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Patient Engagement Tools from HQO
Health Quality Ontario (HQO) has developed new tools to help health care providers get started with engaging their patients.
Patient engagement means patients, their families and other caregivers working together with health care professionals to improve the quality of Ontario's health system. The framework for patient engagement can help you plan, implement, and evaluate patient engagement activities. It provides an overview of theWebinar: Managing Chronic Heart Failure in Primary Care
We are presenting this webinar for AFHTO members in partnership with the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario (CCN). The webinar will introduce CCN and a toolkit which is under development to support the management of Chronic Heart Failure in Primary Care Settings. Presenters will have an opportunity to provide input regarding the format, content, and mode of delivery for this tool.
Central Lambton FHT: Expanding access to mental health services for youth
Petrolia Topic article published on October 4, 2016. Article in full pasted below. Melissa Schlilz, Postmedia Network
2016 Annual Report | Equity, Integration and Access: Shaping a Population-Focused Health System
AFHTO’s vision is that all Ontarians will have timely access to high-quality and comprehensive primary care – care that is informed by the social determinants of health, delivered by collaborative teams, and anchored in an integrated, equitable and sustainable health system. Our 2016 Annual Report, Equity, Integration and Access: Shaping a Population-Focused Health System chronicles the work of AFHTO and its members to move Ontario toward that vision.
AFHTO 2016 Conference: registration still open. Pick your sessions.
| Presenters putting the final touches on their slides, chefs prepping their menus, and your peers printing their posters - we’re gearing up for the AFHTO 2016 Conference and all we need is you. There is still time for you and your team to register for energizing discussions, forward-looking plenaries, and networking with your colleagues. |
A better way to track follow-up after hospitalization
Primary care providers know the importance of following up with their patients after hospitalization. They also know the importance of tracking how well they are doing with that. Read on for a description of a better measure of how the entire team provides follow-up after hospitalization.
AFHTO’s next CEO assumes office November 30
On behalf of the AFHTO board of directors, I’m pleased to announce that Ms. Kavita Mehta has accepted the offer to become AFHTO’s next CEO, effective November 30, 2016.
FHT study: Team approach improves quality of life for COPD patients
UPDATE - 05 October, 2016: Another story about this award-winning research project was published in the Amherstburg River Town Times.