Alberta College
of Family Physicians

Advancing Excellence In Family Practice

News and Events

Monday, July 08 2024

Transforming Health Care: One Pathway at a Time

Thursday, July 04 2024

Changes to AHS DI Appointment Notifications Sent to Ordering Providers

Friday, June 21 2024

Call for Nominations – Announcement of New Committees

Friday, June 21 2024

President’s Message – June 2024

What's New at ACFP

Advocacy

Celebrate World Family Doctor Day with the ACFP

The ACFP is proud to celebrate the remarkable contributions of Alberta’s family doctors and their colleagues across the globe in time for World Family Doctor Day on May 19th. Share your story why your family doc rocks. Visit our website for all the ways you can participate in our WFDD festivities.

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MEMBER OPPORTUNITY

Volunteer for Student Shadowing

Get involved in shaping the next generation of family doctors! Whether you practice in rural or urban settings, volunteer to be a mentor through our Incoming Medical Students Shadowing Program. Guidelines and more details to follow soon.Fill out our intake form to sign up for this program.

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MEMBER OPPORTUNITY

Connect with the Community at ACFP Networks

ACFP Networks provides a safe and secure online space, not only for ACFP members but also for primary care providers to build communities of practice.

Member Opportunity

Advocate for Family Docs, Join Our Board & Committees

The ACFP is still accepting nominations of members like you, who are passionate, committed, and inspired to work toward making family medicine the foundation of our health care system.

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We Are the Voice of Family Physicians in Alberta

Established in 1954, the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP) is the provincial chapter of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). It is a professional voluntary organization, representing more than 5,600 family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students in Alberta.

At the ACFP, we focus on member services and engagement by supporting family physicians in their continuing professional development needs, advocacy, leadership and primary care research.

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Understanding ACFP’s Role in the Alberta Health Care Landscape

The ACFP leads and participates in collaborative, practical, evidence-based initiatives with stakeholders to advance excellence in family medicine and the health care system.

Take a moment to understand how we work with our health care partners and download the Understanding Who’s Who in Alberta’s Health Care document.

What We Do

The ACFP supports certification of our members by providing continuing professional development (CPD) and upholding the established standards for CPD delivery. We advocate on behalf of our members to advance excellence of family practice, define and celebrate the role of family medicine and family practice as the foundation of our health care system, and work to ensure Albertans can access high quality care from family physicians.

What Our Members Say

In a profession driven by innovation, the ACFP provides many opportunities for evidenced based CME and continuing education. I value the strong sense of community and advocacy that the ACFP provides for family doctors at all stages of their career. I am excited to be part of a great organization!

There is a significant amount of work that ACFP faces – from being at the center of the efforts to manage the opioid crisis to effectively engaging the membership and working with multiple stakeholders, while also advocating for family physicians and their patients to jointly continue to build the patient’s Medical Home... Through the ACFP, have had the honour to participate in processes that support the advancement of all of the above.

I value the role the ACFP has in connecting family physicians together. Primary care can be a difficult and sometimes isolating job, and having an organization that supports its members and provides opportunities for networking and support is vital in upholding both the health of patients and family physicians.

The ACFP plays such a huge role in encouraging excellence in family medicine in Alberta, from high quality and unbiased CME to community and supports for family physicians at all stages of their careers. I appreciate the vision and leadership of the organization and all that it means for family doctors in Alberta.

I value the work the ACFP has done to advocate on behalf of Albertans by representing Family Physicians. The ACFP’s collaboration with stakeholders will ensure our discipline remains adaptive to the needs of the communities we work within.

A provincial force for primary care – the college creates a virtual community of practice that allows strong networking opportunities. The college provides advocacy for all FPs as well as space for shared learning and personal development in our careers as well as promotes successful work-life balance.

I consider the ACFP to be a valuable platform and a great resource for fellow family physicians to connect and support each other. I feel that we can learn and benefit from each other’s experiences and contribute together to provide excellent care to our community.