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Join us for the ACFP Virtual Family Medicine Summit
                    MARCH 5-7, 2021

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CONNECT. LEARN. CELEBRATE - Join us for the ACFP Virtual Family Medicine Summit MARCH 5-7, 2021 - Alberta College of Family ...
You Are Invited
To Attend the ACFP’s 2021 Virtual Family Medicine Summit | March 5-7, 2021
Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Family Medicine                                        panel discussion, Processing the Pandemic with Chief Medical
Summit Planning Committee, I invite                                     Officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw and family physicians, Drs. Heidi Fell and
you to attend our first-ever virtually                                  Christine Luelo. Other keynotes include talks on antibiotic resistance,
delivered Family Medicine Summit,                                       anti-racism and allyship, electronic communication with patients,
March 5-7, 2021. The planning                                           and uncovering mistruths. While our concurrent sessions include a
committee and I are excited about                                       broad variety of topics on mental health, concussion management,
the program this year and the                                           advocacy, CBT, dermatology, and virtual care.
opportunities a virtual conference
can bring, especially for our                                           Despite being a virtual event, we will still highlight and showcase
colleagues where travel has been a                                      what makes the Alberta family medicine community unique as
barrier to attend in the past.                                          we share family medicine research in our What’s Up Doc? oral and
                                                                        poster presentations, and feature spotlights on the ACFP’s 2020
It’s hard to believe that it was only eight months ago that we          award winners. We have planned a lot of different ways for you to
celebrated a successful 65th Family Medicine Summit—filled with         connect and network with your peers throughout the conference.
great learning, as well as conversations with colleagues about our
political climate and a virus that we didn’t know much about. Looking   We hope you take this journey with us and attend the 2021 Virtual
back, it certainly highlights the amount of change that we have all     Family Medicine Summit in March. Be sure to register soon to take in
seen in this tumultuous year.                                           all the early bird incentives!

Like every year, the planning committee starts their discussions and    Best wishes for a happy and safe holiday season,
topic selection shortly after the previous Summit. We’ve been very
                                                                        Carolyn Nowry, MD, CCFP
keen and thoughtful of what kind of (virtual) program we want to
                                                                        Summit Planning Committee Chair
deliver and are pleased to kick off the 66th Summit with a keynote

2021 Summit                                        What to Expect
Planning Committee                                 Education for Family Docs by Family Docs!
                                                   Hosted by the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP), the Summit is recognized as
Committee Members                                  Alberta’s premier conference for family physicians and has a history of more than 65 years.
                                                   Its tradition of bringing together Alberta’s family medicine community to share and exchange
Dr. Carolyn Nowry (Chair), Calgary
                                                   best practices while creating a sense of connectedness has been the bedrock of the ACFP’s
Dr. Fozia Alvi, Calgary                            founding principles.
Dr. Andie Bains, Calgary                           Connect.
Dr. Lily Chen, Leduc                               Virtually with your colleagues.
Dr. Janet Craig, Edmonton                          Our Planning Committee and the ACFP staff have worked hard to ensure you get the same great
Dr. Trevor Day, Edmonton                           programming and attendee experience you’ve come to expect. The Virtual Summit will feature
Dr. Kiran Dhillon, Edmonton                        many opportunities for you to connect with your peers, researchers, and sponsors.
Dr. Genelle Dingeldein, Grande Prairie             Learn.
Dr. Rannie Tao, Calgary
                                                   From a diverse program of keynotes, concurrent sessions, and research presentations.
                                                   The Scientific Planning Committee has been busy planning a fantastic program of keynotes and
                                                   sessions. From mental health to musculoskeletal to virtual care, the 2021 Summit program has
                                                   something for everyone.2021 Summit program has something for everyone.
                                                   Celebrate.
                                                   Family medicine excellence online
                                                   Get to know our 2020 awards winners as we celebrate throughout the Summit weekend.

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Summit at a Glance                                                                                                                         *Program subject to change

  FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021
 0715                ACFP Registration Desk Opens

 0830–1200           MSK Pearls Pre-Conference Series

                     0845–0930          A Pain in the....Approach to Myofascial Pain, Dr. Stephanie Mullin
                     0945–1030          Approach to the Assessment and Treatment of Lower Back Pain, Dr. Dhiren Naidu
                     1045–1200          Evidence Based Review of Therapies In Sport Medicine – part 1 & 2, Dr. Terry DeFreitas

 1230–1300           Official Opening

 1300–1345           Keynote – Processing the Pandemic: Where are we now, and what comes next?, Drs. Deena Hinshaw, Christine Luelo, and Heidi Fell

