DECEMBER 2020 | eNews
Happy Holidays From the ACFP!
On behalf of the ACFP, we wish you all a safe and healthy holiday season. Please enjoy our holiday poem!

Continuing Education
  • Speakers: Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada

  • Speakers: Drs. Adam Vyse, Brad Bahler, Christine Luelo, Heidi Fell, Janet Craig, Jia Hu, and Nigel Flook.

  • Speakers: Drs. Tina Nicholson, Sam Chang, Eden McCaffrey, Deb Putnam, Roxanne Swiegers, & Roxanne Goldade.
Mar 5-7 2021 | The ACFP's Annual Family Medicine Summit Join us for the first ever, completely virtual event! Register before December 31st and get your name into a draw for a special Summit VIP Gift bag valued up to $60.00!
Top Stories
NEW: Heart of Family Medicine Podcasts
Finding a way to connect the dots to solve the big problems family physicians and their practices face is what keeps Dr. Scott Garrison going...
 
Dr. Susan Adelman is a champion and advocate for her patients wherever she practises—be it in the northern Alberta community of Peerless Trout First Nation to Stand Off, Alberta within the Blood Tribe community, or her street outreach work for safe substance use...

ACFP's CPD Needs Assessment
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Those who complete the survey before January 18, 2021 have an opportunity to be entered into our prize draws!

A ParksRx for Wellness – For Patients, and Yourself
By Clark Svrcek, MD, CCFP, P.Eng., M.Eng.

I have a disclosure to make, and this may or may not surprise you: I’m a nature nut. I love being outdoors. I tire of doctoring inside and in front of a screen for these past 90 – I mean, 9 – months....
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COVID-19 Updates
Work is being done to improve COVID-19 Positive Notifications to Family Physicians. If you are not receiving your patients’ COVID-19 results, please email APL.DataIntegrityPhysBuild@ahs.ca with your ideal contact information for the Millennium system, which feeds COVID-19 Testing/Online Booking Tool.

Rapid Review: Chronic Symptoms of COVID-19: outlines best evidence regarding persistent, long-term, post-COVID-19 symptoms for patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Continuous Use of Eye Protection and COVID-19 Exposure for Healthcare Workers: how this affects community clinics, information on ordering eye protections, and updates PCNs & community physicians on exposure criteria.

Watch for new COVID-19 vaccine Tools for Practice articles & CFPC Webinars coming soon!