Calling all AFHTO Members to shine a light on your team’s accomplishments. Nominate an outstanding team or individual for a “Bright Lights” Award by July 26, 2017.

The “Bright Lights” Awards recognize leadership, outstanding work and significant progress being made to improve the value delivered by interprofessional primary care teams across Ontario. Select award recipients will receive an education grant valued at $3,000. “Bright Lights” Award recipients are:

On May 25, 2016, the Government of Ontario launched the Ontario First Nations Health Action Plan (OFNHAP), a multi-year initiative to improve health care for Indigenous peoples in Ontario. A key part of this Plan is the creation or expansion of new primary care teams; community-based models of primary health care that are designed based on the needs and cultures of the communities they will serve. We are pleased to inform you that the Expression of Interest (EOI) process for this important initiative has now opened.

Registration now open for the AFHTO 2017 Conference!

Improving Primary Care Together October 25 & 26, 2017 – Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario

Barrie Today article published May 29, 2017. Article in full pasted below. Barrie Today Staff. Barrie Today NEW TECUMSETH - Dr. Matt Myatt, chief of emergency medicine and Dr. Mohammad Keshoofy, general surgeon at Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH), have received the Dr.

Influential Women of Northern Ontario profile published in 2017. Profile in full pasted below. By Influential Women of Northern Ontario

Executive of the Year - Marathon

Joanne Berube

Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for concurrent session and poster presentations at the AFHTO 2017 Conference. The working groups have now reviewed all submissions and a notification e-mail has been sent to each contact person. If you are part of a group that has prepared an abstract, please ensure your group contact has received an e-mail including the words “AFHTO 2017 Conference” in the subject on June 5th, 2017.

Improving Primary Care Together

Interested in submitting a poster or concurrent session abstract for the AFHTO 2017 Conference but not sure how to proceed? Help is available!