Chapter News: May 2025
Join us for the QCFP Innovations Symposium on May 23rd!
You are cordially invited to the 4th Quebec College of Family Physicians (QCFP) Innovations Symposium. Come learn about new ideas and tools from the minds of Quebec’s primary care innovators to help us better serve the needs of our communities. Register for the Symposium!
Journée CQMF 2025 will take place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal on May 23rd. Here’s an early sneak peek at the program.
This activity is eligible for continuing professional development credits.
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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 89th session on April 4th. The recording, slide deck and Q&A are available for review. The next session is planned for May 2, 2025.
Practising Well Community of Practice
Join the Practising Well Community of Practice on May 28th, as our panel discusses how undiagnosed ADHD can lead to declining productivity at work or school, diagnostic tools that can help diagnose patients, and other resources to support patients with ADHD and co-occurring medical conditions. Registration is now open.
Self-Learning
All of our past Practising Well sessions are available as self-learning modules. To earn Mainpro+® credits, review the recording of any past sessions (which include topics on ADHD, Indigenous cultural safety, gender affirming care, and physician wellness) and complete a self-evaluation survey. More information is available.
The ACFP’s Thursday Evening Webinars “Practice Management” session May 8th
Co-developed by the ACFP’s First Five Years in Family Practice and Education committees, this session will explore foundational components of effective practice management, including scheduling, staffing, and patient flow strategies. Hear from three panelists representing different practice models share their unique strategies and approaches to enhance clinic efficiency and reduce administrative burdens. Register for the Thursday Evening Webinar.
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Reminder to register for “The Inherited Patient on Opioids” webinar
Join Dr. Lori Montgomery and fellow peers on May 13th to learn to describe an approach to management and assessment of a new patient who is on long-term opioids, and implement a personalized management plan for opioid management. This 60-minute session is part of the Chronic Pain ECHO Series presented by the ACFP and South Zone PCN, and is open to physicians and their team.
Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your skills. Register today: South Zone PCN ECHO Series.
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Alberta-based family physician volunteers needed for student shadowing program
Together with the Alberta Medical Association’s sections of Family Medicine and of Rural Medicine, the ACFP is looking for family physician volunteers to be part of the 2025 Student Shadowing Program. Whatever and wherever you practice, this is an amazing opportunity to show incoming medical students the breadth and depth of family medicine and help inspire them to make family medicine their specialty of choice.
You can choose the days that work for you in the placement windows from June 15–28 and/or August 10–23. Sign up today!
Questions about the Shadowing Program? Send us an email at [email protected].
