No Images? Click here Family MattersYour updates from the University of Alberta Department of Family MedicineSeptember 2018 Message From the ChairThe department has enjoyed a relatively stable environment for several years. Over the last two years, with the collapsing of our AARP into the single province-wide AMHSP and the disruptive operational and rules changes that have come with it, plus the AMHSP's impact on our finances compounded by the University’s precarious budget situation, and the still-uncertain direction of those forces, that time of stability has passed. Over the next few years we will be challenged to maintain our mission and progress toward our vision in these “interesting times.” Meeting the challenge and emerging stronger than ever requires a clear strategic plan. We’re fortunate to have a good one already, and need only refine and update it to deal with the new circumstances. To help us do that as well as possible, we’ve engaged Dale Reesor and his expert team, here at the University of Alberta. After several months of “homework,” in which many of us contributed thoughtful answers to two rounds of surveys, we had a retreat on a snowy Saturday in September. The retreat focused on values clarification, and creation of straw models to be refined further in subsequent work. We’re starting into that subsequent work now. We expect to work through the reconciliation of those models and derive concrete objective and measurement proposals to bring back to everyone over the next several months. Why is this taking so long? The short answer is because we want it to work. This is the phase in which we have to, as the organizational science people say, go slow to go fast. Strategic plans can be done in a one-day retreat… if your goal is to create a binder that sits on a shelf somewhere. That’s not the department’s way. We need a solid plan that will help us keep our values, mission, and vision on track, and that starts with the solid foundation we laid at the retreat. The next steps are more concrete, and we look forward to more of the deeply thoughtful contributions we saw at the retreat. We are wise together. - Dr. Lee Green, Chair, Department of Family Medicine What Do You Think? The Communications Working Group in the Department of Family Medicine wants to know how you prefer to share and receive information within the department. Please take a few moments to complete the 2018 Communication Survey. New Staff Welcome to Bora Kim Bora is the newest member of the department, joining the Undergraduate program as Program and Contracts Coordinator. She started her career as a Public Relations Consultant in South Korea, then moved to Canada alone to begin a new chapter of her life. While she has served in various capacities at NAIT for over 11 years, her passion for higher education administration has been growing and guiding her to work in the university setting. Bora is currently pursuing her master's degree in higher education administration & leadership, and looking forward to bringing the knowledge into her role in DFM. In her downtime, she enjoys checking out new local dining places and farmers' markets. Last but not least, she has an EXTREME sweet tooth, and it is no secret to see her starting dessert first when dining out. Bora Kim Family Medicine Residents Named Resident Physician of the Month Kristen Timm and Vanessa Rogers, both U of A family medicine residents, were named as Resident Physicians of the Month by the Professional Association of Resident Physicians of Alberta (PARA). This recognition is a result of their advocacy for funding to offer an Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM) course to residents, resulting in the course being organized for all future residents in the University of Alberta family Medicine program. Congratulations Kristen and Vanessa. CaRMS 2019 Dates The dates are set and preparations are underway for CaRMS 2019. Please remember to mark your calendars for these dates if you will be involved in this year's event: Edmonton Red Deer Grand Prairie 4-Part Indigenous Learning Series Indigenous Health in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is pleased to share information about the newly developed 4-Part Learning Series in Indigenous Health being offered to interested staff within any of the five FoMD Programs. This Learning Series (below) is intended to build knowledge and capacity throughout the Faculty about our shared role in redressing the legacy of Indian Residential Schools and advancing the process of reconciliation. Part 1: KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE); Three KBE Sessions have been scheduled on the following dates. Session 1: November 21 - 10 am to 12 noon Registrations are now being accepting for the KBE sessions listed above: please click on this link to register. As the Lunch & Learn and Survivor Story session details become finalized, information posters and registration information will be circulated accordingly. For more information, please contact Tibetha Kemble, FoMD RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONSVisit the Department of Family Medicine Recent Research Publications webpage. FAMILY MEDICINE IN THE NEWSBonnie Dobbs was mentioned in a CBC article about the need for improvements to Disabled Adult Transit Service (DATS). Folio spoke with Andrea Gruneir about the recently-published study suggesting the rates of older adults being readmitted to hospital shortly following discharge are too high. Professional Development Opportunities CASEM Football Injuries Sport Medicine November 24, 2018 The Canadian Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) is offering a one-day workshop focused on football injuries. Targeted at the physician or sport medicine health care professional, this one day clinical workshop will cover all aspects of football injuries. At the end of the workshop, the learner will be able to: To Register: https://casem-acmse.org/product/footballinjuries/ Program: https://casem-acmse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Grey-Cup-Preliminary-Program-2018-1.pdf CASEM CME page: https://casem-acmse.org/news-events/cme/ Concussion Symposium November 15, 2018 43rd Annual family Practice Review and Update Course – Pearls for Practice Monday to Thursday, November 19 – 22, 2018 Save the Date: FREzER 2019 The dates for FREzER 2019 have been set. Please mark your calendars for March 22 & 23, 2019 to be in beautiful Jasper, Alberta for two days of learning, networking and a little bit of fun. Details regarding registration and accommodation will be included in Family Matters newsletters early in the new year. Save the Date: 4th Annual Interprofessional Eye Care Forum January 12, 2019 Learn to: Inclusive Health Conference The date has been set for the 6th annual inclusive health conference: March 16, 2019 University UpdatesMeet SSHRC Representatives at Informal Sessions on November 21 Join Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) representatives, Lina Crompton, program officer, & Genevieve Truchon, senior program officer, at one of five informal question and answer sessions across campus. All November 21 sessions are open to our research community. Sessions are informal and guided by your questions for Lina and Genevieve. No registration required. Library Website User Testing The library is looking for Faculty members to join a Library website user testing exercise on Tuesday November 13th from 11am to noon in Cameron Library. The exercise involves letting us know the things you come to the library website to do as well as organizing and categorizing these activities. All who take part will receive $10.00 on their OneCard. To confirm your participation please send a note to Tim Klassen's email at twklasse@ualberta.ca
Science in the Cinema Presents Young Frankenstein November 15, 2018 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Come and watch "Young Frankenstein" in honour of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s literary classic Frankenstein! An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. After the film, there will be Q & A with Wendy Austin, PhD, RN and Valerie Savard, PhD(C) on the relevance of Frankenstein in contemporary debates about bioethics. This film is rated PG Science in the Cinema is sponsored by the Arts & Humanities in Health & Medicine Program and the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta. |