Power of Your Practice Are you interested in improving symptom management for cirrhosis care in Alberta?Enhancing Alberta Primary Care Research Networks (EnACt), led by Dr. Lee Green is conducting a qualitative research study seeking to understand the thinking and decision-making processes that take place when primary care physicians manage the symptoms of patients living with…
Read MoreNovember President’s Message – Responding to COVID-19
Read Full eNews As a continuation from last week’s message on the primary health care’s pathway on COVID-19, we have invited back Dr. Adam Vyse with a call to action for family physicians of Alberta. Dr. Vyse’s account of how he and his primary care colleagues are responding to the outbreak reinforces just how impactful the family physician-patient…
Read MoreConnect Care Launch Wave 3 – February 27, 2021
Connect Care will launch Wave 3 at select sites in the Calgary and North Zones on February 27, 2021. All community providers in Alberta need to take action so that laboratory, diagnostic imaging, and other investigation results and reports are delivered to your office. As you soon as you receive notification from Alberta Health Services…
Read MoreCall for 2021 Research Abstracts Now Open!
The ACFP would like to invite you to submit your research projects to the virtual 2021 Family Medicine Summit Research Showcase! For more information click here.
Read MoreHeart of Family Medicine Podcasts – New Episodes Added
Listen to the Heart of Family Medicine podcasts where our Executive Director, Terri Potter sits down with your family doctors to chat about their journeys, their passions, their Whys. Get to know what drives them, what their days are like, and the special moments that make it all worth being a family doctor. New podcasts…
Read MoreWave 2 of Connect Care – Launches October 24
Connect Care will launch “Wave 2” at Edmonton suburban sites on October 24, 2020. Community healthcare providers continue to use their existing Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and other processes to manage patient information that is not part of the AHS record of care. Community practitioners are a huge part of any person’s care team, and it’s…
Read MoreOctober President’s Message
Read Full eNews We continue to face challenges from the pandemic and from the uncertainty around the future of health care in the province, particularly as it relates to funding and delivery of primary care. We have continued our advocacy work behind the scenes including in meeting with officials with the Ministry of Health, AHS,…
Read MoreMotherhood and Medicine
By Kiran Dhillon, MD, CCFP I’m going to have a proud new parent moment here, and show off my 15-week-old baby, Josh. Yup, I’m now a mom… it still feels a bit strange to say that to be honest. I know of so many of my friends and colleagues who decided to start their families…
Read MoreSeptember Message from the Executive Director – The Heart of Family Medicine
Read Full eNews Dear members, Since the heartfelt discussions at the 2020 Family Medicine Summit, the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP) has been hard at work building a campaign that is rooted in our organizational pillars with a primary focus on the unique, trusted relationship between family physician and patient. We knew we needed…
Read MorePricing Doc App – 2020 Updates Available
The ACFP along with the PEER team are pleased to announce the Pricing Doc App has been updated with 2020 pricing. The Pricing Doc (also known as Price Comparison of Commonly Prescribed Pharmaceuticals in Alberta) has moved online and is maintained monthly through a joint collaboration with the PEER Team, the Alberta College of Family…
Read MoreUndetectable = Untransmittable, what does this mean for patients living with HIV?
According to findings from two large international studies ( PARTNER I, PARTNER II, and HPTN 052), patients maintaining undetectable viral loads through HIV treatment makes HIV untransmittable through sexual activity. Healthcare providers can share the following strategy with patients to help them maintain an undetectable load and remain unable to transmit: continue HIV treatment consistently,…
Read MoreBack to School Resources – COVID-19
Preparing for back to school is going to look a little different this fall. A great resource, co-written by Family Physician Dana Abenstein and Educator Darren Abenstein “Helping Your Family Prepare for Return to School” is available for you and your family as you navigate our new normal. Dr. Dana Abenstein also has a complementary blog…
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