News
CMOH Memo Feb 11, 2015 Re: Measles Activity
Click here for the memo from the Chief Medical Officer of Health regarding provincial and international measles activity as of February 11, 2015.
Improving access to EMR data – a success story
Feb. 5 - Almost overnight, 51 AFHTO members have taken up a new tool to extract data from any custom forms in PS Suite EMR, something that was not possible for teams to do previously. The tool emerged from the Innovation project developed by the East Wellington FHT and has spread like wildfire via Quality Improvement Decision Support Specialists (QIDSS) in family health teams. As a result, Dr.
Physical activity as medicine: Centre for Family Medicine FHT and University of Waterloo publish findings
Feb. 4- Researchers at the Centre for Family Medicine FHT conducted an environmental scan of 102 FHTs with the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo to gain a better understanding of the current use of physical activity as medicine among Ontario’s FHTs. Their findings were published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. Click here for further details.
St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT partners with Toronto Public Library on literacy program
Feb. 3 – Global News profiled “Reach Out and Read”, a literacy program launched by St. Michael’s Hospital Academic FHT in partnership with the Toronto Public Library. The initiative aims to start children reading earlier in life to aid in their physical and mental development. Click here to see the video.
South East Toronto FHT partners with community to open pregnancy clinic
Feb. 3 – Premier Kathleen Wynne helped open a new pregnancy clinic in Thorncliffe Park, an initiative driven by South East Toronto FHT and their partners. The neighbourhood has the highest birth rate and highest proportion of children under age 14 in Toronto. Partners include The Midwives Clinic of East York — Don Mills, Toronto East General Hospital, Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Flemingdon Community Health Centre and South Riverdale Community Health Centre.
Register for Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care Workshop in March 2015
The Governance for Quality in Primary Care workshops are now accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 5 Mainpro-M1 credits.
Register for one of these workshops:
Workshop #1:
- Wednesday March 25th from 10:30 to 4:30pm – Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport (Skywalk connects the hotel to Terminal 3)
Quality improvement in primary care - Summary of 2014-15 QIPs
Jan. 8 - Health Quality Ontario has released reports summarizing the quality improvement plans (QIPs) submitted this year by health care organizations across Ontario.
Cancer screening resources for family health teams and for newcomers to Canada
AFHTO is making the information below available to all AFHTO members on behalf of Cancer Care Ontario:
- Cancer Screening Resources for Newcomers and Immigrants- developed for reaching under-/never-screened populations
- Interactive Cancer Screening Report Accessible to Multiple Team Members- the Screening Activity Report (SAR) has been enhanced.
Seasons greetings from AFHTO
Wishing a joyful holiday to you, your family and community!
External evaluation report on family health teams is now available
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has released the report: An External Evaluation of the Family Health Teams (FHT) Initiative. It is a longitudinal study over the period from Dec. 2008 to November 2013, prepared by the Conference Board of Canada under contract to the ministry. AFHTO has prepared a summary of this 311-page report.