 1345–1400           ACFP 2020 Awards Presentation

                              (1A)                    (1B)                     (1C)                  (1D)                     (1E)                      (1F)
                       The Kids Are All          Culture Shift:           The Biggest          Weighing in On           An Approach to               What’s Up
  1400–1445             A-Twitter (and        Fostering physician       Headache in Your      Obesity Treatment      Dementia You Won’t           Doc? Research
      (Unless
  otherwise noted)         Snapchat)                wellness          Practice: Diagnosis           Options                  Forget               Presentations
                      (Dr. Simone Lebeuf)     (Dr. Sapna Mahajan)     and investigation of    (Dr. Sonja Wicklum)     (Dr. Jasneet Parmar)      (Dr. Donna Manca &
  WORKSHOP 1                                                           chronic headaches                                                         Turin Chowdhury)
                                                                         (Dr. Lara Cooke)

 1445–1515           BREAK

                         1A Repeats               1B Repeats              1C Repeats              1D Repeats             1E Repeats                     (1G)
                                                                                                                                                     What’s Up
  1515–1600                                                                                                                                       Doc? Research
    WORKSHOP
     REPEATS                                                                                                                                      Presentations
                                                                                                                                                (Dr. Donna Manca &
                                                                                                                                                 Turin Chowdhury)

 1600–1645           Virtual Doctors’ Lounge - A Welcome Networking Event With the Summit Planning Committee

                                                                    The What’s Up Doc? Research Showcase Goes Virtual!
Online Networking
                                                                    As per tradition, the ACFP is pleased to feature
Welcome Reception                                                   our What’s Up Doc? Research Showcase at our
Step into our virtual room and make time                            Summit.
to connect with colleagues from across the                          What’s Up Doc?
province and beyond.                                                Be sure to take in the oral research
The Summit’s Scientific Planning Committee                          presentations during Friday’s concurrent
and the ACFP are pleased to invite you to                           sessions in the afternoon or watch the virtual
attend our online networking event Friday                           Poster presentation videos throughout our
afternoon. Kick up your feet, turn on your web                      conference on our website.
camera, and BYONAOAD (bring your own non-                           Saturday Morning Research Opportunities –
alcoholic or alcoholic drink)! Get to know your                     Live Q&A and Catch Up With What’s Up Doc? Winners
peers and join in the fun.                                          Adjudicated Research Poster participants will be featured in a live question and answer
                                                                    session Saturday morning and, for the first time this year, the ACFP has invited back
                                                                    past What’s Up Doc? winners to give us an update on their research projects.
                                                                    Check out the presentations on the website and attend the live Q&A.

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Summit at a Glance                                                                                                              *Program subject to change

SUMMIT IN THE MORNING | SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2021

0900–945     Keynote – (Antibiotic) Resistance Isn’t Futile – Dr. Lynora Saxinger

0945–1000    What’s Up Doc? Research Showcase Awards Presentation

                     (2A)                (2B)                 (2C)                (2D)                   (2E)                 (2F)
                 Update on         The Colourful        Addressing the         Improving           Teaching in a        What’s Up Doc?
 WORKSHOP     Concussion in       World of Rashes       Mental Health        our Focus on           Virtual Care       Poster Presenters
  SERIES 2           Kids          (Dr. Jaggi Rao)        Impacts of       Identification and      Environment             Live Q&A
             (Dr. Brian Benson)                         the COVID-19        Management of        (Dr. Ivy Oandasan)
 1000–1045                                                 Pandemic         ADHD in Adults
                                                          (Dr. Rachel       (Dr. Sara Binder)
                                                          Grimminck)

1045–1115    BREAK

 1115–1200                                                                                                                   (2G)
                                                                                                                         Catch Up On
                2A Repeats           2B Repeats           2C Repeats            2D Repeats          2E Repeats
 WORKSHOP                                                                                                               What’s Up Doc?
  REPEATS                                                                                                                  Winners

1215–1330    LUNCH

SUMMIT IN THE AFTERNOON | SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2021

1300–1345    Keynote – Anti-racism and Allyship in Medicine: How can we do better? Dr. Shannon Ruzycki and Dr. Tito Daodu

1345–1400    ACFP 2020 Awards Presentation

                      (2H)                    (2I)                      (2J)                    (2K)                     (2L)                       (2M)
             The Good Fight: Doing       Caring for Our            Sensing the          A Research Story:             PEER TOPIC             Everything You
              right while making       Most Vulnerable:        Sensitization – An       Engagement and                   TBA                Wanted to Know
 WORKSHOP             right            Reflections on the     Approach to Central       advocacy through                                     About Trauma
  SERIES 3     (Dr. Sam Myhr, Dr.     impact of COVID-19           Sensitization             research                                      THERAPY But Were
                Tobias Gelber, Dr.     on long-term care            Syndrome           (Dr. Terry McDonald)                                 Too Afraid to Ask
 1400–1445
               Andrea Hargrove)       (Dr. Douglas Faulder)   (Dr. Lori Montgomery)                                                           (Dr. Harbir Gill)

 1445–1515   BREAK

 1515–1600
                  2H Repeats              2L Repeats               2J Repeats                2K Repeats               2L Repeats              2M Repeats
 WORKSHOP
  REPEATS

1600–1645    Virtual Doctors’ Lounge With the ACFP Board

                  Find the Easter Eggs
                   During the Summit, virtual Easter eggs will be sprinkled
                   through different areas of the event platform, event app,
                   and throughout the ACFP Website.
                   Watch for more details on how to win during the
                   conference.

