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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.
AFHTO 2017 Conference: Last day for early-bird registration & only day to get free André Picard book with reception ticket
AFHTO 2017 Conference “Improving Primary Care Together”Early-bird registration closes tonight! |
Guelph FHT and Partners Open New Rapid Access Addiction Clinic
The Record article published September 20, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Johanna Weidner, Waterloo Region Record Guelph has a new rapid access addiction clinic, the first of its kind in the area.
AFHTO 2017 Conference: join Dr. Jeremy Petch & André Picard at Bright Lights Reception; early bird closes Oct. 2!
Don’t miss out! Early-bird registration closes on October 2, 2017.
Three Draft Quality Standards Related to Opioids Available for Feedback
To help tackle the growing opioid problem, Health Quality Ontario is developing three sets of quality standards. The first one outlines for patients and clinicians what quality care looks like for adults and adolescents with opioid use disorder and the other two provide guidance on prescribing opioids for the management of chronic and acute pain.
Inner City FHT Mix Cooking and Community in Life Skills Program
Toronto Star article published September 14, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Emily Mathieu, Housing Reporter It is mid-morning in a packed upstairs kitchen at The 519 community centre and Kristen Ireland is brandishing an eggplant and making upbeat and practiced demands.