Vol. 4, Summer 2021 | Pour accéder à la version française de ce bulletin, cliquez ici.
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Message from Director of Research and Innovation |
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Welcome to the Summer 2021 Edition of the DFM’s INNOVATION Newsletter! In this issue, you will find stories from around our department that highlight the amazing work of our members in primary care research, quality improvement, innovations in patient care and medical education, and more. This includes an update from the DFM’s Ottawa Practice Enhancement Network (OPEN), which we encourage all practices to join! Read the article to find out more about OPEN and how to become a member. On September 23, the DFM and Bruyère have invited a special guest speaker from the UK, Dr. Julian Abel, to present at the Family Medicine Grand Rounds on how primary care, combined with compassionate communities, has been an effective therapeutic tool in improving longevity and well-being. There are also several upcoming events you can register for today, including the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Awards and Recognition Gala, the Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day, the 2021 Patient Safety Conference, and the 2021 North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Save the dates for the Departmental Assembly on November 5, 2021, and the Annual Retreat in Montebello on January 14-15, 2022! I encourage you to join your colleagues for these virtual and in-person events.
I want to congratulate Dr. Kevin Pottie on his appointment as the Ian McWhinny Research Chair of Family Medicine Studies for the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. Best of luck with your new endeavour!
Doug Archibald, PhD
Director of Research and Innovation
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Who are we?
- Family physicians
- Teachers
- Role models
- Trailblazers
- Primary care advocates
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Why are we doing this?
- To achieve our practice goals
- To help our residents
- To advance primary care
- To be a part of innovative change
- To get access to tools and mentorship
- Because we can do better together
- Because 2,000 of us can’t be wrong!
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REMINDER: FMRSP Report deadlines
Progress Report (PGY2)
Oct 1, 2021
Question and Timeline (PGY1)
Dec 1, 2021
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FMRSP List of Project Questions
2021-2022
Please click here for a list of project questions according to clinical site and FMRSP type (Scholarly and Research). We provide background information for questions that are part of existing and ongoing projects. Other project questions have been proposed by Faculty Members according to their research interests.
If you are interested in a project, please contact the supervisor or person listed. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Maddie Venables, the Academic Research Advisor. See the poster.
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Helping Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Their Patients! |
New Canadian Study Offering Tailored Digital Messaging for unvaccinated patients
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is funding an innovative research project led by a team of physicians, researchers and communications specialists from the University of Ottawa, Montfort Hospital and Eastern Ontario Health Unit.
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Scuba Diving and Mental Health: Can one support the other? |
Mental health impacts one in five people in Canada in any given year, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association. The DFM received $200K for the eCampusOntario Digital Delivery Experimentation Project Grant: Immersive Virtual Reality for Self-Management of Stress and Anxiety. |
Researchers Find Increase in All-cause Emergency Department Visits Due to Alcohol in First Six Months of the Pandemic |
A recent study from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute has found that while emergency department (ED) visits due to alcohol decreased by 17%, the proportion of all-cause ED visits due to alcohol increased considerably in the first six months of the pandemic.
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Implementing Neighbourhood-level Social Determinants of Health Measures Into Practice to Support Care Delivery |
Preliminary findings suggest that the Pampalon Material Deprivation Index is effective at discriminating across quintiles for the risk of having diabetes. Join forces with OPEN to see how EMR data can help primary care providers understand their patients’ life context, adapt care priorities accordingly, adapt care delivery to achieve higher engagement in self-care, and address the social determinants of health (SDoH).
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Clinical Preceptorship Improvement |
Do you want to take your preceptor role to the next level? Is demonstrating nuanced preceptor’s skills to learners' needs one of your goals? Do you feel like you are missing tools to fully realize your potential in this role? This short 9-workshop program spread out over the course of one year (October 2021 to June 2022) at the rate of a 2-hour workshop per month, will allow you to develop the necessary skills and carry out a personal clinical teaching intervention plan. It also provides practical and effective evaluation, feedback and co-supervision techniques and strategies. Prerequisites: Basic training 101 or supervisory experience. Please note, training offered in French.
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French as a Second Language Course |
French as a second language course registration is now open! If this is your first registration, please complete the online placement test before September 20, 2021. Register for the appropriate course (Test results are mandatory to complete registration). If you are a returning student, register for the course following the one previously completed. Questions? Send an e-mail to Francophone Affairs with your full name, student number (if you are a student) and the course you wish to register.
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Abstract Submission for
CCME 2022
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Abstract submission for CCME 2022 is open and will be accepted until October 11, 2021. This year, we are happy to accept submissions for Poster Presentations, Workshops, Oral Presentations, Pre-Conference Workshops, the John Reudy Education Innovation Symposium and the Education Research Symposium. When submitting abstracts this year, we encourage participants to consider the theme, Unlearning and Relearning: Reinvigorating the self and the system during times of renewal. A second call in the summer will be done for works in progress, as well as abstracts that focus on Black Learners, Black Medical Educators and Black Health. Accepted abstracts will be grouped together in a way that aligns with this expanded representation and how they tie into the theme of unlearning and relearning. |
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PROMOTIONS
Congratulations to David Ponka on his promotion from Associate Professor to Full Professor. Do you have any questions about academic promotion? Contact our Faculty Affairs Coordinator at 613-899-2576 / fadfm@uottawa.ca or visit the website.
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DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES
Undergraduate: We hope the summer has been restful and interesting. Our third-year students are completing their rotations in the next few weeks. Congratulations on completing their third year, and good luck with the upcoming last year of medical school.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SAVE THE DATES for the Departmental Assembly on November 5, 2021, and the Annual Retreat in Montebello on January 14-15, 2022. Registration Coming Soon.
October 21: Family Medicine Grand Rounds
October 22: Dialysis Access and Interventions
October 27: Lanark, Leeds & Grenville Community Stroke Partners' Expo
November 4: DFM Community of Practice Meeting
November 4: Update in Rheumatology for Primary Care
November 5: Departmental Assembly | Registration coming soon!
November 25: Family Medicine Grand Rounds
November 26: Ottawa Stroke Summit
December 2: DFM Community of Practice Meeting
December 2: Update in Rheumatology for Primary Care
December 3: Update in Gastroenterology
December 10: 12th Update in Cardiology
2022
January 14-15: Annual Montebello Retreat | Registration Coming Soon!
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