|
The DFCM News Digest
April 30, 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
See all the winners in our PDF booklet.
Academic/ Conference Submission Deadlines
DFCM and conference abstract submission deadlines that fall within the next few months.
Conference Name & Link
|
Conference Dates
|
Abstract / submission dates
Updated bi-monthly
|
Location
|
Primary Care Today 2012
|
May 10-12, 2012
|
Deadline passed.
Open for registration
|
Toronto
|
WONCA Asia 2012
|
May 24 - 27, 2012
|
Deadline passed.
February 29, 2012
|
Jeju, Korea
|
CME Congress 2012
CACHE
|
May 30-June 2, 2012
|
Deadline passed.
February 29, 2012
Works in Progress/Late Breaking Results
|
Toronto
|
Primary Health Care System (PHCS) Program
Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day
|
June 6, 2012
|
Abstracts due May 1, 2012
|
Toronto
|
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
STLHE 2012
|
June 19-22, 2012
|
Deadline passed.
|
Montreal
|
Association for the Study of Medical Education
ASME 2012
|
July 18-20, 2012
|
Deadline passed.
|
Brighton, UK
|
WONCA Europe 2012
|
July 4 - 7, 2012
|
Deadline passed.
March 15, 2012: "Last week results" submission
|
Vienna, Austria
|
Association for Medical Education in Europe
AMEE 2012
|
August 25 - 29, 2012
|
Deadline passed.
March 12, 2012: Short Communications, Conference Workshop and Poster Abstract Submissions
|
Lyon, France
|
International Conference on Residency Education
RCPSC ICRE 2012
|
October 18-20, 2012
|
Deadline passed.
March 9, 2012
|
Quebec City
|
Association of American Medical Colleges
AAMC 2012
|
November 2-7, 2012
|
Deadline passed.
April 2, 2012: Workshop Proposals & Small Group
June 1, 2012: Poster Session Abstracts
|
San Francisco
|
Family Medicine Forum
FMF 2012
|
November 15-17, 2012
|
Deadline passed. February 24, 2012: Sessions/Workshops . April, 16, 2012: Pre-Conference Research Day .
June 18, 2012: FMF Posters
|
Toronto
|
WONCA Africa 2012
|
November 19 - 21, 2012
|
Not available as of March 20, 2012
|
Elephant Hills Victoria Fall, Zimbabwe
|
Ontario College of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly
OCFP ASA 2012
|
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
|
Deadline passed.
April 23, 2012: Posters, papers, & workshops
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Theme: Education and Poverty: Theory, Research, Policy and Praxis
AERA 2013
|
April 27-May 1, 2013
|
Dates for open submission for the 2013 Annual Meeting are June 1-July 22, 2012
|
San Francisco, California
|
Canadian Conference on Medical Education
CCME 2013
|
April 20-24, 2013
|
Not yet available
|
Québec City Convention Centre & The Hilton Québec City
|
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
STFM 2013
|
May 1-5, 2013
|
Not yet available
|
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, MD
|
DFCM Faculty Retreat and Walter Rosser Day 2013
|
April 2013
|
Not yet available
|
|
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.
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, Physicians turn to exercise prescriptions to prevent and treat chronic condition
Dr. Mike Evans, Dr. Google misdiagnoses patients, Canadian physician warns Internet users
Dr. Tara Kiran, MD bonus fees don't work: study
Dr. Joshua Wales, Migrants need protection from Bill C-31
Dr. Esme Fuller-Thomson, Physical Abuse May Raise Risk of Suicidal Thoughts
Dr.Samantha Nutt, Doctor captivates ApplebyCollegestudents
Dr. Kerry Bowman, Female feticide: is it happening in Ontario?
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.
|
|
|
|
|