Vision and Recommendations for the New Millennium Full Report

A Report of the Working Group on Postgraduate Education for Rural Family Practice, approved by the College of Family Physicians of Canada Board – May 12, 1999

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Working Group on Postgraduate Education for Rural Family Practice

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Acknowledgements
The Working Group wishes to acknowledge the tremendous support and encouragement provided by both the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada. Dr. Cal Gutkin, Executive Director of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Dr. Francine Lemire, President of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Dr. Peter Newbery, President-Elect of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Dr. Keith MacLellan, Past-President of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada and Dr. Patricia Vann, President of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada were instrumental in this project’s development and success.

This report would not have been possible without the organizational assistance of Debby LeFebvre and the staff of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and project support from The Southwestern Ontario Rural Medicine Unit, specifically team members Stephanie Page, MaryAnn Kennard and Diane Gauley, who demonstrated tremendous patience and dedication in preparing materials and many drafts in the process of developing this report.

Working Group on Postgraduate Education for Rural Family Practice

CHAIR

Dr. James Rourke CFPC, SRPC
Goderich, Ontario

MEMBERS

Dr. James Goertzen,  CFPC Thunder Bay, Ontario	Dr. Sarah-Lynn Newbery, CFPC, SRPC Marathon, Ontario
Dr. George Goldsand, RCPS Edmonton, Alberta	Dr. Con O’Maonaigh, SRPC Fogo Island, Newfoundland
Dr. Sharon Hatcher, CFPC Chicoutimi, Quebec	Dr. Paul Rainsberry Director of Education,  CFPC
Dr. Paul Humphries, CFPC, SRPC Edmonton, Alberta	Dr. Joshua Tepper, CAIR Sutton, Ontario
Dr. Stuart Iglesias , SRPC Hinton, Alberta	Dr. Carl Whiteside, CFPC, SRPC Vancouver, BC
Dr. Sarah Mackinnon, CAIR Sudbury, Ontario	Dr. Mark Whittaker, CFPC, SRPC Dryden, Ontario
Dr. Lise Morin Section of Residents, CFPC Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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Executive Summary

Mandate 1 Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes Needed for Rural Family Practice

Mandate 2 Current Postgraduate Education Initiatives for Rural Family Practice

Mandate 3 Recommendations for Core Postgraduate Education for Rural Family Practice

Mandate 4 Recommendation for Postgraduate Education for Special/Advanced Rural Family Medicine Skills (Part I & II)

Appendix 1 - JANUS Project

Appendix 2 - Rural Family Medicine Problems and Associated Skills

Appendix 3 - Rural Patient Stories/Physician Management Narratives/Rural Clinical Decision-Making Skills

Appendix 4 - Rural Family Medicine Resident Scenario/Issues

Appendix 5- Advanced Skills Performed by Canada’s Rural Family Physicians – CIHI data

Appendix 6 - Background Paper "To Explore the Potential for Advanced Family Practice Procedural Training"

Appendix 7 - Bibliography – Rural Medical Education References