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Partner Opportunities For Family Doctors

Announcements

There are no announcements at this time.

Education

  • The Primary Care Clinician Educational Series by the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto is designed to provide primary care clinicians with the knowledge and skills to lead quality improvement work in their practice. The new 1-credit per hour Self-Learning program is certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 6 Mainpro+ credits. 

Events

There are no events at this time.

Feedback

There are no current feedback opportunities at this time.

Mentorship

There are no current mentorship opportunities at this time.

Resources

  • Ontario Renal Network has transitioned to use the race free Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) 2021 equation to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Read clinician resource and patient resource. 
  • Tools for improving the prevention, assessment and management of patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in primary care are available from CEP. Access Best Practices and Telus PS Suite EMR toolkit on the Chronic Non-Cancer Pain topic tool page. 

Surveys and Research

  • There are no current surveys or research opportunities at this time.

Studies

  • Alliance for Healthier Communities is sharing a research study focused on social prescribing in primary care settings, specifically investigating the barriers and facilitators that influence primary care providers’ engagement with social prescribing programs. Participate here.
  • Researchers from the Computational Health and Interaction (CHAI) Lab at the University of Toronto are conducting a study on the impact of AI scribes on primary care practices. Learn more here.

Volunteer

  • Toronto Metropolitan University is looking for feedback on a framework for a new program entitled, Transition To Practice Pearls for Physicians, aimed at providing physicians with resources around non-clinical topics that optimize practice efficiency, prevent burnout, aid in billing and AI integration in practice, and more. Reviewing the framework will take approximately 10-15 minutes. If interested, please sign up here.

Educational Opportunities

  • Join the ECHO Ontario Bariatric Network (OBN) — a free, virtual, monthly, case-based CME series for family physicians across Ontario.
    • This program connects participants with leading bariatric and primary care specialists through real clinical cases, covering key areas such as pharmacotherapy, nutrition, mental health, and post-surgical care. 
    • Obesity is a prevalent and multifaceted condition in family medicine. This series is designed to strengthen the practical skills needed to support comprehensive, evidence-based care in everyday practice.
    • Program highlights:
      • Free and fully virtual
      • CME-accredited
      • Monthly sessions throughout 2026–2027
      • Flexible scheduling with sessions offered Monday–Friday
      • Case-based, expert-led learning
    • To register and view the full 2026-2027 schedule, visit: https://obn.echoontario.ca/