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Summit at a Glance                                                                                                          *Program subject to change

SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021

 0900–0945      Keynote – What Patients Want: Using Technology to Communicate – Dr. John Pawlovich

 0945–1045      Short Snappers: Session A

                0945–1005       “Change” Management: Helping your patients through menopause (Dr. Tami Shandro)

                1005–1025       Guidance on Guidelines (Dr. Neil Bell)

                1025–1045       Q & A (both speakers)

 1045–1100      ACFP 2020 Awards Presentation

 1100–1200      Short Snappers: Session B

                1100–1120       Evidence Flare: An update on the investigation and management of gout (Dr. Joey Ton)

                1120–1140       When Foods Are Not Our Friends: Food allergy and intolerance (Dr. Arjun Rash)

                1140–1200       Q & A (both speakers)

 1200–1245      Keynote – Misinterpretation and Misdirection: Thinking gooder in medicine – PEER - Dr. Mike Allan and Dr. Tina Korownyk

 1245–1300      Wrap Up

The Early Bird gets the worm!
and tons of chances for special Summit incentives.

December Incentive                               January Incentive                                   February Incentive
VIP Gift Bags                                    Chance to Win One                                   Early Bird Pricing
                                                 of Five $200 Gift Cards
Register before December 31st and                                                                    Early bird pricing will end February
get your name into a draw for a                  Missed the December draw? There is                  15th so be sure to register by then to
special Summit VIP Gift bag valued               still a chance to win if you register by            save.
up to $60.00. The ACFP will draw 100             January 15th! The ACFP will randomly
lucky names. Take a closer look in               draw five names.
your parcel to see if your VIP Gift bag
holds the special golden ticket for a
complimentary registration and we will
refund your fee!

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Pre-Conference
MSK Pearls Pre-Conference Series presented by the ACFP and Sport and Exercise Medicine
Section of the Alberta Medical Association.

Having reviewed past CPD needs assessments and Summit attendee feedback, the ACFP and
the Summit’s Scientific Planning Committee are pleased to present a pre-conference opportunity
focused on several popular MSK topics presented by the Sport and Exercise Medicine Section of
the Alberta Medical Association.

This collaboration opens up new opportunities for family physicians to enhance their care for
patients with physical injuries or age-related limitations and injuries commonly seen in family
practice.

 MSK Pearls Pre-Conference Series includes the following sessions:

0945–1045      A Pain in the....Approach to Myofascial Pain, Dr. Stephanie Mullin, MD, CCFP(SEM), Dip Sport Med
               In this session you will:
               • Describe myofascial pain syndrome
               • Develop an approach to assessment of myofascial pain
               • Develop and approach for when and how to investigate complaints related to myofascial pain
               • Identify trigger points
               • Develop a treatment strategy for myofascial pain syndrome
               • Observe a demonstration of trigger point injection technique(s)

0930–0945      Movement Break

0945–1030      Approach to the Assessment and Treatment of Lower Back Pain, Dr. Dhiren Naidu, MD, FRCPC, Dip Sport Med
               In this session you will:
               • Develop a timely back physical examination approach
               • Determine when and what imaging is indicated for back pain complaints
               • Describe evidence based interventional approaches for back pain (facet block, medial branch block,
                 single level vs caudal epidural injection, radiofrequency ablation,)

1030–1045      Movement Break

1045–1200      Evidence Based Review of Therapies in Sport Medicine – Part 1 & 2,
               Dr. Terry DeFreitas, RN, MD, CCFP(SEM), FCFP, Dip Sport Med

               Part One: Modalities versus Movement what is the evidence
               In this session you will:
               • Describe appropriate treatment approaches for MSK related injury – active vs passive therapies
               • Dissuade common treatment approaches that lack evidence for use

               Part Two: Injection procedures: What is new and what is the evidence?
               In this session you will:
               • Describe indications and contraindications for use of common and interventional MSK treatment approaches
               (prolotherapy, PRP, stem cell, tenotomy, barbotage, NG, hydrodilitation, HA, bone stimulators)

Pre-conference sessions are $50.00 per session and will be added to the Summit conference fee at
the time of registration.
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Where and How to Register

Registration Fees
                                  EARLY BIRD RATES    STANDARD RATES
 REGISTRANT FEES                  (UNTIL FEB 15)      (BEGINNING FEBRUARY 16)
                                                                                        Prices do not include GST. Please contact the ACFP
 ACFP Member/Active CFPC Member   $425.00             $500.00                           office if you need assistance registering at 780-488-2395
 First Five Years of Practice     $395.00             $475.00
                                                                                        or by email at cpd@acfp.ca.

