Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO)
400 University Ave, Suite 2100 M5G 1S5 Toronto, ON, Canada

How collaboration created an essential PPE community hub during the 1st wave of #COVID19- including volunteers & resources from Thames Valley Family Health Team and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Western University This 4-episode special spotlights sessions from #AFHTO2020. Listen & share episode one today https://www.hiroc.com//rebuilding-primary-care-janet-dang- Listen & share episode one today

Sarnia Lambton OHT looks like they'll focus on transforming care for seniors & advancing youth #mentalhealth and addiction services. Congratulations to Rapids Family Health Team, Central Lambton Family Health Team and your #OHT partners- we look forward to seeing your work!

"Virtual care allowed Emily the visit but continuity of care saved her life."

Thank you to the teams that participated in these studies! Click below to learn more about Primary Care Teams’ Response to COVID-19 #PrimaryCareAlwaysThere http://ow.ly/GtJu50CtrQo

Congratulations Brantford Brant OHT on your team's approval! Looking forward to seeing your year 1 work with our member PrimaCare Community Family Health Team to improve access, coordination and transitions in care for persons experiencing #mentalhealth, addictions, dementia, and/or homelessness. Learn more about their OHT here: http://brantoht.ca/

Peterborough Family Health Team offers drive-through flu shots #PrimaryCareFluFighters https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com//photos-peterborou

Teams brainstormed innovative ways to deliver care with their community partners to meet patient needs. #PrimaryCareAlwaysThere #DigitalHealthWeek http://ow.ly/7mgW50CpdHN

Primary Care teams support all areas of care- including virtual! Check out these digital health initiatives: http://ow.ly/N2BM50Coei5 Our Bright Lights Award Nominees for this category include: Barrie and Community Family Health Team Summerville Family Health Team Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Thamesview Family Health Team Aurora-Newmarket Family Health Team Amherstburg Family Health Team The Mount Sinai Hospital... #ThinkDigitalHealth #DigitalHealthWeek #PrimaryCareAlwaysThere

Our team members St. Michael's Hospital Academic FHT, Inner City Family Health Team and Sherbourne Health are collaborating as part of the Downtown East Toronto OHT! Congratulations and we can't wait to how you care for the homeless and adults struggling with #mentalhealth and addictions. https://www.detoht.ca

Primary care kept their doors open to maintain continuity of care for patients - and we continue to do so. Flip through our storybook here: https://simplebooklet.com/primarycareteamscovid19 Or watch the video:... https://youtu.be/cA2WcTw6LQI #PrimaryCareAlwaysThere

Happy to have presented three posters at the Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day 2020, focusing on how #primarycareteams stepped up during the pandemic and measuring the patient experience with the pivot to virtual care.

Congratulations again to Couchiching FHT and Couchiching OHT for winning #AFHTO2020 Bright Light Awards! https://www.orilliamatters.com//local-family-health-teams-

Our congratulations to Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Ontario Health Team (FL&A-OHT), whose first year focus is on integrating & coordinating home care, community service, #MHA & hospital to home transitions with Upwards arrow #primarycare - including 6 of our member FHTs- Kingston Family Health Team, Lakelands Family Health Team, Loyalist Family Health Team, Maple Family Health Team, Queen's Family Health Team & Sharbot Lake Family Health Team #YGK #OHTs https://www.flaoht.ca/

Bridgepoint FHT staff delivered over 800 vaccines in just 3 days at their outdoor flu clinic, all while maintaining regular services and access level. #PrimaryCareFluFighters #PrimaryCareAlwaysThere

Take a look at the Public Health Ontario - Santé publique Ontario IPAC Assessment Checklist for #primarycare during COVID-19. Now available on the AFHTO website: http://ow.ly/tZwz50BZ5Vc

Congratulations to the Bright Lights 2020 Award Winners! Awards videos, winner profiles and full ceremony video now available Central Brampton Family Health Team Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic Thames Valley Family Health Team The Centre for Family Medicine https://www.afhto.ca//congratulations-bright-lights-2020-a

This October, take the Pledge to #StoptheSpread of COVID-19. Renew your commitment to do your part to #flattenthecurve, and encourage others to do the same. Share your story about how you are doing your part and who you are doing it for. Our collective success depends on each of us making the right choices. We are in this together. Take the pledge and share: www.ontariocovidpledge.ca

See how social prescribing can support health and well-being!

Very pleased to be part of this partnership!

#AFHTO2020 early bird deadline and group discount expires today. Register before midnight EDT! https://www.afhto.ca//ev/afhto-2020-conference-october-8-9

With our primary care colleagues Ontario College of Family Physicians - OCFP and Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario we support the Ontario Hospital Association's call for stricter public health measures to help curb the escalation of COVID-19 cases. Decisive action is needed now. https://www.afhto.ca//Letter%20to%20Premier%20from%20AFHTO

Just 2 days to the #AFHTO2020 early bird deadline! Group discount available.https://www.afhto.ca//afhto-2020-conference-just-over-one-

Just over one week left to register at the #AFHTO2020 early bird rate. Group discount available! https://www.afhto.ca//afhto-2020-conference-just-over-one-

Built-in flexibility: since #AFHTO2020 is virtual, we don't need to consider room capacity. If you have registered for the relevant day, you can attend any concurrent session. Feel free to switch from one session to another if you want! #primarycare https://bit.ly/2ZPigSF