The DFCM News Digest
 

February 22, 2011

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News

• Improve the chances that your abstract is accepted at medical education conferences.
• First call for workshops, papers & posters for the Walter Rosser Research Day on Apr. 28
• Save the dates April 27-28 for the DFCM Academic Retreat and Walter Rosser Reseach Day
• 12-month position for a DFCM faculty physician to volunteer as TAAAC-FM Canadian Field Coordinator in Addis Ababa
• March 15 deadline to apply for a Professional Development Fund award
• Canadian University Collaborative is chosen as one of four in world to lead health education reform
• The DFCM Markham-Stouffville Hospital FMTU is “Creating ConneXions” in a TED X talk on March 31
• Register for a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy workshop
• Undergraduate electives process update
• Core Foundations in Education Research (CoFER) Program - Accepting Applications
• Recruiting for Undergrad Program: Electives Coord. & Deputy Preclerkship Dir.
• Funding details for the CIHR Community-Based Primary Healthcare Team Grant competition

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Recognition

Awards, Appointments and Honours

 Dr. Allan Grill becomes first family physician Chair of the MoHLTC Committee to Evaluate Drugs (CED)

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Academic/ Conference Submission Deadlines

DFCM and conference abstract submission deadlines that fall within the next few months. 
 

Abstract/ submission dates	Conference	Link	Conference Dates	Location
March 9, 2012	DFCM Faculty Retreat and Walter Rosser Day		April 27-28, 2012	Toronto
Open for registration	Primary Care Today	Primary Care Today	May 10-12, 2012	Toronto
February 29, 2012	WONCA	WONCA Asia	May 24 - 27, 2012	Jeju, Korea
February 29, 2012: Works in Progress/Late Breaking Results:	CME Congress 2012	CACHE	May 30-June 2, 2012	Toronto
March 15, 2012: "Last week results" submission	WONCA	WONCA Europe	July 4 - 7, 2012	Vienna, Austria
March 12, 2012: Short Communications, Conference Workshop and Poster Abstract Submissions	Association for Medical Education in Europe	AMEE 2012	August 25 - 29, 2012	Lyon, France
March 9, 2012	International Conference on Residency Education	RCPSC	October 17-18, 2012	Quebec City
April 2, 2012:Workshop Proposals & Small Group   June 1, 2012: Poster Session Abstracts	Association of American Medical Colleges	AAMC	November 2-7, 2012	San Francisco
February 24, 2012:Sessions/Workshops Posters/Papers: To Be Announced	Family Medicine Forum	FMF 2012	November 15-17, 2012	Toronto
Not available as of Feb. 22, 2012	WONCA	WONCA Africa	November 19 - 21, 2012	Elephant Hills Victoria Fall, Zimbabwe
Combined with FMF. See above.	Ontario College of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly	OCFP ASA	November 15-17, 2012	Toronto
Not available as of Feb. 22, 2012	NAPCRG 2012	NAPCRG 2012	December 1-5, 2012	New Orleans, Louisiana2012

 

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Upcoming Events

Selected meetings, conferences, rounds, celebrations, workshops from DFCM and others ... you may also wish to visit the DFCM Calendar on our website where you can view and add events.

Mar 08            Beyond Basics
Mar 09            Deadline to submit workshops, papers & posters for the DFCM Walter Rosser Research Day
Mar 15            Professional Development Fund award application deadline
Mar 31            Creating Connections at TED X Stouffville
Apr 23            Core Foundations in Education Research (CoFER) Program application deadline
Apr 27            DFCM Academic Retreat & Walter Rosser Research Day
Apr 28            DFCM Academic Retreat & Walter Rosser Research Day
May 10           Primary Care Today
May 11           Primary Care Today
May 12           Primary Care Today

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Media

Department of Family and Community Medicine faculty mentions in the media. We don't promise to find all of them, so please share yours!

Dr. Mike Evans            Toronto doctor's video prescribes a longer life
 
Dr. Naheed Dosani     Social media: smart connections, smart advocacy, smart medicine
 
Dr. Danielle Martin     Hard Choices Ahead on Health Spending

Medical residents from TEGH find themselves on thin ice in a mock rescue

U of T President David Naylor launches a blog called Reflections from a President

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Share your news, event, recognition or media coverage with your colleagues.

Email Danielle Simpson at danielle.simpson@utoronto.ca.