ED's Weekly
General news
- Big changes ahead in healthcare
- Healthydebate's first public event: money matters!
- 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
- Job Posting: Financial Analyst
- Job Posting: Transition Coordinator
- Job
Posting: Data Migration Analyst
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
- 3rd Annual Health Promotion and Community Development PLG
- Customized Singing in Tune workshops are available at your centre
- Customized regional, centre-based and OTN workshops now
available!
Information Management Strategy updates
- Community Initiative project and tool update
- BIRT deployment progress report
- News Flash: AOHC signs data migration and data retention contract
- Rod's blog: pick his brain!
Centre news
- Reminder: Community Health Week moved to October
- CHC chat: Social media for CHCs: moving beyond communications
- Access Alliance's LGBTQ drop-in
- Trans health connection mentorship program
More conferences and workshops
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General News
Big changes ahead in healthcare
Health system transformation has begun! After over 25 years of advocacy for health system reform, the Ontario government is finally making some big changes to reward organizations that provide good quality “patient-centred care."
In his most recent blog, Ted Ball discusses the new economic incentives and merger strategies that will drive change in our healthcare system over the next few years. Ted is a system transformation coach, and former policy advisor and former chief of staff to Ministers of Health from all three political parties. Ted will lead a workshop at AOHC's upcoming primary health care conference.
Healthydebate’s first public event:
money matters!
One in five of
health care dollars in Ontario is spent paying doctors. How they are paid impacts the quality and costs of
health care.
Healthydebate.ca introduces their first public event, Money Matters: how your doctor gets paid impacts the quality of your health care. They promise a lively discussion on options and opportunities for change.
When: Tuesday, May 8, 5:30 – 7:30
p.m.
Where: 209 Victoria Street, Toronto (2nd
floor)
Li
Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital
Come out and let us know what matters to you when it comes to paying your doctor.
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
Sign up to volunteer or get more information.
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.
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.
Application instructions and more information.
Apply now! Application deadline is May 1st.
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 job posting.
Application deadline: Friday April 27, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Job
posting: Transition coordinator
AOHC is looking for
a skilled Transition Coordinator to support our Information Management System (IMS) Strategy. The incumbent
will coordinate and facilitate the transition from a legacy system to a new EMR system, serving as the
primary contact and liaison between the AOHC IMS project team and the CHCs.
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 job posting.
Application deadline: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Job posting: Data migration analyst
AOHC is looking for a skilled Data Migration Analyst to support our Information Management System (IMS) strategy. This position is critical to the successful deployment and implementation of the CMS across the CHC community. The prime objective of this position is to participate from start to finish in the migration of CHC source data to the target EMR, including preparation, requirements gathering, migration and implementation planning, transition support, and post-migration clean up tasks.
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 job posting.
Application deadline: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
AOHC Conference and Workshops
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
3rd Annual Health Promotion and Community Development PLG
Save the date! The third annual Health Promotion and Community Development professional learning group is fast approaching. This two-day session will feature a number of different workshops and provides an opportunity to network and share knowledge with other health promoters across Ontario.
Date:
Wednesday, July 18 and Thursday, July 19,
2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Villa Colombo - Sala Caboto, 40 Playfair
Avenue, Toronto ON.
New this year:
- Tipping the system – CHC, AHAC, and CFHT strategic roles in primary health care
- Effective ingredients for success in community initiatives and personal development groups
- Opportunities in innovation and quality care
- Planning, monitoring, and evaluating community capacity building
- And much more!
Details about the program from the planning team will be available by the middle of May. Please save the date as you will not want to miss this high quality knowledge-sharing and learning opportunity.
For more information, please contact us at capacitybuilding@aohc.org
Customized Singing in Tune workshops now available at your centre!
Customized Singing in Tune workshops with AOHC's 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
Information Management Systems
Community Initiative project and tool update
This is an important message regarding the update of the Community Initiative (CI) tool. The update includes information on:
- Name/design the CI tool contest
- Revised CI project timeline
- Implementation schedule
- Education and capacity building events
- CI guidelines
- High level milestones
BIRT deployment progress report
Please find the updated report documents here: BIRT status report, BIRT reporting April 19
News Flash: AOHC signs data migration and data retention contract
The Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) has successfully negotiated a contract with Nightingale Informatix Corporation (NIC) to provide its member centres with data migration and data retention services in tandem with the deployment of its electronic medical record (EMR) system procured in December last year.
Visit the IMS news website for more details.
Rod’s blog: pick his brain!
AOHC CIO Rodney Burns is at it again, and data migration (how timely!) is his latest topic. Pick his brain!
Centre News
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!
CHC chat: Social media for CHCs: moving beyond communications
What is CHC
chat?
CHC chat is a weekly
Twitter-based discussion forum about various topics in community-oriented primary health
care.
Each week, participants engage in a free-flowing discussion wrapped around one or two pre-scheduled topics. The discussion is tied together by the Twitter hashtag #CHCchat. Participants can discuss the topics and questions, sharing insights, resources, and follow-up questions. CHC chat allows participants to network, identify areas of mutual interest, and connect further offline.
This Week's
Chat
This week, the topic of
discussion is Social media for CHCs: moving beyond communications. Participants will discuss best practices
for engaging partners, communities, and health and social service clients. Join the conversation to discuss
how your health centre uses social media to engage in dialogue, and what the next steps are to further this
engagement.
Where and
when?
CHC chat takes place every
Thursday from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. (EST). Follow the conversation on Twitter using hashtag
#CHCchat.
Check out the CHC chat website for more information.
Access Alliance’s LGBTQ drop-in
Access Alliance is happy to announce the start of a new monthly drop-in for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) newcomers at their east end location, at AccessPoint on Danforth (3079 Danforth Avenue – by Danforth and Victoria Park).
This is a safe, welcoming space for participants to meet, greet and mingle. Come out to make new friends and share knowledge and experiences. A light dinner will be served for guests.
The first meeting will be on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
We encourage newcomers who identify as LGBTQ+ to attend. All ages and newcomer status are welcome.
Pre-registration is requested and childcare is available upon request.
Call 416-693-8677 or email aesmail@accessalliance.ca to register or for more information.
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, this 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
More Conferences and Workshops
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Conference
Georgian College and the Law Foundation of Ontario 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
Trillium primary health care research day
Trillium primary health care research day is coming up on June 6, 2012.
The conference provides a forum for presentations of innovative activity in primary health care, facilitates dialogue among a variety of health care-related disciplines and health system policy makers in Ontario, and provides an opportunity to enhance research skills through workshops, presentations, and networking.
WHEN: June 6th, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00
p.m.
WHERE: Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square, Toronto
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