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AFHTO releases two statements: care coordination/population-based primary care
December 7, 2015 – Today the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario released two new statements as part of members’ ongoing work to improve access and integration of care in a sustainable health system. These two statements respond to and build on recent reports:
Primary care teams in a population-based health system
Population-based primary care is about effective management of the health of defined groups of people. It ensures all within this group are attached to a regular primary care provider and can access the appropriate care when they need it. The province’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care convened an Expert Advisory Committee to recommend how to ensure access to appropriate care for all Ontarians.
Undervalued: The revolving door of dietitians
Sudbury Northern Life article published on November 30, 2015. Article pasted in full below Jonathan Migneault - Sudbury Northern Life
Video: Why D2D Matters – A family doctor’s perspective
Data to Decisions (D2D) is a membership-wide report on performance in primary care. In this 4 minute video, Dr. Michelle Greiver, North York FHT, describes the reasons she values Data to Decisions. Share this video with your colleagues, physicians and board members to start conversations about how your team could benefit from D2D.
Report: Changes needed to improve retention, services and access to dietitians in Ontario's primary health care
On November 25, Dietitians of Canada released the Dietitian Workforce in Ontario Primary Health Care Survey Report. Over four hundred dietitians working in FHTs, NPLCs, CHCs and FHOs were surveyed in spring 2015 to describe the current workforce and roles of the dietitian, and to identify factors supporting the integration of their roles into the healthcare system. Patient access to nutrition care, challenges working to full potential and high turnover all arose as key issues.
Re: Ontario plans health-care overhaul -- sorely needed!
On November 24, 2015, The Globe and Mail published an article Ontario plans to target home care in overhaul of health care system. In response, AFHTO together with the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) sent a joint letter to the editor:
ICES Report: Comparison of FHTs to Other Ontario Primary Care Models, 2004/05 to 2011/12
On November 25, 2015 the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) released the report Comparison of Family Health Teams to Other Ontario Primary Care Models, 2004/05 to 2011/12. This report compares outcomes of Family Health Team (FHT) patients in relation to other major models of primary care in Ontario over time.
Nurse practitioner-led clinics embraced in Essex, Belle River | Windsor Star
Windsor Star article published on November 23, 2015.
Article in full pasted below. Brian Cross, Windsor Star
They don’t rush you, is the first thing that struck Essex retiree Jean St. Pierre when she began getting her primary care from a nurse practitioner instead of a doctor.
Clarence-Rockland Family Health Team named clinic of year | CBC
CBC article posted Nov. 18, 2015. Article in full pasted below. CBC News
AFHTO 2016 Conference: Date Change – October 17 & 18, 2016
The AFHTO 2016 Conference has been moved 2 days earlier to Monday, October 17 and Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Add this event to your calendar. Help shape the AFHTO 2016 Conference. Look for the calls in: