Let's get this blog party started.

Hi everyone.

I'm going to ask Michel to forward a link to this blog to anyone who has expressed interest in helping with the development this program or with the teaching of the residents when they eventually arrive.  I'll also ask her to send the password so you can access the "cloud" file sharing with that e-mail.

I've been fiddling with the blog settings and have been able to set up some separate tabs (which are running horizontally just under the title) which I think will help in the process of identifying local learning resources in the different spheres of the new curriculum framework.

Please take the time to look around the various pages and also to explore the files that I have made available on the "cloud".  Feel free to leave comments on the blog's home page and/or add to the various "Brainstorming Spreadsheets" broken down by curriculum topics if you can think of any possible learning experiences that should be explored.  Any ideas that may improve a pre-existing learning experience would also be welcomed here.

Feel free to contact me directly via e-mail if you prefer not to leave a visible comment.

Your input is deeply appreciated.

Background information.

Please find attached a link to my "cloud" of public files relating to the development of the Queen's FM Oshawa-Lakeridge site.  There is a password on the folder; please ask me for the password if you are planning on accessing these files.  The address is https://public.me.com/whpang.md

In the "Presentations and Updates" folder, you can find a version of the slides presented December 2nd in Bowmanville to an interested and interesting group of Family Physicians.  This presentation is very similar to the one that Dr. Willa Henry, Queen's Family Medicine Program Director gave in November.

It is a good start as far as familiarizing yourself with the task ahead and where things stand at this point.

The main points from the presentation:

1. 8 PGY-1's in Family Medicine will be matching through CARMs to the Oshawa-Lakeridge Site annually with first group of residents starting in July 2012.
2. New Family Medicine curriculum is based on the "Triple C" which emphasizes Comprehensive care, Centred in Family Medicine, and provides Continuity of care.
3. Also in the forefront is the move away from traditional "blocks" of training towards having the trainees acquire competencies.  This knowledge / skill acquisition can take place in non-traditional manners and settings.  The CFPC's 99 Priority Topics and Key Features provides an outline of the basic competencies expected of a Family Medicine resident / physician.
4. To provide the best training experience for these residents, it is vital to identify the local learning experiences which would be best suited for the residents to acquire these competencies.
5. This program is supported and overseen by the Queen's Department of Family Medicine and does have to meet accreditation criteria set out by the CFPC.

A New (blog) Beginning.

This is an attempt to try to help people who are interested in participating in the Queen's Family Medicine Oshawa-Lakeridge distributive site.  This program is scheduled to take its first batch of Family Medicine residents in July 2012 so we have a lot of work to do in 2011 in preparation.

I will provide a link to some of the background files that will come in handy for anybody who is interested in helping with the curriculum as well as the introductory presentation and concepts.  Hopefully, I will be able to set the blog up so that the other members of the Site Committee can add to it as well.

Later on, I will try to add some information to try to generate discussion about local learning experiences that we may be able to offer to the residents.  My e-mail address should appear somewhere on the blog and you can always add comments to any of the posts that we have.

Hopefully, people will find this method of communicating efficient, effective, and maybe even fun.

Let's give it a try.