DBHSC Multi-Faith & Spiritual Space Opening
We are so excited to invite you to the opening of the DBHSC Multi-Faith Space! This is a space for folks of all religious and spiritual faith backgrounds to comfortably and respectfully engage in prayer, reflection and meditation throughout the workday.
All are welcome to join us in celebrating this milestone and cultural refreshments will be provided!
Date: Tuesday, March 21st
Time: 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Location: DBHSC, 2nd Floor, RM 2001/B
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to our EDI & Anti-Racism Partner Nirosha Balakumar (balakn1@mcmaster.ca).
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DFM Anti-Oppression Workshop Series
As we recognize International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination next Tuesday, March 21st, we are excited to share that we will be offering a 4-part Anti-Oppression virtual workshop series, for which all department members are invited and encouraged to register for.
Dates: April 6, May 9, May 25 and June 6
Time: 9 to 10:30 am. for all sessions
Location: Zoom
Title: Working towards Anti-Oppression: Individual and Organizational Growth to Foster Structural Transformation
This series of interactive workshops will introduce and build upon foundational concepts in the field of equity, diversity and inclusion to allow participants to gain a better understanding of how positions of power, marginalization, privilege and oppression interact and contribute to structural inequalities.
The workshops will be facilitated by Dr. Tejal Patel, an associate clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to our EDI & Anti-Racism Partner, Nirosha Balakumar (balakn1@mcmaster.ca).
Please register your interest by Friday, March 31.
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Black History Month Storytellers' Symposium: last day to register!
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Registration closes on March 16, so make sure you save your spot!
We invite all faculty, staff and learners to register for this free, hybrid event — even if you registered for the first event, please register again for the new date.
Date: March 23
Time: 8 to 10 a.m.
Location: hybrid — Zoom and BDHSC 2nd floor auditorium
There is a maximum capacity for in-person attendees, so please register as soon as possible. For people attending remotely, the event will be live-streamed, and you will receive virtual meeting details on the week of the event.
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2023 OCFP Awards call for nominations OPEN until March 26, extended from March 19
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OCFP Awards celebrate the vital contributions family physicians make to help keep their patients and communities healthy.
Categories include: Family Medicine Resident of the Year — Ontario’s Rising Star, Medical Student of the Year, and the Regional Family Physician of the Year.
Help us recognize the incredible work being done in family medicine. Contact awards@ocfp.on.ca with any questions.
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Kyla Sorenson won a scholarship with Equestrian Canada to train in Florida in para dressage. She is a Paris Paralympic hopeful and a member of the national team for para dressage in the Talent ID category. Congratulations Kyla!
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Fikre Germa is spotlighted by Brant Community Healthcare System on his career that was shaped by the diversity of his experiences in global health and emergency medicine across Ethiopia, Uganda, Nigeria, and Canada.
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Bell A, Chung H. Learners and EHRs: A path forward. Medical Education. 2022; 57(4): 291-380.
- This commentary suggests that organizational culture shifts (e.g., early involvement and training of physicians and learners) are needed for effective electronic health record (EHR) implementation in hospital systems.
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RKSB session: GIS and health research
This in-person workshop will review core Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts and health examples. The workshop will also include an interactive exercise where attendees will use ArcGIS Online to create a map of COVID-19 case counts in Hamilton, Ontario, by census tracts. The presentation will also review the GIS resources available to McMaster University faculty members and staff.
Topic: Geographic Information Systems and Health Research (Part 2)
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 1 to 2 p.m.
Location: DBHSC Room 2035
Presenters: Christine Homuth, Spatial Information (GIS) Specialist, Lewis & Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship, McMaster University Library; Abe Hafid, Statistical Analyst, DFM.
Please register by March 15, 2023. The session will make use of the ArcGIS Online license, so attendees must only use their @mcmaster.ca or @medportal.ca email when registering on Eventbrite to access the license.
This session will not be recorded, but the slides and workshop handout will be made available post-session on DFM website.
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Free movie screening of A Man Called Otto
All welcome to join for a free movie screening at The Westdale Theatre for the just-released Tom Hanks movie, A Man Called Otto.
Date: Monday, March 27
Time: 6:45 p.m.
Location: The Westdale Theatre, 1014 King Street W.
FREE to everyone and all are welcome – residents, faculty, you, staff, friends and family. Just RSVP! Please share with anyone whom you think may be interested in attending.
Please RSVP and get free popcorn (limited seating).
This event is sponsored by the 100% Certainty Project. Hope you can join us at the beautiful newly renovated Westdale Theatre.
