Membership

Benefits of Joining Your Alberta Chapter

Becoming a member in the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP) means joining a robust, active and collegial network of members! Touted as one of the leading provincial colleges, we work on behalf of family docs in a host of different practice types, in urban and rural centers, and in various stages of their careers.

The Alberta Advantage
Your Alberta Chapter aligns closely with our national college – the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) – by providing programs and services to more than 5,600 members. We are here to assist you with continued professional development learning opportunities and support programs that help you to provide high-quality patient care throughout your career.

We are also the voice of family physicians in this province. We play a vital role in advocacy and policy development on behalf of our members with government, other health care organizations, and key decision makers to represent the needs and best interests of family physicians in Alberta.

The ACFP proudly provides:

Become a member

For complete details on how to become a member, visit the CFPC site or download the list of membership categories and fees.

The CFPC supports you as a family physician throughout your life and career, through many programs and networking opportunities.

We also have practical support from our Member Care Centre (MCC) that can help connect you with the services you need. Contact the MCC at membership@cfpc.ca or 1-800-387-6197.

Our Mainpro+ staff is also ready to answer your questions about fulfilling your credit reporting requirements. Contact them at mainpro@cfpc.ca or 1-800-387-6197.

Earn More Than 100 Certified Credits – Anywhere, Anytime Through CFPCLearn

CFPCLearn is CFPC’s online learning platform providing expansive continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing medical education (CME) opportunities and is led by the Programs and Practice Supports Department’s Knowledge Experts and Tools (KET) Program*.

Save time while you watch listen or read education on your schedule!

  • Tools for Practice evidence summaries
  • Podcasts and video recordings of Practical Talks for Family Docs, the CFPC’s collection of presentations on key clinical topics relevant to family practice in Canada
  • Video recordings of talks from the Practical Evidence for Informed Practice Conference and the Family Medicine Summit from the Alberta College of Family Physicians
  • A new interactive online game, Choose Your Briefs, based on the popular Jeopardy!-style game format that the Patients, Experience, Evidence, Research (PEER) team presents at medical conferences across Canada

Annual subscriptions for CFPCLearn will be available for $299 for CFPC members and $399 for non-members. To learn more visit https://cfpclearn.ca.

 

*The ACFP is a proud contributing partner of the CFPC’s KET program.