PRIME enewsletter December 2015

Posted on December 9, 2015

December 9, 2015

NEW YEAR, NEW BOARD: MEET OUR DIRECTORS

As 2015 draws to close, we’re looking forward to serving your professional needs in the New Year. At October’s AGM, BCCFP appointed a new president, vice-president and treasurer. We also welcomed five new directors with diverse backgrounds, practices and special interests.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT CHRISTIE NEWTON

What are the “hot button” topics for family medicine in the coming year? We asked this and other questions to Christie Newton, BCCFP’s new president. Dr. Newton works in a community teaching practice at the University of BC, providing care for local residents, as well as students, staff and faculty.

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MY FAMILY DOCTOR AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN

Nominations are open for BCCFP’s 2016 My Family Doctor Award, which provides patients with the opportunity to recognize a valued family physician. The best way to let your patients know about this award is by displaying the BCCFP promo postcards in your office. You can also direct them to our website. If you have not received postcards for your office, please email office@bccfp.bc.ca

RECOGNIZING OUR 2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS

When the nominations come in each spring, we are inspired to read about some of the exceptional family physicians, residents and medical students whose names are put forward for awards and scholarships. Please join us in congratulating the recipients for 2015.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

Thank you for going the extra mile!
A big thank you to the members who recently volunteered their time to help physicians challenging the CFPC exam or present to our Medical Student Conference.

Kevin Shi, Kristin Zahynacz, Nicole Thong, Blaga Stancheva, Ravi Dhoa, Tim Hsia and Kelly Rutherford assisted physicians challenging the CFPC exam. Presenters at the Medical Student Conference were: Tracy Monk, Maryam Zeineddin, James Card, Laura Knebel, Michelle Linekin, Tania Culham, Rosie Hsu, Elisa Assadi, Brian Lahiffe, Ashnoor Nagji and Justin Ting.

Chronic disease prevention web resource
Check out the new Prevention in Hand (PiH) website developed by the CFPC in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).

It’s a one-stop, user friendly website and mobile application offering current and clinically reviewed information about the prevention of chronic diseases. Members can earn MainPro credits through eLearning modules that are available on the PiH site.