2020 Conference Themes
Tectonic shifts: rebuilding primary care in a new world
The experience of primary care teams during the early phase of COVID-19
Research article published in BMC Primary Care 23, 294 (2022)
The experience of primary care teams during the early phase of COVID-19: A qualitative study of primary care practice leaders in Ontario, Canada
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Practical Technologies that can Enable Ageing in Place
Thu, May 19, 2022
ZOOM Webinar
HOSTED BY Sinai health, national institute of ageing, university health network & primary care collaborative
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health and University Health Network (UHN) and Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing (NIA), will be presenting on Practical Technologies that can Enable Ageing in Place on May 19, from 9:00 – 10:00am EDT. This webinar is presented by Sinai Health, in partnership with the NIA, UHN, and the Primary Care Collaborative.
Delivery of Patient Care in Ontario’s FHTs during the First Wave of COVID-19
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Objective: The objective of this paper was to identify continuations and changes in care delivery methods in primary care teams during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tough nuts to crack: The Burlington FHT Physiotherapy team during the pandemic
GLAD Canada is a 7-week program of education and exercise for people with osteoarthritis of the hip and/or knee. The program was developed in Denmark in 2013 and was first licensed in Canada in 2016. It is now offered at over 200 public and private sites across the country.
Health Care Navigation Service – Coming Soon
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The Ontario government is awarding a contract to create a one-stop, digitally enabled navigation tool with fully bilingual services that will increase access to care and improve equity. This new tool expected to be ready in early 2022, where Ontarians will have a ‘Digital Front Door’ to Ontario’s health care system, offering a place where they can have easier access to health information, advice, initial triage, symptom checking, mental health and addictions supports, home and community care, caregiver supports, information on finding a local doctor or nurse practitioner, and virtual care to become connected to health information and health care services across the province and to receive guidance throughout their health care journey.
Ontario Health has been assigned contract management for the navigation tool and will work closely with the consortium, the ministry, and key stakeholders to design and implement this service. The ministry and Ontario Health will continue to work closely with health care sector partners to harness their expertise and insights on how best to support health care system navigation and address patients and providers’ needs.
Helpful Resources:
• Health Care Navigation Service overview (attached document)
Breaking Free Online – Digital Support Tool for Substance Use Disorder
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Ontario Health has launched Breaking Free Online, an online therapy tool for Ontarians 16 and up to support recovery from the use of over 70 substances such as tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, including opioids, and help prevent a relapse. The solution is free for patients and providers and is available 24/7 in both English and French. Primary care providers can refer their patients to Breaking Free Online directly or choose to implement it as a tool to facilitate ongoing treatment.
Getting Started: To implement Breaking Free Online, please email Nicholette Smith at nsmith@breakingfreegroup.com to receive your organization’s service code. You will use this service code to enrol clients, access resources in the operational toolkit, and view real-time data analytics via an online outcomes dashboard.
Helpful Resources:
• Breaking Free: Addressing Substance Use Disorders Through Digital Innovation (attached document)
• Video Overview
• Extensive Peer-Reviewed Research
• Q&A
Central Brampton FHT QIDSS recognized by OntarioMD
Samantha Gupta, Quality Improvement Decision Support Specialist at Central Brampton FHT, was recognized with an OMD Luminary Award, 2021.