Webinars

Thursdays Are ACFP CPD Nights!

The ACFP’s Thursday Evening Webinars offer a dynamic series of thought-provoking, relevant CPD sessions designed to bridge knowledge gaps and meet the needs of our members. Presented by the Education Committee, these free webinars are available to watch on demand for ACFP members and their peers. We are excited to announce the 2025 series, featuring four engaging sessions from January to June. Topics will include Refugee Health, Physician Wellness, Practice Management, and Indigenous Health.

Certification Statement

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Alberta Chapter for up to 4.0 Mainpro+^® credits.

Up Next for Thursday Evening Webinars

“Practice Management” with Panel

7-8 p.m. (MT) | May 8, 2025

Co-developed by the 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. The session will feature three panelists representing different practice models sharing their unique strategies and approaches to enhance clinic efficiency and reduce administrative burdens.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Compare various clinic models available in Alberta.
List factors to consider before joining a clinic.
Describe considerations of non-medical components of running a clinic such as scheduling, staffing, and patient flow strategies.

New for 2025 - Chronic Pain ECHO Series

The ACFP and South Zone PCN are teaming up to bring you a free six-session ECHO series on chronic pain management*.

Feedback from members helped shape the topics that will be covered in this series which include: inherited patient on opioids; balancing multiple pain conditions; managing chronic pain with substance use disorder; pain and co-morbid substance use disorder; pain in older people; and/or chronic headache.

Save the following dates on your calendar. Sessions will run from 12:15–1:15 p.m., making it easy for your whole team to join.

February 11 | “Managing Chronic Headache in Community Practice” presented by Dr. Lori Montgomery
March 25 | “Older Adults and Pain Management: Pearls and pitfalls from the front line” presented by Dr. Sara Majeed
April 8 | “Influencing Behavior Change Practical Strategies for Community Practices” presented by Dr. Sasha Mallya
May 13 | “The Inherited Patient on Opioids” presented by Dr. Lori Montgomery
June 10 | “Managing Chronic Pain in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder”
July 8 | “Managing Multiple Pain Conditions in a Patient”

*Program is subject to change

Interested in Presenting Your Patient Case

A unique element of an ECHO program is the opportunity to feature a case presentation to the group and hub team of experts. If you have a patient case that you would like to present please contact cpd@acfp.ca.