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Practising Well Community of Practice - an intentional conversation for shared learning
Part of the Practising Well initiative, the Community of Practice was built by family physicians, for family physicians, to connect in real time and learn from others who are working with patients to address their mental health, substance use disorders and chronic pain. These are challenging conditions and treating them has only grown more demanding.
Date: Wednesday, March 22
Time: 8 to 9 a.m.
Location: Zoom
Topic: Mindful Medicine: Adapting and learning to cope with uncertainty
Speakers: Drs. Merrilee Brown, Lisa Del Giudice and Sarah Newbery
Join to discuss how to manage patients who have a complex diagnosis and share tips on time-management, resources for referrals and strategies to help manage our own feelings.
Family doctors, including residents, can register for free!
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Treat for Impact
Learn practical strategies to promote patient and planetary health by appropriately reducing prescribing with our easy-to-use pathways and tools.
Date and time: Thursday, March 30, 12 to 1 p.m. EST or Wednesday, April 19, 8 to 9 p.m. EST
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Drs. Dee Mangin and Meghan Davis
A free, 1-hour, interactive, evidence-based, and practical educational webinar (with prizes!) for everyone who prescribes, recommends, or discusses medications with patients, and QI team members. In this webinar, we will focus on shared decision making and deprescribing five of the most commonly prescribed medication classes: statins, SSRIs, bone density medications, PPIs, and salbutamol.
Attendance Certificates available. For CCFP Members: accredited for 3 Mainpro+ credits/hour.
Register today!
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A Conversation with Dr. Kwame McKenzie, CEO of Wellesley Institute
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Kwame McKenzie, CEO of Wellesley Institute, on how family doctors and primary care providers can better link their work in education, research, and quality improvement to the social determinants of health, and how to partner with organizations that serve communities to be more socially accountable in their work.
Date: Friday, March 31
Time: 8 to 9 a.m.
Location: Zoom
Register for Zoom!
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Faculty Development Session offered by the Program for Faculty Development - Empowering Your Time Retreat!
Many people struggle with managing all the competing demands on their time and feel significant stress and overwhelm around getting things done, setting priorities, and managing workflows — and faculty members are no different!
Date: March 30
Time: 12 to 3 p.m. EDT
Location: 50 Charlton Ave E or Zoom
Many people struggle with managing all the competing demands on their time and feel significant stress and overwhelm around getting things done, setting priorities, and managing workflows - and faculty members are no different!
The purpose of this 3-hour retreat session is to present an evidence-based framework for setting and achieving goals, and for more effective time management.
This retreat will allow time for participants to reflect on their goals, hone their strategies, and create a plan to implement to help meet their goals. The topics were determined based on faculty interest and needs.
Registration is open for the free event!
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Info-Mosel: Infographics: Pertinent and Straight-Forward Teaching Aids
Info-Morsels are a fresh, bite-sized faculty development offering! The latest Info-Morsels, we feature two infographics created by Drs. Krista Dowhos, Alim Nagji and Jonathan Sherbino. The first will focus on learner/preceptor mutual orientation at the beginning of a learning shift. For those of us who have episodic teaching assignments, orienting to our learner’s context and goals is important to ensure a great experience for both the learner and preceptor. The second will focus on managing the oral case presentation after the learner has assessed a patient with a new complaint independently, a throwback to the classic One Minute Preceptor Model. Enjoy!
Check the website for latest and past Info-Morsels!
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Core Services
The Faculty Relations team is pleased to announce that Menika McKeegan is joining Family Medicine effective Monday, March 20 as the Manager of Faculty Relations and Strategic Initiatives. Many of you may remember Menika from when she was on a career growth with our department as the Education Operations Coordintor. Menika now joins us from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences where she was the Education Team Lead. Welcome back, Menika!
Health Services
McMaster Family Practice is pleased to share that three new Medical Secretaries are joining the department.
- Sasika Jayalath accepted a Medical Secretary I position effective, Monday, March 13
- Selina Chin accepted a Medical Secretary I position effective Monday, March 27
- Ze Yi (Eliza) accepted a Medical Secretary I position effective, Monday, April 3
Welcome Sasika, Selina, and Ze Yi!
Stonechurch Family Health Centre is happy to share that it has a continuing Medical Secretary II appointment posted under JO 53269 on the Careers page on the McMaster website. If you or someone you know is interested, please refer to McMaster career opportunities.
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Don't miss this
Impactful Research: Building a practice of reflections and reflexivity to reconsider the impacts of research
Date: Thursday, March 23
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: University Club (Alumni Memorial Hall)
More info and register!
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An interactive version of the calendar is available on the staff portal and faculty portal. Click to learn more about each date.
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Now Ruz – New Year (Afghanistan, Zoroastrian, Islam, Ismaili, Bahá’í, Iran)
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