News
Peterborough FHT launches Trans Care Clinic
Peterborough This Week article published March 8, 2017. Article in full pasted below. This Week PETERBOROUGH — Primary care services in Peterborough are expanding as the Family Health Team launches the Trans Care Clinic.
D2D 4.1: Starting to move beyond measurement
Today’s release of Data to Decisions (D2D) 4.1 contains early signals that variation in performance between teams is decreasing. Reducing variation is an important goal in quality improvement.
Data to Decisions (D2D) advancing primary care measurement
Improving and demonstrating the value of primary care
AFHTO members are guided by the Starfield Principles – focusing on the relationship with patients and the primary care team’s ability to deliver the care patients value. Its objective is to optimize quality, access and total health system cost of care for patients.
Dilico FHT One of Six Funded Aboriginal Midwifery Programs
CBC News article published February 10, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Cathy Alex, CBC News The Ontario government is establishing six Aboriginal midwifery programs, with the goal of offering culturally appropriate child and maternity care to a number of Indigenous communities.
Volunteers for Ontario’s Patient and Family Advisory Council Needed
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) is inviting patients, families, and caregivers to apply to be a member of the new provincial Patient and Family Advisory Council. No experience is necessary — you simply need to be 18 years of age or older and live in Ontario. Over the course of 18 months, the Council will advise on:
Meaningful Measurement in primary care: Beyond the body parts
NB: Personal invitations have already been sent to all LHIN primary care and quality leads. The information below is being shared with AFHTO members for use in encouraging their LHIN physicians leads to attend the session.
Memory Clinics Coming to 17 More Sites Thanks to ARTIC
The Primary Care Memory Clinic initiative will expand to 17 more clinics across rural, remote, and underserviced communities in Ontario, including multiple AFHTO members, through the support of the Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) Program. Dr.
OPTIMUM: Better treatment for elderly patients with treatment-resistant depression
Do you have any older patients with depression who are not making progress with their treatment? There is support available for them and for you!
No matter where you are in Ontario, you can sign your patients up to get better access to scarce geriatric psychiatry support at no charge. In addition, you and your patients will be compensated for your expenses and efforts. This is because the support is being offered in the context of a research project coming out of the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH).AFHTO’s 2017 Pre-Budget Submission
AFHTO submitted its recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs as part of the 2017 Ontario Pre-Budget Consultations on Jan. 20, 2017. In this upcoming provincial budget, we call on the government to strengthen primary care so that it can deliver on its commitments outlined in the Patients First Act and ensure all Ontarians receive access to high quality, comprehensive, interprofessional team-based care.