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Dec 21, 2006 Call for Research Chair in home care a positive end to 2006 - comment here. Dec 20, 2006 - Public Engagement on Health Care to Inform Province's Plan - details here. Dec 18, 2006 - Family Medical Leave Extended - details here. OHCA comments here. Dec 18, 2006 - Health System Improvements Act, 2006 - read the OHCA's comment on this important work December 2006 - Nominations being accepted for the Rotman Award for Paediatric Home Care Innovation - details here. Dec 12, 2006 - CHCA and CHPCA release Gold Standards for Palliative Home Care. Details here. Dec 6, 2006 - New CCAC wordmark adopted for the 14 new CCAC organizations. More. Dec 6, 2006 - Chief Medical Officer steps down. Interim personnel appointed. Details here Dec 1, 2006 - MOHLTC announces second annual Innovations Expo to be held in Toronto on May 23 & 24, 2007. More information here. |
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January 2006 - OHCA submits its recommendations regarding the regulation of PSWs to HPRAC. Read here. January 31, 2006 - OHCA presents to the Standing Committee on Social Policy re LHIN Legislation. Read here. January 25, 2006 Margaret Mottershead appointed to oversee CCAC realignment. Read the announcement here. January 18, 2006 - MOHLTC announcement
regarding internal re-alignment here. January 17, 2006 - LHIN Bulletin #19 here. |
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Feb 15, 2006 - Meet the new ADMs in the latest newsletter from the MOHLTC here. Feb 16, 2006 - LHIN Bulletin #20 here. Feb 7, 2006 Health Council Report stresses importance of home care. Read the Executive Summary here |
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March 24, 2006 - OHCA Commends McGuinty Government for 2006 Budget here. For more information about the budget, click here. March 15, 2006 - LHIN Bulletin 21 here March 1, 2006 - LHIN Legislation Receives Third and Final Reading - full news release here. |
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April 26, 2006 - LHIN Bulletin #22 - last Bulletin from the LHIN Project Team. Bulletin. April 22, 2006 - East Toronto's Health Collaborative (Solutions) awarded the Minister's Award in Innovation. Release. April 13, 2006 - OHCA congratulates CCAC of Niagara. Details April 10 - Minister Smitherman announces 39 new Board members for the LHINs. Here. April 6 e-Health Connections - an e-Health Update for Ontario e-Health Council Members and Stakeholders. Here. April 6, 2006 - More Family Health Teams announced. Announcement here. Members click here for the full listing. April 3, 2006 CCAC Realignment Begins - Recruitment for 14 Executive Directors to run the 14 new CCACs with service boundaries contiguous with the newly developed Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) is underway. |
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May 2006 | |
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May 29, 2006 - New CCAC head office communities announced. Here. May 29, 2006 - OHCA focuses on integration and inclusivity at its Annual General Meeting. Details/Background Information May 25, 2006 - The Ontario Home Care Association's Annual General Meeting. Image gallery. Annual Report. May 24, 2006 - Senior Achievement Awards - Call for nominations. Details and Nomination Form. May 19, 2006 - HPRAC recommends regulating six new health care professions through the RHPA. May 12, 2006 - OCSA announces Acting CEO. Details. May 8, 2006 - CCAC Alignment Project website launched. website May 7-13, 2006 - National Emergency Preparedness Week - read more here and make sure your organization is prepared! More information here. May 1, 2006 - McGuinty government announces $117.8 million to improve home care and community support services. Announcement here. OHCA members access funding details here. May 1, 2006 - OHCA comments on government response to CCAC procurement review - More Information. May 1, 2006 - Minister Smitherman responds to Caplan Report. OHCA members can access the complete MOHLTC Response to the Caplan Report on Home Care here. |
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June 2006 | |
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June 30, 2006 - OHCA applauds CHCA Report. Release here. June 28, 2006 - Final LHIN Board members announced. June 27, 2006 - OHCA Associate member launches new software platform designed for home care agencies. Details. June 22, 2006 - CHCA releases Project Report demonstrating the critical role of home care in primary health care. June 16, 2006 - Integration Updates June 14, 2006 - Education and support available to wider range of health professionals. Announcement here. June 8, 2006 - Planned outage in Central East LHIN on June 10 and 11 – more information here. June 6, 2006 - CCACs seek Board members. Details. June 5, 2006 - OHCA releases position on Managing Across LHIN Boundaries. Details. June 1, 2006 CanCare Health services acquires agency in Eastern Ontario June 1, 2006 - OHCA presents to HPRAC regarding regulation of PSWs. Details. June is Seniors' Month - Note from Jim Bradley, Minister Responsible for Seniors here. |
