COVID-19 Updates and the New Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program

Please join us for the 68th in our series “Changing the way we work” on Friday November 17, 2023. In this session, we will share updates on the latest evidence and guidance for COVID-19. We will also discuss how to help patients access mental health resources through the Structured Psychotherapy Program. The main program will be held from 7:55 to 9:00am, with time for additional Q&A until 9:15am. We appreciate you submitting questions at registration to help us plan the session.

View Session and Materials: https://dfcm.utoronto.ca/past-covid-19-community-practice-sessions

Panelists:

• Dr. Gerald Evans, Infectious Disease Specialist and Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON

• Dr. Paul Kurdyak, Professor and Chair, Addictions and Mental Health Policy Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

• Dr. Leah Skory, Physician, Barrie Community Health Centre, Barrie, ON

Host:

• Dr. Mekalai Kumanan, OCFP President, Family Physician, Two Rivers Family Health Team, Chief of Family Medicine, Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, ON

Moderator:

• Dr. Ali Damji, Division Head, Primary Care, Trillium Health Partners and Family Physician, Credit Valley Family Health Team, Mississauga, ON

The Changing the Way We Work (COVID-19) Community of Practice is co-organized by the Quality and Innovation Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP).

The COVID-19 Community of Practice for Ontario Family Physicians is a one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program that has been certified for up to a total of 32 credits.