President's Message
We continue to face challenges from the pandemic and from the uncertainty around the future of health care in the province, particularly as it relates to funding and delivery of primary care.
We have continued our advocacy work behind the scenes including in meeting with officials with the Ministry of Health, AHS, and our primary care allies through the Primary Care Alliance. These conversations continue and we remain consistent in our message of strong, integrated, publicly funded primary care and the importance family physicians play in the delivery of health care, both from the perspective of cost effectiveness and improving outcomes of care within a health system.
I recognize that many feel discouraged by the past year. In addition to our advocacy efforts with policy makers and other health care organizations, we have also recognized the importance of the public receiving and understanding the message that family physicians play a unique and important role in delivering care.
The ACFP Board of Directors are pleased with how the “I Stand” video has turned out and the initial response has been overwhelmingly positive. Since its initial release, the video has garnered:
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INSIDE THIS EDITION
- President's Message
- What's New in Health Care
- Wave 2 of Connect Care
- CCC Oct/Nov Webinars Sessions
- Oct 15 Deadline - Feedback to the CPSA on Proposed Changes to Leaving Practice
- 10 Days to PEIP
- FFYFP Blog "Motherhood & Medicine"
- Call for Nominations - EXTENDED
- ACFP 2020 Award Recipients
- Heart of Family Medicine Podcast
- Mainpro+ Minute & Poll
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What's New in Health Care |
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Wave 2 of Connect Care - Launches October 24 |
Connect Care will launch “Wave 2” at Edmonton suburban sites on October 24, 2020. Community healthcare providers continue to use their existing Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and other processes to manage patient information that is not part of the AHS record of care.
Community practitioners are a huge part of any person’s care team, and it’s vital that you have information and awareness about Connect Care and how it will support and benefit the care of your patients. In order, to help ensure a smooth transition, regardless of wave or where you practice and to ensure ongoing delivery of laboratory and diagnostic imaging results to your office, community providers in Alberta need to:
- Use Connect Care Identifiers
- Use new requisitions to order labs and diagnostic imaging that can incorporate those identifiers
- Advise AHS if your practice location(s) change, even if short term.
- Provide your preferred method for receiving results and other information from AHS and affiliated organizations.
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Clinical Connections Consultative Workshop with Cancer SCN |
Building an Efficient and Sustainable Model that Improves the Cancer Diagnosis Experience in Alberta
Thursday, November 5 (7:00-8:15 pm MT)
Join Douglas Stewart and Rick Ward for our first consultative workshop in the Clinical Connections Conference Webinar series.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will gain a better understanding of current gaps and opportunities to improve the cancer diagnostic experience
- Participants will share ways to strengthen the role of primary care providers in the cancer diagnosis phase
- Participants will share real life experiences and contribute to the design of a provincial centralized diagnostic intake service for cancer diagnosis
- Participants will inform key elements for the successful and sustainable implementation of a centralized diagnostic intake service including supports/needs for primary care
Earn up to 12.5 certified Mainpro+ credits by taking in the complete Clinical Connections Conference series.
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PEIP Goes Completely VIRTUAL
In light of the Chief Medical Office of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw's voluntarily recommendation of limiting gatherings to a maximum of 15 people, the ACFP and PEIP Planning Committee has made the prudent decision to go fully virtual.
All in-person attendees will be notified and registration adjusted to reflect a webcast learning opportunity instead.
Not registered? There is still time, click the button below.
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Upcoming ACFP CPD Calendar - Save These Dates
November 19 - Check-In and Check-Up Series: Interactive Keynote - Interrupting Racism In Your Family Practice, An Indigenous Perspective, Dr. Lindsay Crowshoe, Dr. Rita Henderson, and Pamela Roach
December 3 - Clinical Connections Conference: Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis at All Ages and Stages: A Practical Approach to Treatment Planning, Dr. Ted Findlay and Kira Ellis
December 8 - Check-In and Check-Up Series: Virtual Doctor's Lounge With Drs. Sudha Koppula and Kiran Dhillon
March 5-7 - 2021 Virtual Family Medicine Summit
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EXTENDED - Call for Nominations
The application deadline has been extended to
Saturday, October 31.
Call for nominations remains open for the following positions:
- ACFP Board Director - one position
- Awards and Recognition Committee Member - two positions
If you have any questions about the nomination process please contact us at governance@acfp.ca.
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Motherhood and Medicine
By Kiran Dhillon MD, CCFP
Yup, I’m now a mom… it still feels a bit strange to say that to be honest. I know of so many of my friends and colleagues who decided to start their families while in their first five years of practice, so given that I have a whopping four months of motherhood under my belt, I thought I’d share some of my learnings and realizations in the hopes that it might help some other new or soon-to-be new parents out there (disclaimer, of course, that everyone’s experience is different and this is just my perspective!)...
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ACFP's 2020 Award Recipients |
Honouring and Celebrating our Outstanding Members
The ACFP is proud to celebrate the physicians, students, residents, and clinics who demonstrate what “Excellence in Family Practice” truly means. Congratulations to our 2020 award recipients:
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ACFP Family Physician of the Year
Dr. Andrew Cave, Edmonton
ACFP Family Physician of the Year – South Zone
Dr. Brenda Ireland, Lethbridge
Recognition of Excellence
Dr. Allen Ausford, Edmonton
Dr. Debra Putnam, Calgary
Dr. Roxanne Swiegers, Medicine Hat
Patient’s Medical Home – Outstanding Family Practice
Boyle McCauley Heath Centre, Edmonton
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ACFP Student Leadership – Rising Star Award
University of Alberta – Catherine Palme
University of Calgary – Helen Tam-Tham
Family Medicine Resident Leadership Award
University of Alberta – Dr. Derek Chan
ACFP Champion Award
Dr. Kiran Dhillon, Edmonton
ACFP Long-term Service Award
Dr. Donna Manca, Edmonton
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Thank you to everyone who participated in our September eNews poll where we asked:
How long is the Mainpro+ cycle extension that has been granted?
Answer: 1 year.
All poll participants who answered correctly were entered to receive a $25 gourmet coffee gift card, and five lucky winners were randomly drawn.
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Congratulations to our September Winners!!
- Dr. Herbert W. Sacks (Edmonton)
- Dr. Lindsay Bick (Camrose)
- Dr. Ikenna Ezeilo (Lethbridge)
- Dr. Tally Mogus (Edmonton)
- Dr. Khiraj Kumar Chotee (Lloydminster)
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Win a Coffee Card!
UpToDate® is an online resource that allows you to find reliable answers to your clinical quicks quickly and easily. CFPC members who subscribe to UpToDate® earn certified CME credits when they research a question in UpToDate®.
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Are UptoDate® credits automatically transferred to the CFPC & entered into my CME transcript?
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Yes - My credits are automatically entered for me.
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No - I must enter these credits myself under the Self Learning category.
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*Only correct answers will be entered into the draw. Five lucky winners will be notified by email and will have their names published in the November edition of our eNews. |
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Alberta College of Family Physicians
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