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SUMMARY:Income Benefit Programs for People Living on Low Income and in Poverty – Primary Care Providers' Role
DESCRIPTION:Poverty has a profound impact on health across the life course\, with impacts on both physical and mental health. Primary Care Providers can play a key role in supporting patients to connect to income supports. In this session\, panelists will provide an overview of social assistance and income benefit programs. They will discuss strategies for completing successful Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and Disability Tax Credit (DTC) applications and review the new Canada Disability Benefit. Additionally\, they will highlight innovative team-based strategies to address patients’ income needs.  \n\n\n\nThe Health Equity Community of Practice for Ontario Family Physicians Community of Practice has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 1 Mainpro+ credit. This Community of Practice includes a series of planned webinars. Each session is worth 1 Mainpro+ credit\, for up to a total of 6 credits. \n\n\n\nLearn more about this CoP here: https://ontariofamilyphysicians.ca/supports-for-family-doctors/health-equity-cop/ \n\n\n\nOur Partners \n\n\n\nThe Ontario College of Family Physicians has partnered with the Department of Family and Community Medicine to deliver this community of practice.  \n\n\n\nThis Community of Practice has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for Mainpro+Ⓡcredits. \n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gary Bloch\, Family Physician and Physician Lead\, Equity and Social Interventions\, St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team\, Toronto\, ON\n\n\n\nAnu Bakshi\, Staff Lawyer\, Income Security Advocacy Centre\, Toronto\n\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\n\nDr. Jobin Varughese\, OCFP President\, Family Physician\, Interim Assistant Dean of Primary Care Education for the School of Medicine at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)\, Brampton\, ON this session:\n\n\n\n\nDownload the Resources:\n\n\n\nSession slides (PDF)Resources (PDF) \n\n\n\nWatch the session\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nListen to the Audio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelf-Learning Program:\n\n\n\nThis session is part of the Practising Well Self Learning Program. Visit the Self Learning Program page to learn more and to participate.
URL:https://ontariofamilyphysicians.ca/event/income-benefit-programs/
CATEGORIES:Health Equity
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