Invitation to Family Physicians

Primary Care Networks Town Halls

You are invited to participate in a Town Hall meeting to discuss primary care networks in Winnipeg.

Primary Care Networks are partnerships between a regional health authority (RHA), and primary care practices operating throughout the province. Primary Care Networks are a key strategy to address current and future challenges that the health system is facing.

We need your participation and input to help design the network to better support you and your patients.

Objectives

• To help patients access primary care
• To ensure all patients have access to a primary care provider
• To support family physician and other primary care providers’ practices and work life
• To help you access regional and community area resources for your patients
• To focus on prevention and treatment of illness
• To support family physician practices through the use of interprofessional teams
• To provide a better system of after hours care in the community

All meetings will begin with dinner served at 6:30 and presentation at 7:00

Town Hall meetings are being held across the city to begin the process. We would like family physicians to attend the forum in the area where your practice is located.  However, feel free to attend any of the meetings.

See attached invitation for dates and locations

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NEW WAYFINDING SYSTEM AT HSC

HSC has introduced a new signage and wayfinding program. As a result, some of the destinations you are accustomed to may have changed.

Click here to see the attached maps and keys for further information.

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WRHA Public Health Influenza Update - October 2011

Click here to read the information bulletin for physicians from the WRHA Medical Officer of Health.

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PHYSICIAN CAREER INFORMATION FOR FAMILY MEDICINE/PRIMARY CARE

Please see the brochure here

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EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES   (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

The Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health used an evidence-based clinical preventive approach to develop guidelines in four general areas: infectious diseases, mental health and physical and emotional maltreatment, chronic and noncommunicable diseases, and women’s health. The Collaboration concludes that more work must be done to improve immigrants’ access to health services. In the meantime, it is hoped that this initiative will provide a foundation for improved preventive health care for immigrant populations.

Full article: http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.090313

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NEWEST WEBPAGES ON PRIMARY HEALTH / PRIMARY CARE IN MANITOBA:

New Website on Primary Care: http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/primarycare/index.html                     

This includes links to the Mobile PC Bus, QuickCare, Advanced Access, Physician Manager Institutes, PIN, Primary Care Information Collaborative and TeleCare (that includes links to other self-management resources)

New Website on Primary Care Networks in Manitoba: http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/pcn/index.html

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TONS - Transportation Options Network for Seniors

Click on the link below to access an information card for physicians in conversations with older drivers.

Information Card

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ADVANCED CARE PLANNING WEBPAGE

To see more click here

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