 Family Medicine Resident         $225.00             $300.00

 Medical Student                  $175.00             $250.00

 Non-Member MD*                   $495.00             $575.00

*Non-Member Mainpro Participant

Registration Information
Act now to take advantage of all the early bird incentives. Summit registration is available online only.
Register Online: http://bit.ly/acfpsummit2021

How to Register
The ACFP uses Cvent, a secure, third-party registration site to process event registrations. You will be required to enter an email address to begin
your registration. Each attendee is identified by his or her email address. Once you have registered for the Summit, you will be sent a confirmation
code. You are required to retain this confirmation code to change or modify your registration.

If you have any problems with the online registration system, please call the ACFP office at 780-488-2395 or 1-800-361-0607 (Alberta only).

Important Registration Information                                          Cancellation/Refund Policy
  • You must pre-register for all workshops/sessions you plan to                  • Cancellations must be received in writing, along with the original
    attend.                                                                         receipt of payment, on or before February 16, 2021, and will be
                                                                                    subject to a $50.00 administration fee.
  • Registrations will not be processed and confirmed unless the
    entire registration form is complete and full payment is received.            • No refunds will be considered after February 16, 2021.

  • Registrations will be processed and accepted in order of receipt              • The Alberta College of Family Physicians reserves the right to
    of payment.                                                                     cancel or postpone a program due to insufficient registration, or
                                                                                    circumstances beyond their control.
  • The deadline for registration is February 26, 2021. The ACFP will
    not process registrations past this date.

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Conference Presenters

The Summit Planning Committee is pleased to present this year’s faculty of presenters
for the 2021 Virtual Family Medicine Summit.
G. Michael Allan, MD, CCFP                                   Lori Montgomery, MD, CCFP, FCFP, CHE
Salt Spring Island, BC                                       Calgary, AB

Neil Bell, MD SM, FCFP                                       Stephanie Mullin, MD, CCFP(SEM), Dip Sport Med
Edmonton, AB                                                 Calgary, AB

Brian Benson, MD, PhD, CCFP (SEM), DIP. Sport Med            Samantha Myhr, MD
Calgary, AB                                                  Pincher Creek, AB

Sara Binder, MD, FRCPC                                       Dhiren Naidu, MD, FRCPC, Dip Sport Med
Calgary, AB                                                  Edmonton, AB

Oluwatomilayo (Tito) Daodu, MD, FRCSC                        Ivy Oandasan, MD, CCFP MHSc FCFP
Calgary, AB                                                  North York, ON

Terry DeFreitas, RN, MD, CCFP(SEM), FCFP, Dip Sport Med      Jasneet Parmar, MBBS, MSc, MCFP (COE)
Calgary, AB                                                  Edmonton , AB

Douglas Faulder, MD                                          John Pawlovich, MD, FCFP
Edmonton, AB                                                 Abbotsford, BC

Heidi Fell, MD, CCFP, FCFP                                   Jaggi Rao, MD, FRCPC
Calgary, AB                                                  Edmonton, AB

Harbir Gill, MD, CCFP (AM)                                   Arjun Rash, MD, MS, FRCPC
Calgary, AB                                                  Calgary, AB

Rachel Grimminck, MD, FRCPC, DABPN, CGP                      Shannon Ruzycki MD, MPH, FRCPC
Calgary, AB                                                  Calgary, AB

Andrea Hargrove, MD, CCFP                                    Lynora Saxinger, MSc TropMed, FRCPC
Taber, AB                                                    Edmonton, AB

Deena Hinshaw, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC                          Tami Shandro, MD, CCFP
Edmonton, AB                                                 Edmonton, AB

Simone Lebeuf, MD, FRCPC                                     Joey Ton, BScPharm, PharmD
Edmonton, AB                                                 Edmonton, AB

Christine Luelo, MD, CCFP                                    Sonja Wicklum, MD, FCFP
Calgary, AB                                                  Calgary, AB

Sapna Mahajan, MPH, PMP, CHE
Ottawa, ON

Terrence McDonald, MD, MSc, FCFP, Dip Sport Med
Calgary, AB

                               www.familymedicinesummit.ca
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