August 2024

AUGUST NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS

  • EasT-FPN's AGM - Register Today!

  • Toronto Public Health Updates

  • Ontario Health Updates 

  • ETHP Updates 

  • Continuing Medical Education/Webinars

  • Job Board

  • Practice Supports & Patient Resources

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EasT-FPN 5TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

Thursday, October 24th, 2024

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Balmy Beach Club - 360 Lake Front, Toronto, M4E 1A7

  • Join your fellow EasT-FPN members at the 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM). Attendees will approve the EasT-FPN board slate, network with primary care colleagues and participate in an engagement session. 

  • Register now by clicking on the button below.

Toronto Public Health Updates

Pool of Mosquitoes in Toronto Test Positive for West Nile Virus.

TPH recommends the following during the summer months:

Please consider WNV in your differential diagnosis when individuals present with clinically compatible signs and symptoms. WNV symptoms usually start to show between two and 14 days after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito. More information: 

Two new pneumococcal vaccines will be used in Ontario’s publicly funded immunization program to provide broader protection against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD)

TPH is alerting health care providers that beginning July 29, 2024, two new pneumococcal vaccines will be used in Ontario’s publicly funded immunization program to provide broader protection against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD)

Summary of Changes:

TPH advises:

  • Health care providers should use up their current supply of Pneu-C-13 and Pneu-P-23 before transitioning to the newer products. Vaccine orders for Pneu-C-15 and Pneu-C-20 can be made using the Requisition for Biological Supplies Form

  • Children or adults who received all eligible publicly funded doses of pneumococcal vaccines are not eligible for additional dose(s) of the newer vaccine, at this time.

  • For pneumococcal vaccine dosing schedule refer to the Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario  

Ontario Health Updates

Update on the Ontario Breast Screening Program expansion to people ages 40 to 49

  • Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) is pleased to announce that the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) will be expanding to offer breast cancer screening to people ages 40 to 49 on October 8, 2024. As part of expansion, people ages 40 to 49 will be able to self-refer to the program.

  • Click here to view the official announcement. 

  • Click here for some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Check out the Ontario Health Bulleting OHT Update July 2024

ETHP Updates

  • Learn more about  ETHP’s soon-to-launch Integrated Neighbourhood Home Care Program.

  • ETHP is looking for members to join ETHP's Governance Planning Committee. 

    If you would like to take part and have not yet let ETHP know, please contact Anne.Wojtak@tehn.ca to indicate your interest by Thursday, August 8, 2024

    Partners and community members on this Governance Planning Committee will work with the ETHP Backbone Team to: 

    • Identify principles and elements of a governance model that would work for East Toronto and align with proposed regulation; 

    • Propose improvements to ETHP leadership and governance structure, as well as decision-making, that reflect the feedback ETHP have heard from partners and community members; and

    • Develop recommendations to be shared at ETHP's next planning session in fall 2024.  

Continuous Medical Education

 

 Register Now!!

1. SCOPE CME on Plastics, Essentials of Hand Fracture - August 14, 2024 

  • Join us for a SCOPE CME on Plastics, Essentials of Hand Fracture with Dr. Brian Hong on August 14, 2024 at 6.00 PM. 

  • This program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 1 Mainpro+credit.
    *If you are not registered with SCOPE please register here to access all SCOPE services.

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2. Webinar: The Role of Adult Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination to Prevent Disease

3.  Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) 

  • The Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers (CAMAP) has launched the Canadian MAiD curriculum (CMC) and it is free until March 2026.

  •  The curriculum offers a comprehensive total of 81 credits for the CFPC, 27 hours of self-assessment for the RCPSC. 

  • For more information and to register for the MAiD Curriculum, please click here

  • To view Event's Page and 24 new Canadian MAiD Curriculum (CMC) sessions between September to November 2024, please click here

4. Conference - Skin Basics for Primary Care

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00 AM - 4:30PM EDT

  • Location: Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel

  • Registration: www.skinbasics.ca

5. 17th Annual MGH Palliative Care Symposium (formerly Oncology Palliative Care Education Day) 

  • Date: October 24, 2024 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM EDT

  • Location: Precious Blood Parish 1737 Lawrence Ave. East Toronto, ON M1R 2X7

  • Registration: click here

Job Board

 

Integrated Care Pathways - East Toronto Care Network

ETHP (East Toronto’s Ontario Health Team) is launching a new program called East Toronto Care Network that will support the implementation of Integrated Care Pathways (ICPs) to enable coordinated and collaborative care as well as self-management for people living with chronic diseases. Initially, these ICPs will address chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) with plans to expand to address other chronic conditions in the future.

The program is looking for two operational roles for 1-year contracts (with possibility for extension):
Clinical Care Facilitator 
Access Administrator

Practice Support and Patient Resources

  • Dr. Scott Laing co-hosted alongside Andrea Mathieu, Engagement and Adoption Lead at the eHealth Centre of Excellence, and shared tips on ways to reduce administrative burden and improve the clinician experience with inbox notifications. A recording is available here: Session 1: EMR Inbox Management. An accompanying one-pager with tips from the webinar can be found here.

  • The Evidence2Practice Ontario (E2P) program has just launched the COPD tool for Accuro QHR EMR. This complimentary tool supports primary care clinicians with quick access to best practice information when providing care to patients with or at risk of COPD. Features include:

    • Investigations into COPD diagnosis: Supports the confirmation of diagnosis by spirometry and captures results

    • Management supports: Has embedded accessory instruments to measure the degree of disease burden and tracks acute exacerbation. graphs timing, reviews and captures severity to determine the risk of future acute exacerbation.

    • Medication plans: Provides decision support related to recommended pharmacologic treatments. 

This tool is already available in TELUS PS Suite and will be coming soon to OSCAR Pro. 

 What else is available from E2P?

East Toronto Family Practice Network