ED's Weekly
General News
- Trans health connection mentorship program
- Change Foundation survey: seniors and caregivers
- Call for volunteers! June conference
- Calling all artists: 35th Anniversary awards banquet & show
- The Heart and Stroke Foundation's Spark advocacy grant
- Reminder: Community Health Week moved to October
- Job Posting: Financial Analyst
- Job Posting: Administrative Assistant - Policy & Communications
- Facebook for CHCs: Optimizing new Timeline appearance
AOHC conference and workshops
- Early bird deadline April 30: 2012 primary health care conference
- New Webinar! Introduction to the Model of Care for staff and boards
- Customized Singing in Tune workshops are available at your centre
- Customized regional, centre-based and OTN workshops now available!
More conferences and workshops
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General News
Trans health connection mentorship program
Are you new to trans health care? Looking for peer clinical mentors and a community of practice? If you are curious about topical issues around trans health and eager to connect with other providers, our trans health connection mentorship program is right for you! This is a weekly opportunity for professional service providers across the province to call in by telephone and connect with clinicians from the Sherbourne Health Centre LGBT primary health team. Providers are invited to build knowledge, ask questions, and share experiences.
Each week at least one clinician is on the line, accompanied by a wide range of different providers across the province who work with trans clients. Each session explores questions and issues ranging from hormone doses to mental health and advocacy concerns.
These sessions will take place every Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. through teleconferencing. To register for the call, or to learn more, please contact the trans health connection coordinator, Jordan Zaitzow, at jzaitzow@rainbowhealthontario.ca
Change Foundation survey: seniors and caregivers
The Change Foundation is in the process of implementing key components of their Strategic Plan – Hearing the stories, changing the story.
They ask for 10 minutes of your time to take a survey about how you perceive the experiences of seniors with chronic conditions and their caregivers and what you see as the barriers and opportunities to improving that experience. Survey closes April 27.
Conference call for volunteers!
Volunteers make the world go round -- and the AOHC conference too. We are looking for help in a number of different areas, including:
- Pre-event logistics
- Registration clerks
- Audio-visual monitors
- Evaluation & workshop runners
- General conference guides
- Interpreters
- Exhibit support
- Ticket-takers
If you'd like to sign up to volunteer or would like more information, please visit: http://www.aohc.org/index.php?ci_id=9760&la_id=1
Please pass this on to folks at your centre!
Calling all artists: 35th Anniversary awards banquet & show
As part of our 35th anniversary celebrations, the AOHC would like to showcase the best of member centre talent during the June 7 awards banquet & show.
We are inviting artists from all genres (music, dance, spoken word, multimedia, etc) to apply. Submissions from any staff, board members, volunteers or clients affiliated with any member centre are welcome.
If you are interested in finding out more, or would like to submit a sample of your work for consideration, please contact Sophie Bart at sophie@aohc.org by April 27, 2012. Final selections will be made in early May.
Apply for the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Spark Advocacy Grant
Do you want to spark change in your community to help kids be more active and increase their access to healthy food? The Heart and Stroke Foundation can help! Applications are being accepted for Spark advocacy grants, which help groups spark action on this issue in their communities. This competition provides financial support for advocacy initiatives that focus on increasing access to physical activity and/or healthy food for children across the province.
For more information and application instructions, please visit www.heartandstroke.ca/spark.
Apply now! Application deadline is May 1st.
Reminder: Community Health Week has moved to October
Just in case your centre was starting to plan for Community Health Week, we wanted to remind you that the week-long celebration has been moved to the first week of October. The decision was made at a recent AOHC board meeting. The reason: the extensive planning required to make Community Health Week a success will no longer conflict with the extensive planning required to make the annual AOHC conference a success!
And of course don't forget to register for the conference at aohc.org/conference.
Job posting: Financial Analyst
AOHC is looking for a skilled Financial Analyst to support our Information Management System (IMS) strategy. The position is a two-year contract (with possibility of extension).
