Upcoming events
Primary Care CPD Webinar: Cancer Screening Updates
Dear Primary Care Provider,
The Central Regional Cancer Program is holding a free accredited two-part CPD webinar on Cancer Screening Program Updates for Primary Care on Wednesday, February 1st and Wednesday, February 8th from 6:00-7:00pm. The sessions will be moderated by Dr. Alan Kaplan, Regional Primary Care Lead.
Session 1 (Feb 1st): Colorectal and Lung Cancer Screening
Speakers: Dr. David Baron, Regional GI Endo and Colorectal Screening Lead and Dr. Alan Kaplan, Regional Primary Care Lead
Session 2 (Feb 8th): Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
Speakers: Dr. Samantha Fienberg, Clinical Lead, OBSP and Dr. Felice Lackman, Regional Cervical Screening and Colposcopy Lead
The sessions will cover updated program information and discussion of Ontario Health-Cancer Care Ontario's guidelines for screening and appropriate referral for each of the Ontario organized screening programs, OBSP, OCSP, CCC and OLSP. Topics include:
- current state of Ontario and the Central Region screening volumes and backlog from the pandemic
- impact of cancer screening disruptions on screen-detected pre-cancers and cancers during the pandemic
- updated referral, follow up and surveillance guidance
- update on OCSP HPV testing implementation and progress
- determining who truly requires colonoscopy and appropriate FIT testing for colorectal cancer screening
- an opportunity to ask questions and engage with the Clinical Leads
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty School of Medicine, University of Toronto for up to 2.0 Mainpro+ credits.
To register, please visit: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rOiS4IYmTiSvM20PwuRWqg
Note: You only need to register once for both sessions. You will receive a Zoom link that will be used for both sessions, and can choose to attend one or both sessions. You will receive a Letter of Accreditation based on sessions attended.
If you have any questions, please contact Rukaiya Alidina at ralidina@southlake.ca.
Primary Care CPD Webinar: Cancer Screening Updates
Dear Primary Care Provider,
The Central Regional Cancer Program is holding a free accredited two-part CPD webinar on Cancer Screening Program Updates for Primary Care on Wednesday, February 1st and Wednesday, February 8th from 6:00-7:00pm. The sessions will be moderated by Dr. Alan Kaplan, Regional Primary Care Lead.
Session 1 (Feb 1st): Colorectal and Lung Cancer Screening
Speakers: Dr. David Baron, Regional GI Endo and Colorectal Screening Lead and Dr. Alan Kaplan, Regional Primary Care Lead
Session 2 (Feb 8th): Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
Speakers: Dr. Samantha Fienberg, Clinical Lead, OBSP and Dr. Felice Lackman, Regional Cervical Screening and Colposcopy Lead
The sessions will cover updated program information and discussion of Ontario Health-Cancer Care Ontario's guidelines for screening and appropriate referral for each of the Ontario organized screening programs, OBSP, OCSP, CCC and OLSP. Topics include:
- current state of Ontario and the Central Region screening volumes and backlog from the pandemic
- impact of cancer screening disruptions on screen-detected pre-cancers and cancers during the pandemic
- updated referral, follow up and surveillance guidance
- update on OCSP HPV testing implementation and progress
- determining who truly requires colonoscopy and appropriate FIT testing for colorectal cancer screening
- an opportunity to ask questions and engage with the Clinical Leads
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty School of Medicine, University of Toronto for up to 2.0 Mainpro+ credits.
To register, please visit: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rOiS4IYmTiSvM20PwuRWqg
Note: You only need to register once for both sessions. You will receive a Zoom link that will be used for both sessions, and can choose to attend one or both sessions. You will receive a Letter of Accreditation based on sessions attended.
If you have any questions, please contact Rukaiya Alidina at ralidina@southlake.ca.
Family Medicine Forum
Hosted by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), FMF provides the highest quality, expertly vetted, evidence-based education for family physicians in Canada.
