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The Besrour Centre Proud to Release 'Season 2' of the Planet Family Doc Podcast Series!
This season features family physicians from around the world, including Australia, Brazil, the United States, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and South Africa. They will share their unique perspectives on global trends and innovations. Check out the Planet Family Doc trailer to get a preview of what's to come.
Available at https://planetfamilydoc.libsyn.com/, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts, the new season features topics such as:
- What are We Already Forgetting About COVID-19? (February 2024)
- The Making of a Mindful Medical Student (March 2024)
- Finding Resilience Through Crises: The rise of family medicine in Indonesia (March 2024)
- One Minute with Your patient to Save the Planet (April 2024)
- Finding Joy in Teams to Avoid Family Physician Burnout: Bringing Ikigai to your practice (April 2024).
- Eldercare in the Digital Age (May 2024)
Episodes will be released every two weeks, starting Wednesday, February 28, 2024. If you missed season one, it's not too late to catch up. You can listen to episode topics such as:
- Planting Trees: Integrating Planetary Health into Family Medicine Training
- Is There Already an App For That? AI and other Tech in Family Medicine Training
- Our Best Teachers: Perspectives from New Family Medicine Trainees
- Recipes for Wellness: Finding the Right Ingredients to Avoid Burnout in Training and Practice
- Examining Exams: Are We Virtually There?
Please share our news widely and encourage people to subscribe!
Clayton Dyck, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Medical Education and Training Lead
David Ponka, MD CM, CCFP (EM), FCFP, MSc, Director
Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine is proud to be launching the Planet Family Doc Podcast Series!
What in the world is happening with family docs? The Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine at the College of Family Physicians of Canada is proud to be launching the Planet Family Doc podcast series! (Available in English only)
Available at https://planetfamilydoc.libsyn.com/, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts, Planet Family Doc will feature interviews with globally-minded primary care leaders and innovators as they share what they are excited about in the world of family medicine.
Our first season is themed “The Class of 2024: The Future of Family Medicine.” Over the past decade, family physicians have experienced dramatic changes in the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of patient care. What new skills should our current family medicine trainees be learning? And how do we effectively teach these skills to a 2024 learner?
Forthcoming episodes will feature guests from Brazil, South Africa, Nepal, and Canada, and will include:
- Planting Trees: Integrating planetary health into family medicine training (October 2023)
- Is There Already an App For That? AI and other tech in family medicine training (November 2023)
- Our Best Teachers: Perspectives from new family medicine trainees (November 2023)
More episodes will be released every other week. For more information, check out the Family Doc Trailer. We hope you’re as excited as we are! Please share our news widely and encourage people to subscribe!
Clayton Dyck, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Medical Education and Training Lead
David Ponka, MD CM, CCFP (EM), FCFP, MSc
Director
Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine
Besrour Centre Launches the FM Pivot Module "How to Adapt Your Teaching in Crisis: Lessons from the pandemic". Complimentary registration!
The Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine at the College of Family Physicians of Canada™ is excited to announce the launch of the FM Pivot learning module "How to Adapt Your Teaching in Crisis: Lessons from the pandemic". We welcome you to register for free directly on the FM Pivot course page at fmpivot.ca.
The module learning activities are primarily asynchronous. Learners will receive a certificate upon the module completion. Upon completing this module learners will be able to:
- Recognize changes in medical teaching resulting from the COVID-19 crisis
- Identify the principles of new teaching techniques
- Identify their own facilitators and berries to adopting new technologies
- Recognize different dimensions to describe online teaching
Building on the experience and knowledge gained by our global family medicine community through the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is complete list of FM Pivot modules.
All Modules launched: Available at fmpivot.ca
- Finding Great Research Questions in Pandemics and Other Crises: An introduction for family medicine researchers
- Chronic Disease Management during the COVD-19 Pandemic
- Mental Health Tools for Family Physicians in a Post-COVID World
- Disaster Planning for Community Family Physicians
- How to Adapt Your Teaching in Crisis: Lessons from the pandemic
We look forward to you joining us!
