Rekindling Connections – Dec. 1, 2022, Departmental Assembly and Dragons' Den
We look forward to our department coming together on December 1st for a number of engaging, informative and inspiring sessions.
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Education: Expand your teaching skills by registering for the Lunch & Essential Teaching Skills 3 Workshop, “Supporting Learners with Professionalism Issues.” Faculty and administrative staff are welcome.
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Innovation: Come and hear participants pitch their ideas at the Dragons’ Den, an initiative for faculty, including residents, to close an identified wellness gap, and have a chance to win a Community Building Grant – there are 1 of 3 prizes to be won: $3,000, $2,000 or $1,000! Come and show your support – or participate – in this important initiative.
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Connection: The Departmental Assembly will open with a dinner and an Ignite Talk presentation that will share the important work of our units and community sites. There will be an update from the Chair, Dr. Clare Liddy, and an opportunity to provide feedback and contribute to the discussion.
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Inspiration: Listen to an engaging and inspiring Keynote Presentation from Dr. Brodie Ramin, “Prevention: Invisible Heroes Saving Invisible Victims.”
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DFM Bowling & Wellness Pitch Workshop | |
The November 15th DFM Bowling & Wellness Pitch Workshop was a great success! Faculty and residents participated in a coaching session to help them prepare a community connection initiative proposal to present at our upcoming Dragons’ Den on December 1st. We look forward to hearing their pitches. The evening concluded with a round of bowling, revealing a side of many who share a hidden talent! | Group discussion, led by Dr. Eric Wooltorton. | |
Dr. Eric Wooltorton and Dr. Rita Hafizi. | |
There is a welcome package and door prizes to be won! Follow this link to view the full agenda or to register. For questions or information about the event, or how to participate in the Dragons’ Den, please email: [email protected]. | |
2022 Departmental Assembly Keynote Speaker: Dr. Brodie Ramin
Our department would like to introduce and welcome Dr. Brodie Ramin, MPhil, CCFP (AM), Diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine, as the Keynote speaker at our December 1st Departmental Assembly. During his presentation, “Prevention: Invisible Heroes Saving Invisible Victims," Dr. Ramin will provide insights from his latest project which focuses on prevention – what it is, why it matters and why we need more of it.
Dr. Ramin graduated from the uOttawa Family Medicine Residency program in 2011 where he was affiliated with the Civic Family Health Team. He completed enhanced skills training in HIV and addiction medicine and was the CFPC Murray Stalker Award winner in 2011. He joined the Department of Family Medicine in 2012 at the rank of Assistant Professor.
He is also a published author. His book, “The Age of Fentanyl,” has received critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the 2020 Donner Prize, shortlisted for the Speaker's Book Award and was a finalist for the Ottawa Book Prize.
His most recent book published in 2021, “The Perfect Medicine: How Running Makes Us Healthier and Happier,” is also receiving international attention, and is shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Award 2022.
Dr. Ramin is an avid runner and enjoys spending time with his family.
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Family Medicine Forum (FMF) Update | |
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We had amazing representation at the Family Medicine Forum (FMF) in Toronto November 9-12. Many of our faculty, including members of the Senior Leadership Team were in attendance, and participated in the sessions. We also showcased our program and our innovation projects at the exhibits, and generated interest and enthusiasm from many participants.
Family Medicine postgraduate leaders from across Canada continued to meet with members of the Education Reform Task Force and CFPC educational leadership to discuss the possibilities for evolving and improving family medicine training in Canada in the years ahead. Participants reflected on family medicine values and possibilities for curriculum reform, including in a 3-year program. There was tremendous positive energy in these preliminary consultations, as participants discussed mutual challenges, and the possibilities of future family medicine training to better meet the needs of society.
We were also delighted to celebrate the following faculty who received awards for their contributions to Family Medicine: Dr. Doug Gruner, Dr. Rita Hafizi, Dr. Chantal D'Aoust-Bernard, and Dr. Gary Viner. Dr. Elias Horner (PGY3 resident) and Emily Seale (Medical student) were also recognized for their achievements. Refer to the 2022 CFPC Awards of Recognition Recipients section of this Newsletter.
