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Announcing the Bright Lights 2017 Award Winners
AFHTO has named the winners of our annual Bright Lights Awards. These innovators have improved primary care by making the most of their resources, strengthening interprofessional collaboration, and building strong partnerships beyond their walls. This has resulted in better patient outcomes, better access, and better experience of care. Review committees made up of AFHTO members selected the winners from more than 70 nominations.
Manitoulin Central FHT Physician Awarded Associated Medical Services (AMS) Phoenix Fellowship
The Manitoulin Expositor article published October 20, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Expositor Staff, The Manitoulin Expositor MINDEMOYA—A Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) faculty member who works at the Manitoulin Central Family Health Team and Manitoulin Health Centre in Mindemoya, Dr.
2017 Concurrent Sessions
Our concurrent session presentations are organized into six 45-minute timeslots (two on Day 1, four on Day 2) and seven themes.
Premier Kathleen Wynne Grants Georgina’s NPLC $1.63 million
York Region article published October 18, 2017. Article in full pasted below.
AFHTO 2017 Conference: Tips for your arrival and stay
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It’s now less than one week to the AFHTO 2017 Co
Leadership and Decision-Making in Today's Reality
"Tackling Really, Really, Really Hard Problems": Leadership and Decision-Making in Today's Reality Calling all EDs and Administrative Leads…this session’s for you!
2017 Annual Report – Improving Primary Health Care Together
This year, AFHTO engaged in a strategic planning exercise that led to the development of a new strategic plan with a new shared vision - High quality, sustainable, team-based primary health care.
Pharmacists Managing People with Diabetes in Primary Care: 10 Years of Experience at the Hamilton Family Health Team
Article published in the Canadian Journal of Diabetes (in press September 2017). Abstract Currently known: Pharmacist interventions can have a positive impact on the clinical outcomes of patients who have diabetes. New information: Primary Care Family Health Teams can be an excellent setting for pharmacists interested in providing collaborative diabetes care and to practice to their full scope.
Algonquin FHT Physician-Pharmacist Team the First to Use E-Prescription Software
Muskoka Region article published October 2, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Alison Brownlee, Huntsville Forester MUSKOKA — Muskoka has kick-started the end of the paper-based medical prescription era across Canada. Dr. David Mathies and Dr.
D2D 5.0: Demonstrating the value of primary care teams – AGAIN!
The results are in for D2D 5.0. As usual, AFHTO members have full access to all the data through the interactive report. A summary of performance at the province and LHIN levels is available on AFHTO’s public web page. Some of the highlights from this most recent release of D2D are listed below.