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Did you know the odds of winning a Bright Lights award can be better than presenting at the conference? It’s true!

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A theme may get just 3-4 nominations compared to 8-20 concurrent session abstracts per theme this year.

News provided by Health Canada

TORONTO, June 28, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Government of Canada firmly believes that everyone should have access to safe and consistent sexual and reproductive health services. To do so, we are committed to removing barriers to access that continue to exist from coast to coast to coast.

Shine a light on your team’s achievements. Nominate an outstanding team or individual for a “Bright Lights” Award by July 15, 2022.

AFHTO’s “Bright Lights” Awards recognize AFHTO members’ leadership, outstanding work and the significant progress being made to improve the value interprofessional primary care teams across Ontario deliver.

There’s no better time to show what you can do.

“Bright Lights” Award recipients are:

Originally posted Mar 10, 2020. Last updated June 15, 2022 *NEW*

We have created a list of infection prevention and control tools and resources. New and updated resources will be added to the top of each list as they become available.

CKDR published Jun 13, 2022

Written by Mike Ebbeling

An innovative new program to provide resources and supports to individuals with addictions concerns has been established by the Dryden Regional Health Centre.

Originally posted Mar. 23, 2020. Last updated June 9, 2022 *NEW*

Resources related to COVID-19 for the management and operations of primary care team locations are listed below. New and updated resources will be added to the top of each list as they become available.

Originally posted on March 27, 2020. Last updated on July 20, 2022

We will be posting tools and resources to help providers and patients with mental health and wellness throughout and after this crisis. New and updated resources will be added to the top of each list as they become available.

We ask teams who develop or know of good tools to please consider sharing them for distribution. 

Dear Members,
We hope you are all doing well and staying safe as we all navigate through this current wave of COVID-19, while closely monitoring the situation concerning monkeypox cases that have been reported in Europe, the US and now in Quebec and Ontario. Please find attached the following information from the Chief Medical Officer of Health:

TORONTO, April 29, 2022 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) members across the province, AFHTO welcomes the investments in home care, mental health care, and health human resources in the 2022 Ontario Budget, Ontario's Plan to Build.