Chapter News: February 2025
Reminder: 2025 QCFP Awards—Nomination deadline: February 28th
It’s time to acknowledge the good work of that colleague who inspires you, or the positive attitude of another one of your peers, whose commitment and everyday actions contribute to improving care in the community. Nominating them for one of the QCFP Awards not only helps them shine, it also casts a bright light on our entire profession. Nomination deadline: February 28, 2025. Learn more and submit a nomination.
Save the date: QCFP Innovation Symposium on May 23, 2025
The QCFP is thrilled to welcome you to Journée CQMF 2025, held during its 4th annual Innovation Symposium in primary care, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Mark the date—May 23, 2025—in your calendar! The full program will be released soon.
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Practising Well Community of Practice
The Practising Well Community of Practice delivers monthly sessions focused on supporting family doctors to work through the complexity of mental health, substance use disorders, and chronic pain. Connect with us February 26, 2025, as our panel discusses and defines how harm reduction-informed care looks like in practice, how the closure of safe consumption sites impacts patient care, and strategies for family physicians to prepare and respond effectively. Registration is now open.
COVID-19 Community of Practice
The Changing the Way We Work COVID-19 Community of Practice for family physicians, created in partnership with the OCFP and University of Toronto’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, held its 85th session on January 17, 2025. The recording, slide deck and Q&A are available for review. The next session is planned for February 7, 2025.
Clinical Application of the Long-Term Care (LTC) Fracture Prevention Recommendations for Frail Older Adults
Registration for Clinical Application of the Long-Term Care Fracture Prevention Recommendations for Frail Older Adults is now open. Join us on February 14, 2025, for a session that aims to address existing care gaps by illustrating the application of pharmacological and non-pharmacological fracture prevention recommendations with frail older adults in LTC. Learn more and register.
Progressing Team-Based Care in Alberta
On behalf of the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP) and in collaboration with the Coalition for Primary Health Care (CPHC), we are excited to share our summary video that captures the essence of the Team Primary Care Alberta (TPCA) forum held on October 5, 2024, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The TPCA forum brought together primary care team members (family physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, etc.), citizens, partners, and policy makers motivated to co-design, build, and commit to the supports and frameworks to optimize team-based primary care in Alberta’s health care system.
Join the Team-Based Primary Care Community of Practice to contribute to the conversation.
Counting Down to the 70th Annual Family Medicine Summit
There are less than 30 days to register for Alberta’s premier family medicine conference! Join the ACFP’s hybrid event live from the Rockies March 7–9, 2025. Through exceptional synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities, all registrants can earn up to 22.75 Mainpro+® credits.
This year’s keynote speakers include Dr. Monty Gosh, Dr. Lynora Saxinger, Dr. Mike Allan, and many more!
For the full list of speakers and to register, visit www.familymedicinesummit.ca.
It’s the most exciting time of year here at the BCCFP: Awards season! A special opportunity for patients and family medicine colleagues to celebrate and honour the incredible dedication and vital contributions of family physicians across British Columbia.
If you’re a family medicine resident or family physician in British Columbia you can nominate one of your incredible peers in the following awards categories:
- BC Family Physician of the Year
- First Five Years of Family Practice Award
- Residents Awards (these include a $1,500 financial award and can be self-nominated)
Nominees must be a BCCFP member and not a current Board member.
Visit the awards page to find out more and submit your nominations by 10:00 a.m. (PT) on March 14th!
