January 2018 |
On
January 30, 2018
eduroam will replace the uOttawa-WPA wireless network.
Read more!
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Happy New Year to our Community!
Messages from the Chair and Director of Strategy and Operations
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After a challenging year of change in 2017, the Department of Family Medicine is now truly at home in our new locations at 600 and 850 Peter Morand. We had a great time welcoming our colleagues at our Open House event on December 15
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Medication Information and the Surgeon’s Scalpel
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The case for a universally accessible, health system-funded Canadian medication guide
Next week, the Ottawa-based
Rational Therapeutics and Medication Policy (RTMP) Research Group
, which is based in Ottawa and led by
Dr. Lise M. Bjerre
, Clinician-Investigator with the Department of Family Medicine and Bruyère Research Institute, is releasing a report of findings and recommendations from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded national stakeholder roundtable convened in April 2017 on the medication information needs of Canadians.
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Introducing our new Director of Global Health
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We are pleased to announce that
Dr. Taylor Lougheed
has accepted the position of Director of Global Health, effective January 1, 2018. We wish to thank outgoing director
Dr. Megan Williams
for her invaluable contributions to our Global Health programs. Congratulations and welcome to Dr. Lougheed!
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A Welcome Note from our new Directors
at the Montfort Unit
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By: Dr. Marjorie Pomerleau
It is with great pleasure that
Dr. Luis Rivero-Lopez
and I (
Dr. Marjorie Pomerleau
) take on the leadership of the family medicine residency program at the Montfort Hospital. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to
Dr. Lyne Pitre
, who over the past 22 years has done an amazing job of developing this program. Bravo!
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Register now for the Evidence-Based Deprescribing Guidelines Symposium
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The Bruyère Research Institute Deprescribing Guidelines Research Team is hosting a symposium March 26-28, 2018 for people interested in developing deprescribing guidelines, implementing and evaluating them, and looking for ways to incorporate deprescribing into curricula.
More information is available online
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Save the Date!
March Maple, Medical Education and More:
Spring Faculty Development Half Day
After a successful Winter Faculty Development Half Day attended by two dozen faculty, we are continuing this format with our Spring Faculty Development Half Day on Friday, March 9.
Save the date!
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DFM In the News:
Dr. Andrew Pipe discusses smoking bans on hospital property
The DFM’s
Dr. Andrew Pipe
spoke with CBC’s Ottawa Morning on January 3
rd
, to discuss the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, which bans smoking on hospital property as of January 1, 2018.
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Looking for employment or locum opportunities?
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Join our Team! Spread the news!
Be sure to check our
Career Opportunities page
regularly for various opportunities for recent graduates and practising physicians.
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Research and Scholarship News
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Join us on
January 25, 2018
between 8:30am and 10:30am.
View the poster
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Would you like to be a presenter at Research Grand Rounds? There are still spaces available!
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Research Updates
The DFM’s
Dr. Peter Tanuseputro
, Co-Principal Investigator of “Modeling the Health and Treatment Trajectories of Persons with Terminal Gastrointestinal Malignancies to Enhance Patient-Centered Care”, has recently secured a Catalyst Grant: Personalized Health Catalyst Grant from the CIHR. The DFM’s
Dr. Doug Manuel
is a Co-Investigator. Dr. Tanusputro and Dr. Manuel also co-authored “
Association Between Immigrant Status and End-of-Life Care in Ontario, Canada
”, which was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical association (JAMA). The article also received news coverage from various outlets,
which is also available online
. Congratulations!
Dr. Sharon Johnston
was recently recognized by NAPCRG for one of the highest rates submissions for oral presentation for “
Citizen, Consumer, and Patient Roles in Using Publicly Reported Primary Healthcare Performance Information: Lessons From Citizen-Patient Dialogues in Three Canadian Provinces”
. The International Committee invited Dr. Johnston to present at an international conference to promote liaison between international primary care research organizations to enable collaboration and attendance at each other’s meetings. Congratulations Dr. Johnston!
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Staffing updates
Welcome to
Liz Chen-Craigen
and
Jenn Look-Hong
, who have joined our finance department.
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Awards and Recognition
Dr. Alison Eyre
has been awarded a Canadian Association of Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit for outstanding contributions to medical education.
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REMINDER:
Join us at the Resident-Faculty-Family Social on February 25 at the City View Curling Club!
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uOttawa Wi-Fi switching
to eduroam
On January 30, the uOttawa and uOttawa-WPA wireless networks will be decommissioned. Wireless access will be available exclusively through the eduroam network, a secure, reliable and high-performance worldwide wireless service.
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, January 18 - Friday, January 19
CaRMS interviews
Friday, January 19
Thursday, January 25 - Friday, January 26
CaRMS interviews
Thursday, January 25
Friday, January 26 - Saturday, January 27
Saturday, January 27
Friday, February 9 - Saturday, February 10
Friday, February 9
Tuesday, February 13
Thursday, February 15
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Undergraduate Education
We want to wish you health, happiness and prosperity for 2018! We will be presenting a video promoting family medicine in the next few months. We look forward to sharing our passion with you.
On December 7th, our fourth year medical students had the chance to practice mock interviews in preparation for CaRMS. Many of them were interested in pursuing a career in family medicine. It was refreshing to see all the great prospective candidates for our program! Good luck to you all!
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Postgraduate Education
I hope you all doing well and had a restful Holiday Season and wonderful New Year! Read more for updates on:
- CaRMS
- PGY1 FMRSP Question and Timeline
- PGY2 FMRSP Final Report
- SOO Exams
- CCFP exams
- Family Medicine Enrichment opportunities
- PGY3 Interviews
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Community Teaching
The
8th Annual Community Preceptor Retreat
is scheduled on
March 23rd-24th
at the
Wakefield Inn and Conference Centre
. This annual event is important to enhance community and rural engagement and networking.
Spots are limited. Contact Andrea Rawley at
arawley@uottawa.ca
to confirm your attendance!
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Faculty Development
Save the date for the Spring Faculty Development Half Day: March Maple, Medical Education and More!
Location:
Department of Family Medicine, uOttawa, 850 Peter Morand Crescent
Date and time:
Friday. March 9, 12:30-5:00 PM
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