January 2023 | eNews
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

As we leave 2022 behind us, the ACFP is actively fostering the momentum created from successful programs and initiatives that were completed over the course of the year. Despite balancing a return to in-person activities amidst a tridemic and many other challenges, these successes and the support from our membership, has us heading into 2023 with excitement and enthusiasm.

Working with our Strategic Committee for the Future of Family Medicine, our Membership Advisory Committee, and our First Five Years in Family Practice Committee, the ACFP is proud to have submitted...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Speaker: Dr. Dawn Hartfield

Speaker: Drs. Anees Bahji, Didier Jutras-Aswad, and Monty Gosh

Speakers: Drs. Jessica Kirkwood, Christy Sutherland, and nurse/policy expert, Dianne Dyer
Register before 11:59 PM MT on January 31st for a chance to win back your registration or other great prizes!

Join us back in Banff! Kick the weekend off with some introspection as Dr. Jillian Horton speaks on developing a culture of physician wellness. Summit program includes pre-conference learning and real time sessions on valuable topics!
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FFYFP Blog: First Point of Contact, Last Line of Defence
By: Dr. Nathan Turner

It seems an unwritten rule of life that often the things that bring us the most fulfillment and joy are also the things that...
2021/2022 AMA CME EXPENSES

For CME expenses incurred between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. Physicians have until January 27, 2023 to submit their claim.

GRANTS AND AWARDS - UPCOMING DEADLINES
Take advantage of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine's new opportunities: the Racialized Communities Leadership Grant in Family Medicine ($10,000) and the Marco Terwiel Rural Family Medicine Innovation Grant ($5,000).

The RhPAP Rhapsody Awards continue a long tradition of celebrating rural Alberta’s health-care heroes. Nominate in one of two categories: Rhapsody Rural Physician Award or Rhapsody Health Care Heroes Award.

Recognize your peers and colleagues by nominating them for an award like Family Physician of the Year (recipient also nominated for the CFPC's Reg L. Perkin Award) or
Recognition of Excellence (recipients also nominated for the CFPC Awards of Excellence).
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