1-month until our 'Advanced' program for #epilepsy in children & youth, lead by the specialist teams Pediatric Epilepsy Program Team London ON & community partner Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario.

🛠️Primary care skills in drug-resistant epilepsy, polypharmacy & more.

🗓️May 23 | 12-1pm
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Today's the deadline to join a working group and/or Bright Lights review committee for #AFHTO2024 . Come behind the scenes and be the first to learn about new developments in the field. Working group members also receive a $65 discount. surveymonkey.com/r/2024AFHTOvol…

Wild cards welcome at #AFHTO2024 . Deadline May 17. afhto.ca/news-events/ne…

R/T Colin D'Mello | Global News & Isaac Callan: “the province is looking to replace sick notes with attestations that maintain accountability as employees request time off when they’re sick.” 👏👏👏 globalnews.ca/news/10446648/… OCFP Dr. Mekalai Kumanan Ontario Medical Association Dr. Kathleen Ross AFHTO

Honoured to host Sylvia Jones at our site today with our team, partners and esteemed guests. #ittakesateam #primarycare #teambasedcare

Continuity is the not-so-secret sauce to a robust health system that improves health outcomes amongst other things. Health systems need to provide the environment in which this is possible for family physicians and primary care professionals.

After yrs of lobbying for the compensation increase for NPs in primary care, we're back where we were 15 years ago, with NPs leaving primary care for hospitals due to the gap in compensation Sylvia Jones NPAO Ontario Ministry of Health AFHTO Alliance for Healthier Communities

It’s time to highlight #PrimaryCare . Present your ideas and initiatives at #AFHTO2024 afhto.ca/news-events/ne…

It's time to create your #AFHTO2024 conference. Sign up by April 26 afhto.ca/news-events/ne…

Now’s your chance to nominate a Nurse Practitioner for the Patient Choice Award! How has your Nurse Practitioner made a difference in your life or that of your family or friend? Submit your nomination: npao.org/pca

Thanks to our Queen's Health Sciences Dean for this op-ed ⬇️. “Imagine your primary-care home is staffed by a team that includes doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses…You have a long-term relationship not only with your family doctor, but with that entire team of professionals.” AFHTO

Thanks for coming to visit us! 🙌 #primarycarerocks #ittakesateam AFHTO

Coalition of community health care associations responds to Ontario Budget: investments are welcome but fall short of addressing the deepening wage gap. Urgent action needed. #ONBudget2024

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Thanks to CityNews Toronto radio host Rob Snow for our chat yesterday about health system challenges facing family doctors across Canada. We discussed solutions that need to happen ASAP before more patients become unattached (2.3M In Ontario!). toronto.citynews.ca/2024/03/26/now… (1st 9 mins).

As part of our government’s plan to connect you to care closer to home, Ontario is making a total new $546 million investment to increase access to primary health care.

Learn how we are making health care more connected and convenient: ontario.ca/budget

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R/T Christl Dabu: “The problem has resulted in not enough new doctors choosing to become…family doctors who provide comprehensive longitudinal care, or those who see patients over the course of their life for a range of health issues.” ctvnews.ca/canada/doctors… Kimberly Moran (she/her)

I discussed some of these challenges & unintended consequences of not having access to a family doctor or primary care provider (eg Nurse practitioner) here: ctvnews.ca/video/c2880279…. We need solutions quickly before this crisis worsens. The College of Family Physicians of Canada Dr. Mekalai Kumanan AFHTO 3/4