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Department Reports
This document contains reports from the various departments of Family Medicine.
Education Report—Postgrad (L.Shaw)
CaRMS is fast approaching! There are five interview dates this year:
- February 1 (IMG)
- February 2, 3, 8, 9 (Canadian)
Volunteers are needed! If you would like to volunteer, please contact Sandra Johnson at sjohnso@mcmaster.ca or 905.525.9140 x20496.
Many thanks to all of you who continually give of your time for these events. Your help is much appreciated!
Education Report—Undergrad (J.Miklea)
The Undergraduate Program is in the process of reanalyzing and changing Clerkship after the last eight rotations. The evaluation process, including the exam, will be changed.
MF1
The first batch of students (164) has begun. Volunteers for the next block (Nov‐Dec) are needed. Involvement is one‐half day per week for the six‐week block.
Oct 25 FMIG Open House
Please note the date of the upcoming FMIG open house. Venue TBA.
Education Report—Faculty Teaching
Please remember to return teaching contribution forms to Terri Lyons at 905.521.5594 or tlyons@mcmaster.ca. It is important for the Department to capture teaching hours as education credits represent approximately 20% of our operating income.
If you have had any teaching involvement over the past year, please contact Terri.
Family Health Team (L.Hilts)
The FHT is currently in negotiations with the MOHLTC for next year’s budget. They are negotiating for increased pharmacy support and are also hoping for OT/PT support.
The last two FHT retreats have been successful with the group starting to look at different ways to deliver care.
The FHT recently hosted a Social Work conference at Stonechurch Family Health Centre. Over 100 social workers from across the province attended.
MyOSCAR (D.Chan)
The first national OSCAR user group meeting will take place at Family Medicine Forum. The first My OSCAR workshop will take place at FMF and the MyDrugRef will be unveiled at the National EBM Teachers meeting.
Research Report (L. Dolovich)
The DFM and other colleagues from McMaster will be participating in an academic consortium that will be responding to the Ontario MOHLTC request for proposals to evaluate Family Health Teams from an across Ontario perspective. If the consortium is successful, this initiative is expected to last five years and involve approximately 60 researchers from across Ontario. The results of this consortium will help form the basis for the way primary care is performed in Ontario.
At each department meeting, someone will be asked to take two to three minutes to present some research results based on research generated within the Department. Stay tuned!Congratulations
Congratulations to those who were awarded research funding over the past few months. Congratulations also to those who had papers published over the last few months and to those involved in the 20 letters of intent submitted to various agencies over the last few months.
There will be an upcoming Academic Forum in December on Medical Education. Date TBA.
Our Role as Educators Group (J.Zazulak)
The Educators group meets four times per year. The group is used as a forum for individuals to discuss their research or to practice workshops with their colleagues.
Stay tuned for the next meeting date.
Shelter Health Network (D.Guenter)
The Shelter Health Network is made of up seven family physicians, two psychiatrists and one internist. They provide medical care to the inner city population. The group’s goal is to make lives better at the same time as treating medical issues that arise.
Unit Reports—Maternity Centre (C.Good)
Ms. Claudia Steffler has stepped in as the Acting Director. The unit has recently hired Sue Robinson, a nurse practitioner, who will be at the Centre three days per week. Alison Young, new social worker will be at the Centre two days per week.
The Centre is looking forward to its 2500th baby some time in the next month or two. They hope to have the media involved in this celebration..
MIME Report (G.Agarwal)
Dr. Gina Agarwal presented the results of the MIME research study. Overall job satisfaction among participants is rated at 86%. 94% of staff indicating they would recommend their unit (either MFP or SFHC) to someone seeking a job.
Kurdish Population Presentation (I.Schabort/L.Dykeman)
SFHC and MFP have a large Kurdish population. There are currently 3500 Kurds in Hamilton which is the largest population in Canada. Dr. Schabort and Lynn Dykeman are working together to meet with the Kurdish patients on a weekly basis to help educate them about our health care system etc.
The group faces many challenges with this population (cultural issues, language barrier) and are working to overcome the many challenges the Kurds are faced with on a daily basis. The group hopes to make an application for funding so that the Kurdish people can have a community centre where they can come together.
After some discussion, it was suggested that a working group be created in order to look at some of the issues facing the Kurdish people and discuss ways to address the issues. If you would like to be involved with this group, please contact Lynn Dykeman (lynnd@cogeco.ca) or Inge Schabort (ischabo@mcmaster.ca).
For a complete copy of the report circulated by Lynn and Inge at the meeting, please contact Jennifer (goughj@mcmaster.ca)
Chair’s Report (D.Price)
The Department is currently recruiting for four GFT positions. Many thanks to those have been involved in the interview process and who have provided feedback. Your involvement is greatly appreciated.
Negotiations continue to take place regarding funding for the distance learning sites and for the downtown campus
The Department is in good shape financially.