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 a discount off their registration fee.
Please extend this invitation to your patients, colleagues, and staff. Having diverse voices in the working groups, especially among patients, helps us build a varied and relevant program.
Conference Themes
We’re setting up working groups for concurrent sessions, posters, and the Bright Lights Awards program. For this conference, we welcome speaker suggestions. The four conference themes will focus on:
- Expanding access to team-based care
- Supporting the implementation of primary care networks
- Investing in the digital health of primary care
- Mental health and addictions
(Full list of sub-topics here)
Working Group Details
Concurrent program working group members:
The task requires a total of 4-10 hours of effort in May and June, specifically:
- April 19 to May 17: AFHTO staff will manage the call for proposals process.
- May 3 and 7: working groups will have an initial Zoom session to brainstorm ideas on specific topics. Brainstorming on speakers to contact/encourage to submit a presentation abstract will also occur this week.
- May 22 to June 5: each working group member will individually review and score abstracts for their program.
- June 7 to 14: working groups will meet via Zoom to review scores and determine the program for this theme.
Sign up by April 26, 2024, to confirm your participation and select your preferred conference theme.
“Bright Light” Awards Review Committee:
The task requires a total of 6-12 hours in July and August, to individually review and score nominations. The review and scoring will be followed by a Zoom meeting to determine the award winners. Sign up by April 26, 2024.
We may also need volunteers onsite during the conference itself. There may be other duties as we update our conference program. Onsite volunteers will also receive discounted conference registration. Sign up today.
Registration Fees for Conference Working Groups:
- Conference working group members and presenters receive a discount off their registration fee (details coming soon)
- We understand patients face additional financial and time pressures and do not want the registration fee to limit patient participation in a working group. Patients participating in full in a conference working group will be eligible for complimentary registration (to be determined once the working group task is complete).
AFHTO members still receive a significant discount on conference registration fees.
Conference key dates:*
- April 19, 2024- Call for abstracts
- May 17, 2024- Deadline for abstracts
- June 14, 2024 - Bright Lights nominations
- July 2024- Conference registration opens
- October 24-25, 2024- AFHTO 2024 Conference
*All dates subject to change, except the conference dates.
To our sponsors, the sponsorship prospectus is coming soon. For more information, you can contact us by phone (647-234-8605) or e-mail (info@afhto.ca).