2021, Vol. 8 | Pour accéder à la version française de ce bulletin, cliquez ici.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As family physicians, we play a critical role in encouraging our patients to complete monthly self-examinations, refer patients for screening and guide our patients with a diagnosis through the cancer care system. Breast cancer is a disease that can affect our mothers, sisters, and daughters.
I want to thank our judges, participants and those who attended the DFM’s Dragons’ Den Clinic of the Future contest on Monday, October 18. Though, in my opinion, all the participants were winners, I want to especially congratulate the DFM’s Dr. Maddie Venables and her team members, Amanda Larocque, Elisa Hoare, and Jessica Murray, for winning the DFM’s Dragons’ Den Clinic of the Future contest. It is inspiring to see so many innovative ideas, from so many skilled individuals, on improving patient-centred care and solutions for helping unattached patients.
I look forward to seeing many of you in person at next week’s Departmental Assembly on Friday, November 5. It will be an exciting opportunity for our department to showcase and celebrate all of the great initiatives this department has accomplished. I am especially looking forward to our Keynote speaker, Dr. Susan Lamb and her presentation on “3000 Years of Epidemics: How Healers and Communities Endured.”
Please register for the Faculty Retreat at the Fairmont Le Château Montebello. This year’s events include accredited faculty development sessions, opportunities to network and learn from our colleagues through social and professional activities and the opportunity to enjoy some outdoor leisure time. The DFM is offering an early bird rate of $300, including a guest room for one night, registration fees and meals for the retreat. Please register online by November 15, 2021.
Lastly, the DFM’s Dr. Alykhan Abdulla is a candidate for one of the vacant Director-at-Large positions with the College of Family Physicians Board of Directors. I encourage you to vote for him before the deadline on November 3, 2021.
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STORIES IN FAMILY MEDICINE |
The Big Black Box: Family Physicians in Cancer Care
As the first point of contact, family physicians play a significant role in our healthcare system. It’s crucial that they are aware and involved in all aspects of their patient’s care. This is especially key in cancer care.
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October is breast cancer month
Although it is a cancer in which we have made remarkable progress for several years thanks to science, it is still a disease that affects many women and people with breasts even today.
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DFM delivers virtual reality to uOttawa Wellness Lounge
The DFM led the technology work package for the project, researched options available to the Wellness team and suggested solutions such as virtual reality headsets for wellness activities.
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Clinic of the Future Contest Comes to a Close
The Department of Family Medicine's Clinic of the Future Contest has finally come to a close, with the DFM's Dr. Maddie Venables and her team members, Amanda Larocque, Elisa Hoare, and Jessica Murray, winning the $3500 prize.
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UNDERGRADUATE
With the school year restarting, many interesting projects are being created by our medical students. One of them is the SSIPP / PEAPI project. Medical students are paired with isolated seniors in the community to keep them company. If certain family physicians are interested in offering this opportunity to their patients, do not hesitate to contact the leads by e-mail at: ssipp.ottawa@gmail.com.
Our second-year students will start their community preceptor program sessions. Thank you to all physicians agreeing to take these students and showcasing our wonderful specialty!
The orientation took place a few weeks ago for our incoming faculty. It was a great opportunity to meet our newest members of the Department of Family Medicine. Welcome, and looking forward to working with you in the upcoming years!
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POSTGRADUATE
New this year - Resident Mentorship Pilot Project
This new initiative, under the leadership of Dr. David Tobin, will be launched later this month. Dr. David Tobin and Dr. Eric Wooltorton presented a mentorship workshop to 19 mentors, which are a mix of current residents and recent graduates.
We now look forward to matching the mentees to the mentors and see this project come to life. Based on feedback received during the course of this year, our long term plan is to offer this program to all incoming residents next year.
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Faculty Leadership Opportunities
Full-time Academic Physician Position
The DFM is seeking candidates for one full-time academic physician position with a preferred focus on obstetrics to join its dynamic team at Bruyère! We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. Submit your CV and cover letter to hrdfm@uOttawa.ca. See poster.
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Family Medicine Grand Rounds
DFM in the News
A reminder to mention your affiliation with the DFM when speaking with the media. It brings us much pride to share your great work!
