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Partner Opportunities For Family Doctors

Education

  • The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO), is organizing a Mental Health Continuing Professional Development (CPD) conference scheduled for May 4th, 2024. This conference presents a crucial opportunity to address the critical need for cultural sensitivity in healthcare, particularly regarding mental health care for Black youth. 
  • 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

  • This year’s OMD Educates: Digital Health Conference will take place on September 12 and 13, 2024 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Airport and Conference Centre in Toronto. Register here.
  • CASCADES, a pan-Canadian initiative supporting environmentally sustainable practices in healthcare is launching series of events about adding sustainability elements to primary care. On May 8, physicians and pharmacists will discuss opportunities to address the environmental impacts of medication in primary care. Register here. On May 29, a multi-disciplinary team will discuss how to use social prescribing to support health equity and community climate resilience. Register here.

Resources

  • Ontario Renal Network is transitioning to use the new race free Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) 2021 equation to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Read clinician resource and patient resource. 
  • New 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

  • Comprehensive primary care is the foundation for an effective, efficient health system, but more support is needed to ensure your clinic runs as efficiently as possible. We know a well-run clinic depends on high-performing administrative staff. Women’s College Hospital is working with health system leaders to understand what interventions might help administrative staff in your clinic by conducting a survey. Please take a moment to invite your Medical Office Administrative staff members to complete it. Access the survey here or contact the study coordinator at MOAsurvey@wchospital.ca
  • CPSO is asking for feedback on an updated Infection Prevention and Control for Clinical Office Practice policy as well as feedback on the existing Accepting New Patients and Ending the Physician-Patient relationship policies. The deadline for input is May 6, 2024.
  • Take part in a five-minute, anonymous, bilingual survey developed by the Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), which will inform the development of infant and early mental health resources.
  • Participate in an anonymous 10-minute survey conducted by Schulich medical students and Dr. Jane Thornton (MD, PhD, CCFP) investigating how family physicians in Canada identify and treat Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) to help guide future medical education.   
  • Ontario Health is developing a new quality standard on gender-affirming care for gender-diverse adults, and feedback from family doctors is a crucial part of the process. The quality standard and patient guide are available for review from April 30 to May 21.

Training Programs

  • Apply for SRPC’s National Advanced Skills and Training Program for Rural Practice. Rural physicians will be reimbursed up to $35,000, including a $1000 per day stipend, $1000 per day for a locum, $250 per day for a preceptor, in addition to travel and accommodation for  advanced training in emergency medicine, obstetrics, anesthesia, specialized courses in ultrasound or airway management. The funding is intended to provide flexibility to identify a training plan based on the needs of your community.  You decide what your patients need, and you identify a preceptor or course to meet these needs. More information.