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FEATURE
This 25th Anniversary brochure celebrates our journey of change over the past 25 years, highlighting 25 milestone moments in our history.
Our Work
Together, we're driving positive change in Ontario's healthcare system. Here are some of the things we're working on.
Future Innovator Awards
We honoured people, organizations and teams in Ontario that focused on partnering with patients and caregivers to improve the healthcare experience.
Integrated care
Together with our partners, we created the first virtual collaborative on Integrated Care for North America, allowing us to share with, and learn from, each other.
Primary care
The Primary Care Virtual Community brings together leaders in primary care who are interested in supporting meaningful change in Ontario’s healthcare system.
Changing CARE
Changing CARE is the action phase of our caregiver-focused strategic plan. It involved four partnerships from across Ontario.
Resources
Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care: Building effective patient and family advisory councils in three Ontario communities.
These case studies look at three Family Health Teams, and how they built effective patient and family advisory councils in their communities.
The Caregiver Wishlist
The Caregiver Wishlist shows you what you can expect and some things you can do to make your experience a little less stressful.
Latest News & Events
Caregiver ID: A program to help re-integrate caregivers during COVID-19
As restrictions are eased and attention is now on reintegration of caregivers, the Caregiver ID is being used as a visual way to assure staff and patients that people they see in the facility have been screened and are permitted to be there.
Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance: Caregivers As Partners
Learn how the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance’s organizational commitment to partner with family caregivers as essential members of the healthcare team was pivotal when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Special announcement – Interim CEO
On behalf of The Change Foundation Board of Directors, we announce the appointment of Annie Tobias as interim CEO.
Special announcement
On behalf of The Change Foundation, we are honoured to share the Ontario government announcement that Cathy Fooks will take on the role of Patient Ombudsman for Ontario effective July 13, 2020.
COVID-19: Capstone Summit cancellation
In March, after carefully considering the evolving situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have made the decision to cancel the Capstone Summit and Future Innovator Award Ceremony, scheduled to take place on May 4 and 5, 2020 in Toronto. We continue to explore a variety of alternative and virtual options, and will provide an update once details are available.
How we applied an equity lens to our caregiver engagement
In 2018, as part of our work with family caregivers, we set out to build our capacity to apply an equity lens to our engagement. Read our latest blog by Yinka Macaulay on how we applied an equity lens to our caregiver engagement.
