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Six new doctors for Prince Edward FHT
The Intelligencer article published on June 1, 2018 By Luke Hendry, The Intelligencer At a time when many parts of the Quinte region are facing doctor shortages, Prince Edward County is flush.
City of Lakes FHT receives grant to research use of psychoactive drugs
The Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association (NOAMA) has awarded the COLFHT a $50,000 research grant to address inappropriate or overuse of benzodiazepines. NOAMA is the governance organization responsible for administering the Ministry of Health and OMA negotiated NOSM Academic Funding Plan to support the development of new and innovative approaches in health care delivery, and to support leadership in the dissemination of knowledge across the healthcare system.
Is Your Team Ready? New Amendments to Non-Profit Governance
This webinar was hosted in partnership with Miller Thomson LLP for all AFHTO members about recent changes to the Ontario Corporations Act (OCA). Amendments were made to this Act following the passage of the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017. These amendments to the OCA brought flexibility to the Ontario non-profit governance rules. The webinar with Miller Thomson LLP included the following:
Is Your Team Ready? New Amendments to Non-Profit Governance
This webinar was hosted in partnership with Miller Thomson LLP for all AFHTO members about recent changes to the Ontario Corporations Act (OCA).
Increased access to primary care in Kapuskasing area
TimminsToday article published on May 4, 2018 TimminsToday staff NEWS RELEASE NORTH EAST LOCAL HEALTH INTEGRATION NETWORK People will have greater access to high-quality health care closer to home thanks to a new team of health care professionals coming to Kapuskasing and a new Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Team that will serve Indigenous Northerners.
Province commits $1.2M in funding to expand Burlington FHT
Burlington Post article published May 3, 2018. Article in full pasted below. John Bkila, Burlington Post More health-care professionals are headed to Burlington, thanks to $1.2 million in provincial funding.
LeaderShift Webinars: Overviews of the Healthcare System and Advancing Primary Care
On April 19, April 26, and September 19, 2018, the OCSA hosted LeaderShift webinars, and AFHTO members were invited.
LeaderShift is a leadership development project being led by the OCSA in partnership with AFHTO, the Alliance for Healthier Communities, and Addictions and Mental Health Ontario. ThesAFHTO 2018 Conference: May the 4th be with you as we extend your deadline- now Monday at noon.
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Revised due date to submit abstracts for concurrent sessions and posters is Monday, May 7 at 12:00 noon |
Superior FHT weaving care for healthy, happy seniors
SooToday.com article published May 1, 2018.
Article in full pasted below.
Health TAPESTRY program, with a July start date, will aim to address elderly Superior Family Health Team patients health care needs before they worsen