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Dr. Robin Kennie, Jeff Puncher, and Marisa Duval | |
Kim Beaubien, Julia Testa, and Kim Rozon | |
Dr. Denice Lewis, Jeff Puncher, and Dr. Clare Liddy | |
Dr. Rita Hafizi, receiving the CFPC Early Career Development Award | |
Dr. Gary Viner, Dr. Clare Liddy, and Dr. Rita Hafizi | |
Dr. Ed Seale, Dr. Clare Liddy, and Emily Seale | | |
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We congratulate the Department of Family Medicine’s Dr. Marie-Hélène Chomienne, Associate Professor, on being awarded the « Ordre des francophones d'Amérique » for 2022. Through her work, she has contributed significantly to the knowledge of primary care issues for francophones in minority settings. We look forward to her continued contributions to family medicine and to our department. | |
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2022 College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Awards of Recognition Recipients
The CFPC’s Awards of Recognition are given annually to publicly recognize the work of family physicians and the discipline of family medicine. We would like to congratulate the following 2022 CFPC award recipients from our department:
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Dr. Chantal D'Aoust-Bernard, Assistant Professor, received the CFPC Award of Excellence | |
Dr. Doug Gruner, Associate Professor, received the CFPC Award of Excellence | |
Dr. Gary Viner, Associate Professor, received the CFPC Lifetime Achievement Award in Family Medicine Research. | |
Dr. Rita Hafizi, Assistant Professor, received the CFPC Early Career Development Award. | |
As part of the Family Medicine Section of Teachers (SOT) Celebrating Family Medicine Teaching Excellence event, we are proud to share the following University of Ottawa scholarship winners: | |
Emily Seale, a University of Ottawa medical student received a CFPC Medical Student Scholarship. | |
Dr. Elias Horner, Department of Family Medicine, PGY3- Emergency resident, received the CFPC Family Medicine Resident Scholarship. | |
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Appointment of Faculty Member to the CFPC
We congratulate Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, Assistant Professor, on his appointment with the College of Family Physicians (CFPC) as a newly elected Director-at-Large. He will be in this CFPC Board of Directors role for a three-year term. We look forward to his contributions. He joins Dr. Sarah Funnell, Assistant Professor, who is also a Director-at-Large with the CFPC.
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Launch of New Online Tool: Docmapper.ca | | |
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Dr. Lise Bjerre, Associate Professor, and the University of Ottawa and Institut du Savoir Montfort Chair in Family Medicine, has launched a new online tool, Docmapper.ca | trouvezunmedecin.ca, which makes it easier for people to locate a doctor based on their language needs in Ottawa and the region of Renfrew County. This tool is a huge step in removing language barriers from those seeking a family doctor – while the platform is offered in English and French, it lists physicians who speak over 50 different languages. Although still in development, this tool has the potential to have additional applications for use by physicians and health planners.
The full coverage of this innovative online tool can be read on uOttawa’s news webpage.
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Partnerships for Purpose
Dr. Clare Liddy, Chair and Full Professor, and Dr. Claire Kendall, Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Social Accountability, were featured in Bruyère’s October 20, 2022, article, Partnerships for Purpose, in which they discussed the important role of partnerships amongst patients, researchers, communities, the University of Ottawa and the City of Ottawa to advance research practice and improve healthcare outcomes.
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Deprescribing: Patient-Centered Research
In a recent article, Talking About medications, Dr. Barb Farrell, Assistant Professor, and lead investigator of Bruyère Research Institute’s Deprescribing Research Team, discusses a successful workshop that is being delivered by health care providers in parts of Ontario and the United States that educates the public on how to move away from using multiple medications, and how to effectively advocate for themselves or those they are caring for.
Read more
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CBC interview and Radio Broadcast
An article, “Only a handful of family doctors in Ottawa accepting new patients,” released November 15th by the CBC, examines the dire shortage of family doctors in Ottawa. Two of our faculty members, Dr. Clare Liddy, Chair of the Department of Family Medicine, and Dr. Claudia Hubbes, Assistant Professor, and family physician at the Rosemount Clinic in Ottawa, were interviewed. Each discussed the complexity of the current medical situation in which there is an increase of people in need of a family doctor, and yet fewer physicians providing family medicine care. Please follow this link for the full article.
Also released on November 15th is a CBC interview on the Ottawa Morning show with Robyn Bresnahan, titled "Why are there so few family doctors in Ottawa?" which features Dr. Liddy and Dr. Hubbes discussing the family doctor shortage and the issues patients face when trying to find a doctor.
