Read Full eNews Dear Members, The start of the academic year is always an eventful time. We find ourselves settling back into our routines and schedules, hopefully feeling recharged and reinvigorated from the summer. As the fall season commences, now may be a good time to set new goals and seek out fresh opportunities for…
Read MorePresident’s Message: August 2023
Read Full eNews Dear Members, I hope your summer has been wonderful so far and you have had some time to enjoy the warm weather, the prairie skies, and the beautiful outdoors. At the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP), it has been a fruitful time as we support causes that are relevant to our…
Read MorePresident’s Message: June 2023
Read Full eNews Dear Members, I hope this letter finds you all in good health and high spirits. As we embrace the warmth of summer today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, it is with great pleasure that I write to you in commemoration of National Indigenous History Month (NIHM). This annual observance provides us with…
Read MorePresident’s Message: April 2023
Read Full eNews This spring promises to be full of excitement and opportunity. From leadership to advocacy and celebration, I would like to draw your attention to three ways you can get involved this season. Spring Call for Nominations The ACFP is seeking nominations for volunteers for various operational committees. If you are interested in…
Read MorePresident’s Message: March 2023
Read Full eNews It is an honour and privilege to serve as the new President of the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP). I would like to thank our outgoing president Dr. Sudha Koppula for all of her hard work over the past number of years, which she has performed with impressive grace and diplomacy….
Read MorePresident’s Message: February 2023
Read Full eNews Often February is home to the long, cold days of winter in our province, but thankfully they are also a time of celebration, conversation, and togetherness for ACFP members. Connect ACFP’s Family Medicine Summit 2023 (Summit) will be our chance to welcome you back and thank you for all of the work…
Read MorePresident’s Message: November 2022
Read Full eNews Welcome to another winter, a familiar season to us. The last season of the calendar year, and one before a provincial election here in Alberta. In preparation for an upcoming election and to ensure ACFP activities and operations are on the right track after years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we would like…
Read MorePresident’s Message: October 2022
Read Full eNews Over the year, as family physicians, we are presented with many membership renewal requests. I know a couple of emails have come across my inbox recently, one of which is for membership with our own organization, ACFP. When presented with these reminders, I often ask myself why I am paying for these…
Read MorePresident’s Message: September 2022
Read Full eNews The onset of September brings the usual, predictable events of the change in season and the beginning of the academic year. Accompanying them is often the resumption of regular work activities and situations that require our attention, particularly for Alberta’s family physicians. Tentative Agreement Requiring our attention soon is the tentative agreement…
Read MorePresident’s Message: August 2022
Read Full eNews I have always found the summer to be both an enjoyable and challenging time. As many of us are trying to take in as much of this bright and energetic season as possible, the demands of our work as family physicians continues too. I hope we are all striking the best balance…
Read MoreStatement on Roe Versus Wade
Dear Members, On Friday, June 24th, The Supreme Court of the United States of America overturned the landmark decision of Roe versus Wade, a precedent that guaranteed women’s rights to privacy, protection of their own health decisions, and the right to essential reproductive care, including abortion. This decision is deeply disturbing and opens a path…
Read MorePresident’s Message: June 2022
Read Full eNews As our season changes from a hopeful spring to an even more hopeful summer, I am reminded how it is commonly said that the only thing constant is change. Over the past two and a half years, as family physicians we have most certainly become accustomed to change. Thankfully, our adaptability and…
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