The Ontario College of Family Physicians
is pleased to announce the offering of An Emergency Medicine
Primer for Family Physicians in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of
Health and Long Term Care and Med-Emerg Inc.
Family physicians play an important role within the
Ontario health
care system and their re-integration into emergency departments is a valuable
component of the health human resources strategy.
This 2 day course is being offered as an update for those
family physicians who are currently working in an
emergency department (3 - 4 shifts per month) and as a refresher
course to family physicians who have worked (minimum 2 years) in emergency
departments previously.
What is
being offered?
- 2 day course combining
theory and practical sessions
- 16 topics on all major
systems in adults and pediatrics
- Practical workshops in
airway practice, casting, splinting, slit lamp use, x-ray for fractures, x-ray
for non-fractures, lumbar puncture and EKG interpretation
- Course is being provided
free of charge
This program meets the
accreditation criteria of the
College of Family Physicians of Canada
and has been accredited for
13.0 Mainpro-C credits
We are in the process of planning the next
Emergency Medicine Primer for Family Physicians
Tentative dates & cities
for EMP I are as follows:
NEW!!!
The Ontario College of
Family Physicians is please to announce the Emergency Medicine Primer for Family Physicians II in collaboration
with Med-Emerg Inc.
This 1 day course is
being offered to family physicians who have taken the Emergency Medicine Primer
for Family Physicians I; however, those who have not participated in this course
are welcome to apply. This program will provide a refresher course for
those who have worked in emergency departments previously (at least for 2 past
years, excluding residency) and an update for those who are currently working in
an emergency department.
For more information,
contact:
Mary
Clelland
Manager, Continuing
Professional Development
Mary_ocfp@cfpc.ca
416-867-9646
ext. 50
