TOGETHER TOWARD TOMORROW: WEOHT PFAC VISIONING CONFERENCE SUMMARY REPORT 2025
On Saturday, September 27, 2025, the WEOHT Patient/Client, Family, and Caregiver Advisory Council (PFAC) hosted the Together Toward Tomorrow Patient, Family, and Caregiver Visioning Conference.
This half‑day event welcomed 83 patients, families, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and system partners, creating a vibrant space to celebrate lived experiences and strengthen collaboration across our health system. Guided by the Patient, Family and Caregiver Declaration of Values for Ontario, participants engaged in meaningful dialogue, shared learning, and co‑creation to help shape the future of patient‑centred care within the WEOHT.
The resulting report highlights key themes, insights, and actions that emerged from the day. Click here to explore the full report to learn more about what we heard and the next steps in advancing this important work.
Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
The WEOHT is providing Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Sessions this January through March. We welcome individuals working in the Social, Community or Healthcare services sector to register for a training session.
The session provides organizations with a meaningful opportunity to advance reconciliation efforts and create culturally safe environments. By deepening understanding of Indigenous histories, perspectives, and health equity, teams can begin to transform practices, challenge assumptions, and build stronger, more respectful relationships with Indigenous communities. Click here to register. Please contact Barb.Colaizzi@eshc.org with any questions.
Welcome
The Windsor-Essex Ontario Health Team (WEOHT) is comprised of over forty healthcare organizations, community support services, hospitals, home and community care providers, lived experience partners, and primary care providers delivering services in Windsor-Essex to over 450,000 residents.
Ontario Health Teams are a new way to organize and deliver health services, bringing together multiple health are providers as one collaborative team to provide patients with better connected and more convenient care, closer to home.
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Reconcili-Action Commitment
The Windsor Essex Ontario Health Team is dedicated to advancing Truth and Reconciliation by supporting the development and delivery of culturally safe healthcare programs and services that aim to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples.
We honour the profound connection Indigenous communities hold with the land, water, and air, recognizing these relationships as central to health and healing. We are committed to working together to create a health system that fully supports and respects Indigenous communities.
In partnership with Caldwell First Nation, Indigenous health and wellness organizations, and our healthcare and community support service partners, we strive to ensure Indigenous voices and needs are recognized, honoured, and integrated into every aspect of service planning and delivery.
We are committed to building relationships and collaborating with Indigenous communities, enhancing cultural safety through comprehensive training, addressing systemic inequities, and implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s health-related Calls to Action.
We strive to create an inclusive environment where every Indigenous client feels valued, respected, and safe today and for generations to come.