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Remembering Dr. Walter Rosser
We are saddened by the passing of a former chair of our department, Dr. Walter Rosser, on October 2, 2022. Dr. Rosser was the 4th Chair of uOttawa’s Department of Family Medicine, serving from 1981 to 1986. He was a leader in family medicine for 55 years and a consummate clinician, teacher, and researcher, who contributed substantially to family medicine.
The department offers its heartfelt condolences to the Rosser family. Please view Dr. Rosser’s obituary for more information about his life and his extensive achievements.
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Anti-Racism Postgraduate Education | |
Friday Nov 4, 2022, Dr. Denice Lewis, Postgraduate Director of Curriculum, and Dr. Eric Wooltorton, Director of Faculty Development, delivered the first Department of Family Medicine resident academic day workshop on anti-racism. | |
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Drs. Lewis (featured in picture) and Wooltorton reviewed practical frameworks for approaching anti-racism, distinguishing it from equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and the Department’s work to change skin-diagnosis teaching and provide faculty development. Working in small groups, the residents used a quality improvement process to review fabricated but realistic cases where racism contributed to a clinical or educational adverse outcome.
After the session, residents reflected on their personal anti-racism journeys, anonymously rating their own position before and after the session. Many residents described that they had shifted into a “growth zone” (the most active anti-racist state) after the session (15.2% before vs 36.4% after). Anonymous participant feedback indicates residents want the discussions to continue and 87.5% said the Department is either on the “right direction” or “very much the right direction” with regards to anti-racism approaches. Watch for faculty development work on anti-racism in the coming months.
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With CaRMS around the corner, we are producing a series of videos highlighting our sites for prospective residents. You can check out Bruyère, Winchester, Primrose and Pembroke. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more videos as soon as they are published. | |
Recruitment for Study – Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders (SPHIFR)
Are you interested in participating in a VR experience? We are looking for first responders and emergency healthcare workers to participate in a research project (up to 150 participants, first come first served). Spend 1-hour exploring the VR scuba seascape and learn about post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI). Recruitment is open now until May 2023.
More information can be found on the Innovation Projects page of the DFM website, or by emailing Dr. Maddie Venables.
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Call to Faculty Interested in Academic Promotion: 2023-2024 Cycle
In order to be considered for the 2023-2034 academic promotion cycle, faculty are invited to submit a letter of intent, accompanied by an up-to-date CV, to the DTPC and the Department Chair no later than December 31, 2022. Please send these documents to: [email protected]
On overview of the procedures and timelines associated with the promotions process at the Faculty of Medicine can be found here.
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Ottawa Practice Enhancement Network (OPEN) is hosting a one-hour information session in January 2023, “Invited to the 2023 CPSO QI Program? Get oriented now!” to discuss the CPSO QI Program certification requirements for 2023. Follow the link provided to sign up for the session. | |  |
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2023 Meridith Marks Day
The 2023 Meridith Marks Day will be held on March 24, 2023, at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. The event will showcase local research and innovations in Medical Education, and feature a plenary speaker, Dr. Glenn Regehr.
Please contact DIME or visit DIME'S website for more information.
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Bruyère Annual Research Day
Save-the-Date for Bruyère’s Annual Research Day on Thursday, December 1, 2022. This event is an opportunity to share and celebrate the research conducted at the Bruyère Research Institute. Submissions are open for Research Snapshots (oral presentations), posters, and demos. Access the following links for more information on submission guidelines, deadlines, and templates, as well as the Submission form.
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Family Medicine Grand Rounds (FMGR)
A bilingual virtual session of the Family Medicine Grand Rounds is taking place on November 24th, 2022, from 8-9 a.m. Members of the research community will present on topics related to the workforce and quality improvement.
Please refer to this link for more information.
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Canadian Medical Association Awards
Nominations for the 2023 CMA Awards will be open until Nov. 30, 2022. Please refer to the CMA website for the nomination requirements.
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Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Awards 2023
- CAME Rising Star – Certificate of Excellence
- CAME Certificate of Merit Awards
Internal nominations must be submitted to Dr. Michelle Anawati: [email protected] by November 18, 2022, to be eligible to meet the December 12, 2022, nomination deadline to CAME. Refer to the CAME website for the nomination requirements.
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