The DFCM News Digest

Feb. 15, 2013

Featured News

What 6 things should you know for DFCM's Postgraduate Education Program accreditation in April?

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News

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Opportunities

• Recruiting Mississauga-based family physicians to supervise, in their clinic, third-year medical students Faculty members, do you have colleagues who want to get involved with the new Mississauga Academy of Medicine? This is a great introduction. Forward them this email!

• Recruiting for the new Frigon-Blau Family Medicine Research Chair in Innovation and Quality The mandate of the Chair is to support an outstanding scientist who will lead an internationally recognized program of research in applied health services designed to improve the quality of primary care ...

• Recruiting for the Gordon F. Cheesbrough Research Chair in Family and Community Medicine and Director, Practice-Based Research Network The Gordon F. Cheesbrough Research Chair in Family and Community Medicine has been established at North York General Hospital (NYGH) ...

• Call for applications for the Toronto Early-Stage Technology Program

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Awards, Appointments and Honours

Dr. Julia Alleyne, Women’s College Hospital, has been appointed Chair of Bone Joint Canada.
Dr. James Carson, Markham Stouffville Hospital, has been awarded a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal. 

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Deadlines


Award Nomination Deadlines

Feb 25 New extended deadline DFCM Awards of Excellence 2013

Academic and conference submission deadlines

Mar 12 2013 AMEE deadline for posters, workshops & short communications
Association for Medical Education in Europe AMEE 2013

Mar 18 The 2013 Humanities Poetry and Prose Contest

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Upcoming events, including professional development

Selected meetings, conferences, rounds, celebrations, workshops from DFCM and others ... view or add events to our website calendar.

• Registration is now open for the Canadian Conference on Medical Education (CCME) 2013
• See a list of Best Practice in Education Rounds (BPER) 2013
• Winter term registration is open at The Centre for Faculty Development

Feb 19 3:30 PM Senior Promotion Workshop session 2 of 3
Feb 21 7:00 PM “Blue Valentine”- a Cinema Medica screening “Blue Valentine”- a Cinema Medica screening (2010; 112 min; Dir. Derek Cianfrance)
Feb. 23 10:30-1:00 p.m Mindful Parenting. Mindful Parenting. Sara Marlowe,The Centre for Mindfulness Studies.
Feb 28 12:00 PM Writing Workshop: Be Good to Yourself, Whoever You Are Facilitator: Ronna Bloom – Mount Sinai Hospital’s Poet In Residence Summary: Sometimes at work and in life, your energy moves quickly towards projects and people but there’s little left for ...
Mar 4 5:30 PM Interested in global health? Find out what DFCM can offer our faculty members.
Mar 12 3:30 PM Senior Promotion Information Session 3 of 3
Apr 19 8:00 AM Leadership Basics An invitation only event including training in aspects of leadership with an emphasis on change management.
Apr 26 & Apr 27 all day 2013 DFCM Faculty Retreat and Walter Rosser Day

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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. Sandy Buchman “Dr. Marla and Friends: How to find a family doctor”
Dr. Naheed Dosani 3 Reasons Why Patients Should Use Social Media
Dr. Christopher Culligan Smartphone apps gaining popularity in managing health
Dr. Tim Rutledge NYGH first in GTA to introduce patient advisors
Dr. Nina Horvath Fellowship First of its Kind in Ontario
Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe Is it OK to take expired drugs?
Dr. Deema Abdul Hadi Choosing a Career in Teaching
 

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Share your news, events, awards, honours or media coverage with your colleagues.

Email Danielle (Simpson) Wintrip at danielle.simpson@utoronto.ca.
 

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