AOHC is leading a variety of exciting IT/IM projects on behalf of Ontario's Community Health Centres. These projects will position CHC's as leaders in the use of electronic information for client care, planning and service delivery.
For more information about job requirements, qualifications, and application instructions, check out our posting here.
Application deadline: Friday April 27, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Job posting: Administrative Assistant - Policy & Communications
AOHC is looking for a qualified candidate to provide administrative support to our Policy &
Communications team. The Policy & Communications team develops and delivers initiatives that advance the
association’s public policy and advocacy agenda and also oversees organizational communications.
The ideal candidate for this position must have excellent administrative and organizational skills,
highly-developed ability in minute-taking and word processing and experience working with online tools,
superior written and oral communication skills, good attention to detail and high degree of flexibility. The
candidate should also be equipped to work collaboratively within a dynamic and energetic team using a
culturally-competent approach.
For more information about job requirements, qualifications, and application instructions, check out our posting here.
Application deadline: Friday April 20, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Facebook for CHCs: Optimizing new Timeline appearance
CHCchat takes place every Thursday afternoon between 3-4 p.m. on Twitter.
Early bird deadline April 30: AOHC's 2012 primary health care conference
The speakers list has grown to include both The Honourable Deb Matthews, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and Assistant Deputy Minister Dr. Vasanthi Srinivasan,
Now you can find the 42 workshops grouped according to themes.
Other confirmed speakers at this action-oriented conference include:
- Steven Lewis, one of Canada's leading primary health care experts;
- Representatives from Alaska's Southcentral Foundation, home of the world-renowned Nuka model of care;
- Cathy Fooks, CEO and President of the Change Foundation;
- Dr. Rick Glazier of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies
- Dr. Kieran Moore of Queen's University
- Paul Huras, CEO of South East Local Health Integration Network in Belleville
- System transformation coach Ted Ball
You'll find more about themes, workshops and who should attend at aohc.org/conference / aohc.org/conferenceannuelle.
Early bird rates in effect until April 30, and members benefit from group discounts. Register now!
New Webinar! Introduction to the Model of Care for staff and boards
Our introductory webinars are being offered monthly in 2012. These webinars will
serve as an orientation for new staff and board members. Attendees will gain essential understanding of
Community Health Centres and our Model of Care.
This webinar is offered on the last Monday of each month.
APRIL 30, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Register at: https://student.gototraining.com/r/7123318362760063488
After
registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.
MAY
28, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Register at: https://student.gototraining.com/r/6943960528479255808
After
registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.
JUNE
25, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 1:30
p.m.
Register at:https://student.gototraining.com/r/1925191324984086784
After
registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.
For more
information, or to register for these workshops, please contact us at capacitybuilding@aohc.org
Customized Singing in Tune workshops are available at your Centre now available!
Customized Singing in Tune workshops with Mary MacNutt and Heidi
Schaeffer are now available at your Centre upon request!
Please email capacitybuilding@aohc.org
Customized regional, centre-based and OTN workshops now available!
Customized regional, centre-based and OTN workshops are available on request.
Please email capacitybuilding@aohc.org
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Conference
Georgian College and the Law Foundation of Ontario - through its Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship - are hosting a conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the justice system. The conference, FASD and Justice: Effective Community Response, will take place Thursday May 24, 2012 at Georgian College in Barrie, ON.
This one-day conference will inform your work through the exploration of innovative programming, highlighting emerging practices that can advance the response to FASD in Ontario. Lawyer, teacher and advocate Jonathan Rudin will anchor the event with a keynote address on FASD and Justice to help define a more measured and effective response to addressing legal issues related to FASD. He will be followed by a panel discussion and a selection of dynamic workshops where alternatives to the current approach of dealing with crime and crime prevention, and offenders and victims are considered.
For more information on the conference and how to register, please contact Kimberly Glaze at kimberly.glaze@georgiancollege.ca, or call us at 705-329-3129.
Registration Deadline: May 17, 2012
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