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Inequities in Ontario’s online health card renewal system must be addressed so marginalized people are not left behind
MEDIA STATEMENT
December 7, 2021
The Alliance for Healthier Communities (Alliance), the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO), the Indigenous Primary Health Care Council (IPHCC), and the Nurse Practitioner-led Clinic Association (NPLCA) call on the government to address the inequities in the online health card renewal system.
Delivery of Patient Care in Ontario’s FHTs during the First Wave of COVID-19
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this paper was to identify continuations and changes in care delivery methods in primary care teams during the COVID-19 pandemic.
OCFP recognises AFHTO members at 2021 Awards Ceremony
AFHTO congratulates physicians in our member family health teams who were recognized on Wednesday, November 11, 2021, at the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) 2021 Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to all those recognized this year:
Dr. Barb Zelek of Marathon FHT, named 2021 Reg. L Perkin Ontario Family Physician of the Year as well as Regional Family Physician of the Year
Family Medicine Resident of the Year – Ontario’s Rising Star
Implementing Social Interventions in Primary Care
According to research published in in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ November 08, 2021 193 (44)), most family physicians now report that they engage in some degree of social intervention in the management of patients. However, outside of community health centres, social interventions are still not a routine part of primary care practice and are not yet considered “standard of care.”
To read more, visit: Implementing social interventions in primary care (CMAJ)
Bruyère Receives Award in Innovation from CAN Health
Retrieved from Bruyère Receives Award in Innovation from CAN Health on November 8, 2021.
Today, Bruyère is pleased to accept the CAN Health Network’s Disrupter of the Year Award.
The Disruptor of the Year Award recognizes health care operators who championed CAN Health’s mission of breaking down traditional barriers, helping Canadian companies introduce innovative solutions across the country.
Tough nuts to crack: The Burlington FHT Physiotherapy team during the pandemic
GLAD Canada is a 7-week program of education and exercise for people with osteoarthritis of the hip and/or knee. The program was developed in Denmark in 2013 and was first licensed in Canada in 2016. It is now offered at over 200 public and private sites across the country.
‘Decrease wait times’ focus behind Georgina's nurse practitioner clinic that director promises will be 'gorgeous'
York Region News article published November 2, 2021
By Amanda Persico
Same location, brand-new clinic.
The Georgina Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (GNPLC) will soon be returning to its former location on Dalton Road in Sutton.