Middlesex London Ontario Health Team February 2022 Update header
"Improving our healthcare experience together – where people are heard, care is connected,
and whole health is possible for everyone"
We are excited to now introduce ourselves as the Middlesex London Ontario Health Team!

We have worked with patients, clients, care partners, and providers over the last year to define who we are as an OHT, and how to best represent ourselves in the community. Thank you to everyone who was involved in this work!

We invite you to visit our new website at www.mloht.ca, and follow us on Linkedin & Twitter.
COVID-19 RESPONSE & RECOVERY WORK
We are honoured to continue to support the local COVID-19 Response & Recovery work. This winter, we have supported multiple projects to increase access to vaccines and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in our community.

N95 Mask Fit-Testing Clinics

We know a fit-tested N95 mask is important to keeping our healthcare providers safe. We hosted eight N95 mask fit-testing clinics in January & early February, testing over 100 community-based healthcare providers.

Thank you to Crescent Support Services, Susan Rosato, and Home and Community Care Support Services for providing fit testers, and Thames Valley Family Health Team for allowing us to use their space for the clinics.

Improving awareness of vaccine safety in London’s Cultural Communities

We provided vaccine safety education materials translated in Arabic and Nepali to our Cultural Community partners. These materials included a webinar, hosted by Community Health Centres in the Toronto-area, a bulletin about the safety of access to COVID-19 vaccines for children and how to access vaccines, and social media posts.

To request copies of these materials, reach out to Vala Gylfadottir.

Carling Heights COVID-19 Clinical Assessment Centre
 
Ontario Health has designated the Carling Heights Assessment Centre as a Clinical Assessment Centre for COVID-19. Healthcare providers at the Centre now see patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 if the patient requires an in-person assessment.
 
We are proud to have supported this initiative through Care Pathway and Communications planning and support.
 
To learn more about the Clinical Assessment Centre, visit https://covidtestinglm.ca/carling-heights-clinical-assessment-centre/.

Bus Tickets, Interpretation Services
 
We continue to offer services to break down barriers to vaccine access. These include free bus tickets/vouchers to vaccine appointments, and free on-demand video or phone interpretation services. Both of these services are available for any vaccine, not just COVID-19.
 
If you are interested in either of these services, please contact Vala Gylfadottir.

Ontario Extending Free Rides to Vaccination Sites for People with Mobility Issues
 
The Province has extended its Accessible Drive to Vaccines program to March 31, 2022. This program provides door-to-door rides to vaccination sites for people with disabilities, including seniors with mobility issues, who face challenges accessing safe transportation. Learn more here.
GENERAL REFERRAL FORM COMING SOON TO PRIMARY CARE & SPECIALISTS
The Middlesex London OHT, London Primary Care Alliance, and the eHealth Centre of Excellence worked together with local healthcare providers to create a general referral form template. This form will soon be available on Ocean eReferrals to support Primary Care Providers and Specialists across Ontario.

This work will help simplify referral management and guide the transition to eReferrals for Primary Care Providers and Specialists. We are thankful to all the healthcare providers who helped us co-design the form.

To sign up to use the Ministry of Health eReferral system, reach out to Eric Tian at the eHealth Centre of Excellence: eric.tian@ehealthce.ca.
POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUP OPPORTUNITIES
We are looking for patients and providers to help with the design and development for a group of projects known as "Test of Change – Bringing Population Health Management to Life in Ontario”.

We were approved for the funding of these projects by Ontario Health in December 2021. The goal is to establish the foundation for Population Health Management by testing two key elements of a digital health backbone that are currently lacking in Ontario:

  • Attributed Population Registries 
  • Shared Care Records via Health Information Exchange

We're working closely with the Sarnia-Lambton Ontario Health Team, Ontario Health, and local and regional health system partners, to develop and design what is required to establish a proof of concept that can be tested within the Sarnia-Lambton and Middlesex London Ontario Health Teams.

This is where we need the help of patients and providers to join any of our three working groups:

  • Health Information Exchange Working Group
  • Attributed Population Registry Working Group
  • EMR Vendor Engagement Working Group​​

Working groups meet next the week of February 14. Work is also completed in between meetings on MS Teams based on member availability to contribute.

Drop-in Sessions also take place on Tuesdays at 4 pm (click here at that time to join the meeting) & Thursdays at noon (click here at that time to join the meeting) to discuss the work at hand and address any questions/concerns. These meetings will take place until the end of March 2022.

For more information, or to join one of these working groups, please reach out to Stewart Coppins, Mohamed Dohar, or Matthew Meyer.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS TO THE OPERATIONS TEAM
Our Operations Team is growing to support ongoing projects to improve the healthcare experience.

In January, we welcomed Hanadi Al Sadek and Mohamed Daher to our team. Hanadi is working with us as a Project Manager, and Mohamed is a Digital Health Project Manager

Welcome Hanadi and Mohamed!
Current Opportunities
Communications Specialist
We are seeking a Communications Specialist for the Middlesex London OHT and the Thames Valley Family Health Team, working half-time for each team. This is an 18-month contract.

Read the full role description on the Thames Valley FHT's Careers Page. Please share with anyone you feel would be interested. The deadline to apply is February 14, 2022.
Get involved with Middlesex London OHT
Formalize your membership
Becoming a member of the Middlesex London OHT signals support for the Middlesex London OHT’s work to improve our healthcare experience together, moving forward. There are four types of membership agreements: Healthcare Organization, Community Organization, Individual Member, Cluster.

If you would like to learn more about formalizing your membership, please reach out to Middlesex London OHT Lead Amber Alpaugh-Bishop: Amber.Alpaugh-Bishop@mloht.ca.
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If you have any questions, reach out at info@mloht.ca.