Optimizing your documentation webinar: Themes from CPMA
Overview
Join us on June 15, from 6 to 7:10 p.m. for a complimentary webinar to learn about the common documentation issues seen in CMPA cases. You will learn about documentation best practices to support safe medical care and decrease your medico-legal risk.
This webinar is presented by Dr. Janet Nuth, MD Physician Advisor, Safe Medical Care Learning, CMPA.
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
List five common documentation issues seen in CMPA cases
Describe documentation best practices to support safe medical care
Commit to one change in your documentation to improve patient safety and decrease your medico-legal risk
Can’t attend? A recording of this webinar will be made available on the OMA’s Education Network.
Registration details
Virtual - Zoom
MSH Department of Family Medicine: Breakfast Medicine (Copy)
For Oak Valley Health (Markham Stouffville Hospital and Uxbridge Hospital) affiliated family physicians. Check your email for details. If you do not have hospital credentials and are interested in getting privileges, please contact the Chief of Family Medicine, Dr. Allan Grill (agrill@msh.on.ca).
OMA COVID-19 town hall on Paxlovid and Evusheld
Please join us for an online COVID-19 town hall on Paxlovid and Evusheld on Tuesday, May 10 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Our panel of experts will address considerations for prescribing Paxlovid for the treatment of COVID-19 and will provide an overview of Evusheld, a new prophylactic treatment for immunocompromised patients. Most of the session will be dedicated to addressing questions from members.
The following panelists are confirmed and more will be added ahead of the session:
Andrew Morris, Ontario Science Table
Daniel Warshafsky, office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Kelly Grindrod, University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy
Angeline Ng, Ontario Pharmacists’ Association
This session will be recorded and available with other COVID-19 town hall recordings.
MSH Department of Family Medicine: Breakfast Medicine
For Oak Valley Health (Markham Stouffville Hospital and Uxbridge Hospital) affiliated family physicians. Check your email for details. If you do not have hospital credentials and are interested in getting privileges, please contact the Chief of Family Medicine, Dr. Allan Grill (agrill@msh.on.ca).
OCFP Practicing Well: When your head hurts too much…
Hear from your colleagues about strategies to manage and address different kinds of headaches.
Panelists:
Dr. Julia Alleyne (Toronto)
Dr. Virginia McEwen (Thunder Bay)
Dr. Shailla Vaidya (Toronto)
SGFP Advocacy Town Hall: Putting family medicine on the election agenda.
Dear Colleagues,
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the demands of family practice, struggled with finding timely access to health care for your patients, hoped to get rid of the administrative burden so you can focus on the care? It's time to make yourself heard!
Family physicians know best the issues faced by our healthcare system, our patients, and the struggles of day-to-day family practice. We need YOU to bring those issues to the forefront of the next Ontario general election which will be held on or before June 2, 2022.
You’re Invited to the SGFP Advocacy Town Hall with Dr. Danielle Martin, Chair of the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Kim Moran, CEO of OCFP, on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. We will be hosting a member Town Hall to share a Family Doctor Advocacy Toolkit and training video that will guide you through meeting with your local MPP and/or candidate(s). Please click here to register.
No previous advocacy or political experience required - your expertise and experience as a family doctor is what we need!
Thank you to our SGFP Advocacy Working Group:
Dr. Sharad Rai, SGFP Advocacy Chair
Dr. Allanah Li
Dr. Alykhan Abdulla
Dr. Dominik Nowak
Dr. Matthew Schurter
Allie Kinnaird
We hope to see you there!
Dr. David Schieck, SGFP Chair
OCFP Practicing Well: Navigating undifferentiated distress during the pandemic
Hear from your colleagues about strategies to recognize and respond to undifferentiated distress in your patients, or even in yourself as a family physician. Consider the impact of pandemic uncertainties on the mental health of patients and healthcare professionals, and some supports that are available.
Panelists:
Dr. Chase McMurren (Toronto)
Dr. Michael Roberts (Toronto)
Dr. Joanna Shapiro (Toronto)