PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
This May 19th, Celebrate World Family Doctor Day
Edmonton, AB, May 13, 2025 – The Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP) is proud to celebrate the global recognition of Family Doctor Day.
First declared by WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors) in 2010, this annual commemoration acknowledges the outstanding contributions of family doctors in health care systems around the world.
Family physicians care for patients and nurture their relationships with them through every stage of their lives. Their central role in the lives of Albertans is the foundation of an integrated health care system that is accessible, comprehensive, continuity-based, and patient-centred.
“With family doctors providing 70 percent of health care in Alberta, World Family Doctor Day is an opportunity for us to express our gratitude and appreciation for their impact on patients, families, and communities. Family doctors are the constant health provider in an ever-changing and overburdened system. It is more important than ever to show our support for them and celebrate their crucial contributions,” says ACFP Executive Director Terri Potter.
The ACFP invites Albertans to celebrate their own family doctors through the ACFP’s “Family Docs Rock” campaign. Tell us why your family doctor rocks at www.familydocsrock.ca and you and your doctor could receive a Family Docs Rock t-shirt.
The Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP) is a member-based, not-for-profit organization representing more than 6,000 family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students across Alberta. For 70 years, the ACFP has strived for excellence in family practice through advocacy, continuing medical education, and primary care research. The ACFP is a Chapter of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), a nationwide organization with more than 47,000 members.
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For more information please contact:
Lindsay Rankin, Manager, Member Engagement and Communications
Alberta College of Family Physicians
(780) 701-9716 or Lindsay.Rankin@acfp.ca
