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2024 Family Medicine Summit
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Fri, Jan 26, 2024 8:00 am EST
The 2024 Family Medicine Summit address' the challenges family doctors are facing in their practice and highlights ways we can initiate meaningful transformation in family medicine.
Peer Connect Small Group Learning
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Fri, Mar 15, 2024 12:00 am EDT
Join us for a series of small group learning sessions where family physicians are encouraged to celebrate successes and explore the challenges they experience practicing family medicine.
Infectious Disease Updates and Management of Menopause
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Fri, Mar 22, 2024 8:00 am EDT
Please join us for the 73rd in our series “Changing the way we work” on Friday March 22, 2024.
Infectious Disease Updates and Management of Menopause
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Fri, Mar 22, 2024 8:00 am EDT
Please join us for the 73rd in our series “Changing the way we work” on Friday March 22, 2024.
Approaches to caring for anxious patients
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Wed, Mar 27, 2024 8:00 am EDT
Patients with anxiety can often overuse health-care resources by presenting multiple health concerns to their physician.
Managing alcohol use: Understanding updated recommendations
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Wed, Apr 17, 2024 8:00 am EDT
Harmful use of alcohol contributed to 17,000 deaths in Canada in 2020, with an estimated $6.
Addressing Bias: Utilizing emerging therapeutics amidst fat-shaming
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Wed, May 22, 2024 8:00 am EDT
Rising rates of obesity and diabetes, drug shortages, patient demand and societal discussions around fat-shaming, have placed family physicians in a difficult position, at times acting as gatekeepers for medications, determining which patients should gain access to GLP-1 agonists.
Clinical Application of the Long-Term Care (LTC) Fracture Prevention Recommendations for Frail Older Adults
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Fri, May 31, 2024 12:00 pm EDT
Long-term care (LTC) residents are more dependent, frail and vulnerable, and require more complex care than community-dwelling older adults.
January 25, 2024
Statement: Escalating Crisis in Family Medicine
Sault Ste. Marie’s Group Health Centre announced today that 10,000 patients will lose access to their family doctor as of May 31.
December 18, 2023
A message of gratitude from Patient Advocate Maggie Keresteci
Ms. Keresteci originally shared this message during the December 15, 2023 Changing the Way We Work (COVID-19) Community of Practice for family physicians.
December 13, 2023
Honouring Dr. Janice Harvey and her dedication to her patients, students, colleagues and community
Dr. Janice Harvey, a family physician and dedicated clinical instructor, widely recognized for her expertise in sports and exercise medicine, passed away on December 6, 2023. In addition to her clinical practice and passion for educating the next generation of family physicians, Dr. Harvey developed, and served as the chair of OCFP’s MSK Education.
November 27, 2023
Ottawa Dr. Danielle Brown-Shreves named Regional Family Physician of the Year
Dr. Danielle Brown-Shreves of Ottawa has been named a 2023 Regional Family Physician of the Year and the Reg L. Perkin Ontario Family Physician of the Year by the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
November 7, 2023
More Than Four Million Ontarians Will Be Without a Family Doctor by 2026
The Ontario College of Family Physicians is calling on the Ontario government to take urgent action to support family doctors and improve patients’ access to care.
October 12, 2023
Ontario College of Family Physicians Calls for Immediate Support for Family Doctors
New data shows decline in comprehensive family medicine, deepening the crisis Urgent action is necessary in order to reverse a concerning trend that could see the province losing more family doctors, leaving even more Ontarians without the kind of care they need and want from a family doctor.
October 26, 2023
Ontario College of Family Physicians Welcome David Courtemanche its Board of Directors
The Ontario College of Family Physicians is pleased to announce that David Courtemanche, of Greater Sudbury, has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
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