The FM Pivot Module "Disaster Planning for Community Family Physicians" is now available!
The Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine at the College of Family Physicians of Canada™ (CFPC) is excited to announce the launch of our next FM Pivot learning module. We welcome you to register for free via link: fmpivot.ca
The module learning activities are primarily asynchronous. Learners will receive a certificate upon the module completion. Upon completing this module learners will be able to:
- Describe the integral roles of family physicians in disaster planning and building community resilience
- Describe and integrate the concept of the Disaster Management Cycle into your disaster planning
- Conduct a basic disaster risk assessment for your community
- Develop a basic disaster response plan in preparation for future disasters in your practice and/or community
Building on the experience and knowledge gained by our global family medicine community through the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is complete list of FM Pivot modules.
Modules launched to date: available at fmpivot.ca
- Finding Great Research Questions in Pandemics and Other Crises: An introduction for family medicine researchers
- Chronic Disease Management during the COVD-19 Pandemic
- Mental Health Tools for Family Physicians in a Post-COVID World
- Disaster Planning for Community Family Physicians
Upcoming topics for 2023:
- Virtual Education
We look forward to you joining us!
Call for Abstracts: The Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine's Dr. Patrick Chege Memorial Research Award Poster Presentations 2023
The Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine (Besrour Centre) is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the Dr. Patrick Chege Memorial Research Award Poster Presentations being held in-person at the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)’s Family Medicine Forum (FMF) on November 8 to 11, 2023 in Montreal, Canada.
- Submission deadline: Friday, April 21, 2023
- Submit to: Besrourcentre@cfpc.ca
- View the poster presentation guidelines here.
Eligibility
- FMF registration of at least one presenting author (not necessarily first author) is required in order to present an abstract.
- Clinical research, program evaluation/quality improvement, and medical education projects are encouraged, provided a scholarly approach is taken.
- Projects by individuals from single institutions are accepted; however, preference is given to projects involving collaboration among Besrour Centre partners, with an emphasis on encouraging collaboration among individuals from high-income countries and low- to middle- income countries.
Abstract mentorship
We encourage novice and experienced researchers to submit abstracts. If you are interested in mentorship in this regard, the Besrour Centre’s Scientific Committee is available to provide support. Please reach out to us and a committee member will be pleased to connect with you to offer advice, answer questions, or provide constructive feedback.
Best Poster Award
Posters are judged by a panel of peers. Please see our poster guidelines for more details about the award.
Please contact us with any questions you may have.
Dr. Sumeet Sodhi (ssodhi@cfpc.ca) and Dr. Innocent Besigye (ibesigye@gmail.com)
Co-chairs, Besrour Centre Scientific Committee
The FM Pivot Module "Mental Health Tools for Family Physicians in a Post-COVID World" is now available!
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest and most rapid disruption to the practices and training of family physicians since the inception of our profession in the mid-20th century. It has revealed gaps in the capacity of our health care systems, but it has also led to a surge in resiliency, innovation, and gained experience as primary care providers and educators adapt to this new paradigm. We have an opportunity to expand on this interest and energy to collectively strengthen our system and build our capacity to manage the next emergent crisis when it arises.
The FM Pivot Educational Initiative has been developed by a team of global Besrour Centre partners to help family physicians and family medicine educators prepare for similar challenges in the future within their own contexts. It will feature interactive educational modules, platforms for discussion, and opportunities for sharing resources.
To access these modules (currently available in English only), register for free at fmpivot.ca.
1. “Finding Great Research Questions in Pandemics and Other Crises: An introduction for family medicine researchers” released late 2021.
2. "Chronic Disease Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Challenges and Opportunities" released April 2022.
3. "Mental Health Tools for Family Physicians in a Post-COVID World" Now Available!
