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The DFCM News Digest
April 16, 2012
A bi-weekly wrap-up of academic & conference deadlines, news & events, recognition & media for DFCM faculty and subscribers.
News
Includes listserv messages sent, news posted at our website and more. Waiting to hear about something in particular? Check the website daily.
Recognition
Awards, Appointments and Honours
Dr. Pauline Pariser takes a leading role in UHN's integration with Community Family Practice
Academic/ Conference Submission Deadlines
DFCM and conference abstract submission deadlines that fall within the next few months.
Conference |
Link |
Conference Dates |
Abstract/ submission dates,
updated twice monthly |
Location |
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting |
AERA |
April 13-17, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Vancouver |
Canadian Conference on Medical Education |
CCME |
April 14 - 18, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Canada |
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine |
STFM |
April 25-29, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Seattle, Washington |
DFCM Faculty Retreat and Walter Rosser Day |
DFCM |
April 27-28, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Toronto |
Primary Care Today |
Primary Care Today |
May 10-12, 2012 |
Open for registration |
Toronto |
WONCA |
WONCA Asia |
May 24 - 27, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Jeju, Korea |
CME Congress 2012 |
CACHE |
May 30-June 2, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Toronto |
Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day |
Primary Health Care System (PHCS) Program |
June 6, 2012 |
Abstracts due May 1, 2012 |
Toronto |
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education |
STLHE |
June 19-22, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Montreal |
Association for the Study of Medical Education |
ASME |
July 18-20, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Brighton, UK |
WONCA |
WONCA Europe |
July 4-7, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Vienna, Austria |
Association for Medical Education in Europe |
AMEE 2012 |
August 25-29, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Lyon, France |
International Conference on Residency Education |
RCPSC |
October 17-18, 2012 |
Deadline passed. |
Quebec City |
Association of American Medical Colleges |
AAMC |
November 2-7, 2012 |
June 1, 2012: Poster Session Abstracts |
San Francisco |
Family Medicine Forum |
FMF 2012 |
November 15-17, 2012 |
April, 16, 2012:Pre-Conference Research Day Posters and free-standing papers
June 18, 2012: FMF Posters |
Toronto |
WONCA |
WONCA Africa |
November 19- 21, 2012 |
Not available as of April 16, 2012 |
Elephant Hills Victoria Fall, Zimbabwe |
Ontario College of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly |
OCFP ASA |
November 15-17, 2012 |
Combined with FMF. See above. |
Toronto |
The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting |
NAPCRG 2012 |
December 1-5, 2012 |
April 23, 2012: Posters, papers, & workshops |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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.
Apr 18 Drugs and Therapeutics Update
Apr 23 Core Foundations in Education Research (CoFER) Program application deadline
Apr 23 Medical Education Scholarship Rounds- SickKids
Apr 24 CFD Workshop: Enhancing Performance and Well-Being
Apr 24 The Centre for Critical Qualitative Research in Health "At the Centre Speaker Series"
Apr 26 Mini-Med School at the University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus
Apr 26 CACE Rounds Scoping Review of Undergraduate Ambulatory Care Education with an Eye on Canada’s Future Vision for Medical Education
Apr 27-28 DFCM Academic Retreat & Walter Rosser Day
Apr 30 Education Achievement Celebration The annual Education Achievement Celebration is a Faculty-wide forum to celebrate, showcase and reward excellence in teaching.
May 10-12 Primary Care Today
May 22 CFD Workshop: Managing Transitions
Jun 06 Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day
Site Seeing: Web picks and tips from our DFCM librarians (a new feature!)
Many faculty members will remember this informative resource from its paper version (2001-2005), introduced and compiled by DFCM librarian Rita Shaughnessy. The DFCM Librarians are reviving Site Seeing to bring you tips on new and worthy information resources in the upcoming issues of the DFCM News Digest.
What smartphones are the medical audience choosing and why?
Can smartphones save lives? Can they help physicians to diagnose the problem faster?
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. Tara Kiran Canadian study finds doctor incentives aren't helping patients
Dr. Geordie Fallis Doctor shares his comical medical tales for TEGH benefit gala
Share your news, event, recognition or media coverage with your colleagues.
Email Danielle Wintrip (Simpson) at danielle.simpson@utoronto.ca.
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