It is with great pleasure that we share the ACFP’s Healthy Aging Policy Paper – Working Together for Healthy Aging in Alberta: Seniors Forum Recommendations. The work is the thoughtful collation of recommendations identified by key stakeholders interested in building partnerships focused on providing and improving seniors care. Download the Executive Summary Download the full…
Read MorePrimary Health Care Opioid Response Initiative: Work in Progress
The opioid crisis in Alberta continues to affect communities across the province, and all health system partners have been actively working to address this crisis. Since receiving the grant, the Primary Health Care Opioid Response Initiative (PHC ORI) partnership (ACFP, AMA, AHS aligned with AH) has been leading the primary care response. We have been…
Read MoreMessage from the Executive Director—What’s Happening at ACFP?
Read the full summer eNews. The staff at the ACFP are working hard to prepare programs and services for you, our members. As always, we strive to ensure that the family physician voice is part of ongoing system improvements. I am most excited about three things currently on our minds and desks: PEIP—Get Together and…
Read MoreCPSA Council Update: Standards Clarify Boundaries and Practice Responsibilities
Doctors across Alberta should familiarize themselves with these two recently amended standards of practice, approved by the CPSA Council after an extensive consultation process: Boundary Violations (formerly Sexual Boundary Violations) adds new expectations around non-clinical relationships with patients and learners (e.g., personal, social, business, financial), as well as prohibiting the sexualization of physician-patient relationships. Responsibility…
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