Events

In this workshop, facilitators will share insights from the 2023 updated clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada, as well as actionable tools for screening, diagnosing and optimizing care.

Poverty has a profound impact on health across the life course, with impacts on both physical and mental health. Primary Care Providers can play a key role in supporting patients to connect to income supports.

New family doctors are often hesitant to continue prescribing opioids for patients, including to those who need opioids for pain management. However, opioids can be a helpful treatment for pain and it’s important for family doctors to know how to prescribe them effectively.

Please join us for the 93rd in our series “Changing the Way We Work” on Friday June 27, 2025. In this session, we will have a brief overview of infectious diseases.

Please join us for the 94th in our series “Changing the Way We Work” on Friday July 18, 2025. In this session, we will share a brief overview on infectious disease and discuss TB test interpretation and treatment for latent TB.

New nicotine delivery systems, policies and evidence are evolving to include nicotine pouches, ‘heat sticks’, and vaping products. Family physicians may be unfamiliar with emerging products and evidence and unable to provide guidance to patients.

Long-term care (LTC) residents are more dependent, frail and vulnerable, and require more complex care than community-dwelling older adults. Yet many interventions intended to reduce fracture risk are not used consistently in LTC, and clinical practice guidelines for osteoporosis have focused on the care of adults living in the community.

Even if a family doctor makes the correct diagnosis and prescribes the most appropriate treatment to address an illness, if a patient is unable to access the treatment due to social or financial circumstances the patient will not improve.

Please join us for the 95th in our series “Changing the Way We Work” on Friday September 5, 2025. In this session, we will review respiratory illness prevention and management for the fall, including vaccine updates.

Join us for the 63rd annual Meeting of Members, held virtually. 2024-25 Annual Meeting of Members   If you are unable to attend, you may download and fill out the Proxy Form in Adobe Acrobat and follow the instructions to submit it.

Administrative burden, including completing complex forms and reviewing EMRs are all contributing to burnout in family medicine. During this session, our panelists will discuss tricks to efficiently review EMRs, setting boundaries with patients, taking vacations and training your office staff to take on some of the burdensome tasks.

Please join us for the 96th in our series “Changing the Way We Work” on Friday September 26, 2025. In this session, we will have a brief update on infectious diseases.