Coming Soon:
Disaster preparedness
Virtual education
We look forward to you joining us!
Besrour Centre - Call for Proposals: Global Co-RIG Phase II
The Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine (Besrour Centre) at the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), thanks to the generous support of Dr. Sadok Besrour and the CFPC’s Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM), is seeking proposals for a Global COVID-19 pandemic innovation response for grants up to $50,000 Canadian dollars (CAD). The primary care response to COVID-19 must support innovation that targets and protects highly vulnerable populations that lack access to primary care.
Projects on mental health integration using a team-based approach are especially encouraged.
This initiative is a response to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well being of nations. The pandemic has put immense pressure on health systems and as we move towards a post-pandemic phase, the focus is shifting towards building resilient primary health care.
The goal of Phase II of Global Co-RIG is to support family practice / primary care innovations that improve access to services and respond to the long-term effects of the pandemic, such as mental health, especially for the most vulnerable communities and those living in remote areas. The family practice innovations that are likely to have a high degree of impact include education innovations, practice innovations, use of technology, and responses that address equity and inclusion. The request for proposal will contribute to the achievement of how family innovative practice will have a high degree of impact in reducing the long-term harms of COVID-19.
Submission Deadline: March 20, 2023, 5P.M. (ET)
Submit to: Besrourcentre@cfpc.ca
Call for Abstracts Open: The Patrick Chege Memorial Research Award Poster Presentations
The Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine (Besrour Centre) is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the Dr. Patrick Chege Memorial Research Award for posters being presented at the College of Family Physicians of Canada™ (CFPC)’s Family Medicine Forum (FMF). Presentations will be posted online during Virtual FMF only, from November 16 to19, 2022.
- Submission deadline: Friday, May 27, 2022
- Submit to: Besrourcentre@cfpc.ca
- View the poster guidelines
Eligibility
- Clinical research, program evaluation/quality improvement, and medical education projects are encouraged, provided a scholarly approach is taken
- Projects by individuals from single institutions are accepted; however, preference is given to projects involving collaboration among Besrour Centre partners, with an emphasis on encouraging collaboration among individuals from high-income countries and low- to middle- income countries
Abstract mentorship
We encourage novice and experienced researchers to submit abstracts. If you are interested in mentorship in this regard, the Besrour Centre’s Scientific Committee is available to provide support. Please reach out to us at besrourcentre@cfpc.ca and a committee member will be pleased to connect with you to offer advice, answer questions, or provide constructive feedback.
Best Poster Award
Posters are judged by a panel of peers. Please see our poster guidelines for more details about the award.
The FM Pivot Module "Chronic Disease Management during COVID-19 Pandemic - Challenges and Opportunities" is now available!
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest and most rapid disruption to the practices and training of family physicians since the inception of our profession in the mid-20th century. It has revealed gaps in the capacity of our health care systems, but it has also led to a surge in resiliency, innovation, and gained experience as primary care providers and educators adapt to this new paradigm. We have an opportunity to expand on this interest and energy to collectively strengthen our system and build our capacity to manage the next emergent crisis when it arises.
The FM Pivot Educational Initiative has been developed by a team of global Besrour Centre partners to help family physicians and family medicine educators prepare for similar challenges in the future within their own contexts. It will feature interactive educational modules, platforms for discussion, and opportunities for sharing resources.
To access these modules (currently available in English only), register for free at fmpivot.ca.
1. “Finding Great Research Questions in Pandemics and Other Crises: An introduction for family medicine researchers” released late 2021.
2. "Chronic Disease Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Challenges and Opportunities" available now!
Coming Soon:
Disaster preparedness
Mental health
Virtual education
We look forward to you joining us!
Participate in the Besrour Centre FM Vax research study!
Share your perspective on the role of family medicine in the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Help us identify the primary health care approach used by different countries in their vaccination programs. We encourage you to share with your colleagues.