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ECHO Ontario Mental Health Virtual CoP- Feb. 26 deadline
We'd like to invite you to join an exciting new project which aims to build a virtual community of practice, expand knowledge, and increase capacity to manage clients with mental illness and/or addiction in primary care. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has partnered with the University of Toronto to develop ECHO (Extension of Clinical Health Outcomes) Ontario Mental Health at CAMH and the University of Toronto (ECHO Ontario Mental Health).
Thamesview FHT & partners providing cancer support programs open to public
Thamesview FHT has partnered with Windsor Regional Hospital to provide support programs for cancer patients and their family and friends within the Chatham area. “Sexuality and Cancer” and “A Life After Cancer Educational Series” are also available via video conference using the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN). Cancer patients often have to leave Chatham-Kent to receive advance treatment, which involves a lot of time, travel and expense. Then they’re also recommended to participate in support programs, which may mean even more travel.
Embedded Clinician Researcher Salary Award (CIHR) - deadline March 3, 2016
New Funding Opportunity for Clinician Researchers
To enable health care innovation, clinical leaders need support, particularly those leaders with a vision for innovative change, the collaborative skills to facilitate implementation, and the research capacity to develop a programmatic approach to scientific investigation.
D2D 3.0: Progress in meaningful measurement for primary care
Today’s release of Data to Decisions (D2D) 3.0 demonstrates significant progress by family health teams and nurse practitioner-led clinics to advance manageable and meaningful measurement for improved patient care.
Op-ed: Family Health Team poised to play larger role in primary care
Guelph Mercury article published on January 27, 2016. Article in full pasted below. Ross Kirckconnell, Guelph Mercury A discussion paper released in December by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care proposes a significant overhaul of the primary care model to deliver "more effective integration of services and greater equity ...
Starfield Principles: Valuing Comprehensive Primary Care
There is a compelling association between comprehensive primary care and system efficiency and effectiveness. The lifelong work of the late Barbara Starfield observed that an investment in primary care was associated with improved system quality, equity and efficiency (reduced cost). In British Columbia this efficiency was quantified by Marcus Hollander. The total cost of care was measured for the sickest patients.
Couchiching FHT to be named 2016 LEADing Practice
Congratulations to the Couchiching Family Health Team for being named a 2016 LEADing Practice Initiative. The FHT is being recognized for exemplary use of digital tools to strengthen clinical practice and provider experience. Couchiching FHT’s project integrated a tablet-based system into their EMR to screen patients at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Primary Care’s united response to Minister’s Patients First proposal
In a letter to Minister Eric Hoskins six associations of the Ontario Primary Care Council (OPCC) have provided initial feedback on the Province’s plans to strengthen our health care system.
Budget Talks 2016: ask the Ontario government to address recruitment and retention
The Ontario government has opened Budget Talks 2016, an online portal for Ontarians to offer feedback to the government on 2016/17 budget planning, which provides another opportunity to raise awareness of the need for sufficient funding for recruitment and retention.