On September 18th, 2024, The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) apologized for their role and the role of the medical profession in the harms caused to Indigenous Peoples in the health system, both through action and inaction.
Watch the ceremony and impactful apology here.
For more information visit https://www.cma.ca/our-focus/indigenous-health/apology-harms-indigenous-peoples
All Providers Better Communication Skills (ABCs) is a free, virtual education program being offered to all inter-professional health care providers across Canada. The ABCs program provides you with practical tools, tips and strategies to improve your communication skills when communicating with seriously ill patients and their loved ones.
ABCs program details:
There are limited spots available for the ABCs program because it is currently being evaluated as research. To enroll in this education, you need to first complete the registration form, an online survey, and a simulated encounter.
**The deadline to register for the ABCs is Monday November 4, 2024.
To find out more about the ABCs and this study, please click here: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/487416
Or attend an Information session:
Currently this educational program (ABCs) is not available outside of this research study. This study (#17801) has been reviewed by Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (HiREB). If you have additional questions, please contact the study coordinator Kayla McMillan at mcmilk3@mcmaster.ca. or visit https://www.palliativecareinnovation.com/abcs
Ontario Health West is looking for people to join its Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC). Your voice can help improve health care for people living in communities from Waterloo to Windsor to Tobermory to Niagara Falls.
Apply today: bit.ly/W_PFAC
Expression of interest closes Friday October 4th, 2024.
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Santé Ontario Ouest est à la recherche de personnes pour se joindre à son Conseil consultatif des patients et des familles. Votre voix peut aider à améliorer les soins de santé des personnes vivant dans des collectivités de Waterloo à Windsor:
Inscrivez-vous maintenant: bit.ly/O_PFAC
The provincial-wide Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) was launched in 1990 to encourage people in Ontario to get screened for Breast Cancer. As of October 8th, 2024, people ages 40 to 49 will be included in the OBSP.
***A REFERRAL FROM A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE OBSP. PEOPLE CAN SELF-REFER BY CALLING AN OBSP SITE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT- SEE LOCATIONS BELOW****
OBSP screens two different groups of people in Ontario:
1) those at average risk
2) those at high risk of developing breast cancer
Goals of the OBSP:
OBSP (AVERAGE RISK) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
As of October 8th, 2024, Women, Two-Spirit people, trans people and nonbinary people ages 40 to 74 are eligible for screening through OBSP if they:
For more information visit Cancer Care Ontario
For assessing individual risks for breast cancer visit the My Cancer IQ.
**Sent on behalf of Pallium Canada via the West Region Palliative Care Network’s Distribution List**
You’re invited to experience palliative care history in the making
On October 18, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. ET, the Palliative Care ECHO Project, led by Pallium Canada, will host the world’s largest palliative care ECHO session, held simultaneously online and in-person at the McGill International Palliative Care Congress in Montreal.
Thousands of health care professionals from around the world will learn from internationally renowned palliative care guest speakers, gain insights into innovative approaches to palliative care, and advance primary palliative care.
Featuring a panel of international palliative care experts and simultaneous live interpretation in French, Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Arabic, don’t miss your chance to be a part of a global palliative care movement.
Your voice is needed! Share your perspective on palliative care
As part of the finale of this exciting event, the Palliative Care ECHO Project is creating a video montage to capture diverse and unique perspectives on palliative care from every corner of the world, and they need your help!
Don’t miss out on the chance to share your voice with the world.
The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2024.
About Pallium Canada:
Pallium Canada is a national, non-profit organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. With over two decades of experience and over 60,000 learners reached, Pallium Canada has become the largest palliative care education provider for health care professionals across Canada, with broad experience and expertise in building palliative care capacity for health care professionals working across different settings and specialties.
About the Palliative Care ECHO Project:
The Palliative Care ECHO Project showcases the transformative power of Project ECHO in revolutionizing palliative care education. The Palliative Care ECHO Project cultivates communities of practice and supports a continuous learning journey for health care providers to build local capacity to provide a palliative care approach to patients and their families.
Led by Pallium Canada and a network of Hub Partners across the country, this project delivers learning opportunities that are tailored to meet the needs of providers in a variety of health care settings.
If you’ve any questions regarding this event, or registration, please contact support@pallium.ca
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Ontario Health needs your input! Fill out this survey aimed at understanding the health care experiences of the Francophone 2SLGBTQIA+ community, which will help OH West identify key barriers and develop strategies to improve health care services. Scan the QR code or join this link: (https://forms.office.com/r/rrjgeGWQP0).
For any questions, please reach out to oh-west-eidar@ontariohealth.ca.
Thank you,
Ontario Health West
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Santé Ontario Ouest a besoin de votre contribution ! Remplissez ce sondage visant à comprendre les expériences de soins de santé de la communauté francophone 2ELGBTQIA+, ce qui aidera Santé Ontario Ouest à identifier les principaux obstacles et à élaborer des stratégies pour améliorer les services de soins de santé. Scannez le code QR ou cliquez sur ce lien (https://forms.office.com/r/rrjgeGWQP0)
Pour toute question, envoyez un courriel à oh-west-eidar@ontariohealth.ca.
Merci,
Santé Ontario Ouest
Information sharing on behalf of the Youth Mental Health Fund, Health Canada
The Government of Canada is working to implement a new fund to make it easier for youth in Canada to get the mental health care they need. The fund aims to break down barriers that stop them from asking for help or receiving care. Health Canada is consulting with people 16 years of age and older to gather perspectives on priority areas to improve youth mental health. Your feedback will help guide the focus of the new Youth Mental Health Fund, including decisions on the types of activities that could be funded.
Health Canada recently launched an online consultation aimed at people 16 years of age and older to gather perspectives on priority areas to improve youth mental health.
The online consultation (questionnaire) is open to:
The questionnaire is open until July 31st, 2024.
Ontario Health has released the OHT Operating Plan Guidance document that will help support the WEOHT evolve through the 2024/2025 fiscal year. This document outlines six priority areas identified for all OHTs (see figure 1 below).
For any questions, please reach out to weohtteam@weoht.ca
Ontario Health has drafted a quality standard that focuses on improving care for adults receiving gender-affirming care.
The quality standard will focus on gender-affirming care and the primary care needs of gender-diverse adults (18 years and older), including assessment, screening, treatment, and follow-up. The standard will address referral for gender-affirming surgery, based on clinical evidence, but not indications for specific surgical procedures.
The term gender-diverse refers to all people whose gender identity or expression differs from the gender typically attributed to the sex assigned to them at birth. The term is inclusive of all Two-Spirit, trans, and nonbinary people.
Ontario Health welcomes feedback from the following people from across Ontario:
Review the draft quality standard and patient guide in English or French by following the survey links provided below. The deadline to provide feedback is May 21, 2024.
Review the quality standard and share your feedback in English.
Review the quality standard and share your feedback in French.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about quality standards, please email QualityStandards@OntarioHealth.ca.