Dr. Doug Manuel
Dr. Kheira Jolin-Dahel
Dr. Daniel Myran
Dr. Doug Manuel
Dr. Clare Liddy, Dr. Maddie Venables
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth
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Upcoming Events
2022
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11 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Please join us in person on November 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to hear from our chair, Dr. Clare Liddy, as she provides an update on our strategic plan and to connect with your colleagues to discuss the “state of our union”. We will also be providing an update on our projects. You will have an opportunity to share your ideas with our DFM Team on the many initiatives currently underway in our department. Please review the attached agenda for a complete description of the day. We hope you can join us for our annual celebration as we emerge from a challenging year. Read more. Register now!
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Please join us for the Department of Family Medicine Faculty Retreat, at Château Montebello from Friday, January 14 to Saturday, January 15, 2022. This year’s event includes accredited faculty development sessions, and opportunities to network and learn from our colleagues through social and professional activities. A full agenda will follow shortly, but the highlights of this year’s retreat include: focusing on wellness and building and strengthening departmental connections through layered leadership. On Friday afternoon, there will be dedicated outdoor leisure time to enjoy the rustic charm, unique architecture and beautiful natural surroundings while connecting with your colleagues. Read more. See event outline.
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The planning for the 2022 Faculty Retreat at the Fairmont Hotel Montebello on Friday, January 14 and Saturday, January 15, 2022, is underway! This year our theme is “Destination: Family Medicine” We are looking for faculty members like YOU to present at this year’s retreat! The deadline to submit presentation proposals is November 19, 2021. Read more.
Are you involved in an interesting initiative or collecting data for a research project which would fit into our theme: “Destination: Family Medicine”? Are you looking for feedback and opportunities to collaborate? Why not showcase your work? The deadline to submit abstracts for poster is November 19, 2021. Read more.
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Congratulations to our contest winners, Dr. Maddie Venables, Amanda Larocque, Elisa Hoare and Jessica Murray! Their innovative ideas on how to improve patient-centred care and help the unattached patient with their Continuity Health Attachment Technology (CHAT) app is garnering much attention within academia and the media. Read more.
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Welcome Anhar Abdorbo, who started as our Postgraduate Program Administrator. Anhar will be responsible for organizing the central Academic Days and coordinating the Family Medicine Rural rotation and Community Paediatrics rotation. She will also organize many postgraduate events, such as CaRMS, Rio Day, job fairs, etc. You can reach Anhar at pgadmindfm@uOttawa.ca.
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The Student-Senior Isolation Prevention Partnership (SSIPP) Ottawa Chapter focuses its efforts on decreasing social isolation within our Ottawa community by pairing medical students with seniors. Each week, medical student volunteers will call or video chat with their elderly friend to provide socialization and comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Researchers from the University of Ottawa Study are conducting a study with the ultimate objective of enhancing workplace learning for residents in virtual healthcare settings. In collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine, they are conducting a three-phased mixed methods study to better understand evolving preceptor roles in virtual workplaces. The study is entitled: Clinical Preceptorship in Virtual Healthcare Settings. They would like to invite you to participate in the study to better understand your feedback on precepting family medicine residents in such contexts. Fill out the survey!
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Are you interested in building your scholarly and research skills? What about learning elements of project management and research ethics board processes? The DFM is organizing a series of workshops targeting different aspects of scholarship starting this month. Join like-minded people interested in building their skills. The sessions are open to all including faculty members, physicians, residents, staff and others outside the department, invite your colleagues! Read more. Register now!
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Due to high interest, an additional deadline has been added for faculty to submit requests to apply for the Academic and Leadership support fund. Applications are due by December 1, 2021. For more information on the funding support and application requirements please visit here. Please note that all applications received by the deadlines listed above will be reviewed by the DFM's Departmental Teaching Personnel Committee. The subsequent deadlines to apply for ALSF requests are: March 1, 2022 and then September 1, 2022.
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Please register for the 10th Annual CHEO Global Health Conference - "Striving for Health Equity" on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. CHEO Grand Rounds Speaker: Global Access to Insulin: Dr. Graham Ogle, Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Sydney, Australia; Founder "Life for a Child" Diabetes NGO. Celebrating 100 Years of Insulin Discovery in Canada. Other keynote speakers include, Dr. Jason Nickerson, RRT, PhD; Humanitarian advisor to MSF, Clinical Scientist at the Bruyère Research Institute, Other topics and speakers TBC: global vaccine equity, health care access, and Indigenous health. For registration information and CME credit please contact: hmacdonnel@cheo.on.ca.
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Faculty members interested in applying for the 2022-2023 Promotion Cycle are encouraged to submit a letter of intent, accompanied by an
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