabling high quality care
People across Ontario and North America are keen to learn about the ground-breaking advances AFHTO members are making to meaningfully measure and improve primary care. Presentations are listed by theme below, with brief descriptions.
Presentations on AFHTO members' approach to the
Telling our Story: External Presentations on Measurement and Quality Improvement
People across Ontario and North America are keen to learn about the ground-breaking advances AFHTO members are making to meaningfully measure and improve primary care. Presentations are listed by theme below, with
Improving EMR function and maturity
Standardized Clinical Queries
The Algorithm Team have created standardized clinical queries in partnership with clinical experts. These queries can help you identify patients who have or are at risk of developing certain chronic conditions, which
You cannot improve what you don't measure. With that in mind, AFHTO is committed to advancing measurement in primary care. However, measurement for its own sake is a futile exercise. The value of measurement is as a tool for quality improvement.
AFHTO's approach to measurement is informed by the
By Tara Kiran, MD, MSc, Sam Davie, MSc, Rahim Moineddin, PhD, and Aisha Lofters, MD, PhD; St. Michael's Academic FHT
Background: There is good evidence that cancer-specific patient outreach improves rates of cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening. However, it is unclear
Why become a member
The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) is the advocate, network and resource centre for interprofessional comprehensive primary care teams. AFHTO is led by, representative of, and accountable to all members.
Membership benefits include:
Eligibility
Several queries have been developed to help you use your EMR to create registries of patients who use opioids. They will allow you to identify patients:
Who have one or more current prescriptions for opioid use
Currently available for TELUS PS, Accuro, and OSCAR EMRs
Who have
As data multiplies, so do the opportunities for sharing and accessing it. We are working with partners across the primary care sector in Ontario to build a "one-stop shop" for primary care reports and reporting tools. Together, we have convened the Ontario Primary Care Reporting Alliance
AFHTO congratulates Sherbourne Health Centre FHT and physicians in our member family health teams who will be recognized on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) 2017 Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to all those recognized this year:
Dr. Michael Lee
Influential Women of Northern Ontario profile published in 2017. Profile in full pasted below. By Influential Women of Northern Ontario
Executive of the Year - Marathon
Joanne Berube
In Marathon, groupthink is a good thing. Team-based decisions that set the daily direction to deliver the best
Improving and demonstrating the value of primary care
AFHTO members are guided by the Starfield Principles – focusing on the relationship with patients and the primary care team’s ability to deliver the care patients value. Its objective is to optimize quality, access and total health
The Primary Care Memory Clinic initiative will expand to 17 more clinics across rural, remote, and underserviced communities in Ontario, including multiple AFHTO members, through the support of the Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) Program. Dr. Linda Lee of Centre for Family Medicine Family