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July 2006 | |
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July 31, 2006 - Minister Smitherman announces new Chief of Staff. Details here. July 26, 2006 - Call for Nominations for the CACC Marion Stephenson Award. Details. July 26, 2006 - OHCA releases statement on the Community Pharmacist in Home Care. Details. July 24, 2006 - OHCA member Home Instead Senior Care writes about their recently launched "makeovers for seniors." Details. July 21, 2006 - OHCA releases the Association's 2006 Balanced Scorecard Report to the Community. Details. July 18, 2006 - Renfrew CCAC and partner, the Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corporation, receive 2006 Innovation Project of the Year Award. July 17, 2006 - Research on frail older adults and home care. Summary. July 12, 2006 - OACCAC posts RFP Template Documents |
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August 2006 | |
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August 4, 2006 - Delay in Flu Program. Startup in Ontario's universal flu program will be delayed this year. Details here. |
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September 2006 | |
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Sept, 2006 - Ontario Health Plan for and Influenza Pandemic released. More information here. OHCA Members can access the report here. Sept 29, 2006 - Outstanding line up for OHCA's IT Seminar on October 12th. Information here. September 26, 2006 - Instructions regarding the alignment of service provider contracts within the new CCACs released today. September 21, 2006 - OHCA bids Steve Haas farewell - Details here. Click the thumbnails below for more details.
September 21, 2006 - OHCA Board releases position statement September 21, 2006 OHCA Board releases position paper: The Role of Home Care in Chronic Disease Prevention and Management September 18, 2006 - OHCA Comments on Reported Loss of Home Care Services in Hamilton. Details. September 8, 2006 - Extension for Nursing Strategy Applications from home care agencies and CCACs. The applications are now due at 4 pm on Sept 22, 2006. September 5, 2006 - Funded training for PSWs in the care of Alzheimer Disease. Members can access more information by clicking here. |
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October 2006 | |
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Oct 27, 2006 OHCA commends McGuinty government for ER Action Plan - read announcement here. Oct 27, 2006 McGuinty Government funds home and community care as part of ER Action Plan - details here Oct 26, 2006 Implementation Guidelines for PSW Stabilization Funds Finalized - members access details here. OHCA comment here. October 23, 2006 - OHCA Board welcomes today's announcement of the Executive Director appointments to the 14 re-aligned Community Care Access Centres. Press release October 23, 2006 - Fourteen New CCAC Executive Directors announced. Memo and bio's Oct 20, 2006 - OHCA supports enhanced awareness of mental health issues in Ontario. News release Oct 19, 2006 - CHCA releases Pan-Canadian Report on home care for children with special needs. Details here. Executive Summary here. Oct 19, 2006 - MOHLTC Deputy Minister Sapsford announces transitional organization structure for the Ministry. Oct 12, 2006 - OHCA's web cast reaches participants across the province. Press Release here Oct 10, 2006 CCAC contract alignment and amending templates posted on OACCAC website. OHCA members access here. October 8, 2006 Important Health Notice for Health Professionals, regarding botulism in Toronto Oct 5, 2006 - OHCA member Retire-at-Home Services Inc receives Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. |
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November 29, 2006 CACC names Fran O'Hara as 2006 Marion Stephenson Award winner November 24, 2006 - Final deadline for applications for the new Information and Communications Standards Development Committee is November 30, 2006. November - 2006 CIPA Silver Award of Excellence to the Toronto CCAC and University Health Network. Details here. November 17, 2006 - OHCA releases statement on the importance of rehabilitation in home and community care. Details. |
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