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Lambton Shield article published August 31, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Editorial Staff, Lambton Shield Patients in Sarnia Lambton who have been pre-identified as frequent 911 callers and Emergency Department patients, are now able to access proactive, non-emergency care through the Community Paramedicine Program.

Help is coming soon for teams interested in doing more for their patients with pain and/or addictions and, at the same time, managing opioid use. See recent investment by MOHLTC in a project led by CAMH, which acknowledges the crucial role that primary care providers play in addressing the opioid challenge. This investment builds on the successful model of support for smoking cessation that is well established in over 80% of FHTs.

The Petrolia Topic article published August 22, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Melissa Shilz, Postmedia Network Hot summer months can spell trouble for those suffering from breathing difficulties, and the Central Lambton Family Health Team wanted to do something to help. They began their monthly Lung Health Education Program in July.

Global News article published August 17, 2017. Article in full pasted below.

Jeanne Pengelly, Global  News

From the Patient Priorities Questionnaire, we learned a lot about what matters most to patients when it comes to their relationships and their primary care providers, but we want to dig deeper. We also want to hear from them about how we should find out, because we know many of them found the survey lengthy and tedious.

We’ve been taking advantage of the long summer days to make the AFHTO 2017 Conference even better for you. Now featuring new and updated sessions including:

St. Catharines Standard article published August 9, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Cheryl Clock, St. Catharines Standard The women follow a narrow dirt path into a community of towering white pine trees. The pin-straight trunks, bare lower to the ground, erupt like green fireworks exploding into a blue sky.

According to a recently released report by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), there is an uneven distribution of family physicians across the province that's impacting Ontarians' access to health care.

Congratulations to Kawartha North FHT for earning an Ontario Trillium Grant over an 11-month period (August 2017 to July 2018) to build inclusive and engaged communities in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County that tackle poverty reduction. This work continues the efforts of a joint Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan supported by the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County in 2012.

Bancroft This Week article published August 3, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Sarah Sobanski, Bancroft This Week North Hastings Hospital is celebrating the first graduating class of its pulmonary rehabilitation program — and the program’s continuation.