April 25, 2013

Bramalea CHC to host Ontario Oral Health Alliance symposium
 

Is your CHC interested in learning from other oral health coalitions in Ontario?

 

Come to the Ontario Oral Health Alliance symposium hosted this year by Bramalea CHC on May 31st.

 

At the symposium, you will:

  • Meet with others concerned about access to affordable dental services
  • Learn strategies to address inequities in access to dental care or expand what you are already doing
  • Add to information-sharing from dental coalitions across Ontario
  • Get an update on MOHLTC work since Dr. Arlene King's 2012 report on oral health

For more information, email arusak@hkpr.on.ca or visit www.oaphd.on.ca

Ontario budget to be released May 2

 

Ontario's 2013 budget will be released next Thursday, May 2. AOHC reps will be in the "lock up" to find out what it says and will send out our commentary later that day.

 

To find out what we're looking for read AOHC's budget submission.

Comedian Martha Chavez to emcee Working Better Together conference
 

Martha ChavesNominated for six Canadian Comedy Awards, Martha Chavez is one of this country's most prolific and entertaining comedians!

 

She began her comedy career in 1993 and since that first time on stage, nothing has been abel to keep her away from doing stand-up.  

 

She has appeared on CBC's Just For Laughs, CTV's Comedy Now and on stage for CBC's ACCENT on Toronto, which highlights comics from every cultural background. Martha is fluent in four languages and has performed around the world.

New staff & board member orientation to the Model of Health and Wellbeing

 

Date: Monday, April 29

Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Cost: $75 + HST

 

Register

New sessions added! Effective governance for quality and patient safety learning sessions
  
This governance training will not only enhance current governance skills within primary care models, but it will provide boards with understanding of their role to support the development of Quality Improvement Plans (QIP), and in turn, support implementation of the newly forming Health Links.
  
Additional sessions are planned for May 1st and 8th in Toronto.
  
For information on these sessions, please contact Wendy Bahn at wendy@aohc.org
Get your ducks in a row with AODA regional workshops
 

AOHC's provincial AODA trainer, Constance Exley, is touring the province to help centres better understand and comply with the four new standards under the AODA: Information and Communications, Employment, Transportation, and Design of Public Spaces.

 

AOHC is offering its members a FREE 2-hour workshop on the new Integrated Accessibility Standards (IASR) under the AODA.

 

More information

 

BellevilleFriday, May 24Register
GuelphMonday, June 17Register
LindsayTuesday, June 4Register
MidlandThursday, June 6Register

Port Colburne

Wednesday, June 26

Register

Thunder Bay

 

Thursday, May 30

Friday, May 31

Register

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Toronto

 

 

Tuesday, May 21

Monday, June 10

Wednesday, June 19

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WoodstockThursday, June 13Register

 

DEADLINE EXTENDED Enhancing interprofessional primary care survey

 

The Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care (CASHC), a research arm of the Conference Board of Canada is asking for your assistance to help develop recommendations to enhance interprofessional primary care (IPC) teams in Canada as part of our research report series, "Improving Primary Health Care Through Collaboration".

 

This 15-question survey should take less than 30 minutes to complete.


Complete the survey


The survey will be available until 5 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2013.

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