ABOUT THE COURSE
This self-paced online orientation is designed for all new registrants of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Through this course, learners will be equipped to:
- Recognize the purpose, processes and resources required of members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta,
- Discuss integrating the competencies of CanMEDS roles in clinical practice
- Demonstrate essential elements of practice needed for effective patient care in Alberta
- Recognize the implications of collaborative practice for clinical practice
- Distinguish an individual practitioner’s life-long learnings including physicians’ practice standards
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ACCREDITATION (ONLINE MODULES)
This one-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development for up to 3 Mainpro+ credits.
This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 3 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Accredited Royal College MOC Section 1 and Section 3 credits are eligible for certified Mainpro+ credits, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle; any additional credits are eligible as non-certified Mainpro+ credits. MOC Section 3 accredited activities can be claimed at 3 credits per hour up to the cycle maximum.
You may also perform Linking Learning exercises around a question you ask yourself as a result of learning from this program at: http://www.cfpc.ca/Linking_Learning_exercises/. Each completed Linking Learning exercise earns up to five Mainpro+ certified credits.
Material presented are in compliance with the University of Calgary Copyright Policy, Acceptable Use of Material Protected by Copyright.
Course materials are for individual use only and not to be distributed.
- This course has received no commercial sponsorship support.
- This course was co-developed with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.
- PC/Faculty disclosure
| PC/Faculty | Credentials | Disclosure | Affiliation |
| Katrina Nicholson | MD, CCFP, MBChB, FCFP (Chair) | Honorarium: University of Calgary , Offices of CME /PD and PLP – Medical Director , Clinical Associate Professor; REACH Institute/ Canreach AB – Faculty Teacher; CADDRA – Board member , Education committee member; Calgary Foothills PCN – Physician Champion, Child and Youth case collaborative; Medicine SCN – Member of core committee and Kidney health committee; Speakers Bureau: Elvium | Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta and Medical Director CME&PD, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary |
| Jill Hastings | BPE, MSc., CHE | No conflicts of interest to disclose< | Director, Registration; Director, Physician Health Monitoring |
| Bruce Leisen | BSc | No conflicts of interest to disclose< | Director, Registration; Director, Physician Health Monitoring |
| Utkarsh Subnis | PhD, MBBS | No conflicts of interest to disclose | Education Consultant, Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary |
Katrina Nicholson MD, CCFP, MBChB, FCFP (Chair)
Bruce Leisen BSc
Jill Hastings MSc CHE
Utkarsh Subnis PhD, MBBS (CME&PD Representative)
This program was co-developed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta and the Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.
