Chapter News: January 2025

Your chance to win back your Family Medicine Summit registration ends January 31st

Join the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP) for its 70th annual Family Medicine Summit (Summit) at the Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff, March 7–9, 2025. Alberta’s premier conference for family physicians remains a hybrid event, meaning all attendees can earn up to 22.75 Mainpro+® credits through exceptional synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities.

This year’s program features keynotes on artificial intelligence in primary care, infectious diseases, trauma-informed care, and so much more!

As an added bonus, those who register by January 31st will be entered into a draw for the chance to win back their Family Medicine Summit registration!

The 2025 ACFP Awards – Call for nominations is now open!

Honour the incredible contributions, leadership, and commitment of your peers by nominating them for an ACFP Award! With categories for learners and new professionals, all the way to established family physicians and clinics modeling the Patient’s Medical Home, there is something for everyone. Deadline to submit your nominations is April 1, 2025.

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 January 22, 2025, as our panel shares non-pharmacologic strategies for managing chronic pain, and resources to support psychological factors such as worries, fears, and avoidance behaviours, and social factors including unsupportive work environments and insurance issues. 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 84th session on December 6, 2024. The recording, slide deck, and Q&A are available for review. The next session is planned for January 17, 2025.

Clinical Application of the Long-Term Care 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 January 17th 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 long-term care. Learn more and register today!

Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Workshop

Join us on February 5, 2025, for a workshop during which facilitators will share insights from the 2023 updated clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada, as well as actionable tools for screening, diagnosing, and optimizing care. Register online.