Helpful Resources

For Physicians - Helpful Links

• CFPC – College of Family Physicians of Canada
• CPSA – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
• AMA – Alberta Medical Association
• CMA – Canadian Medical Association
• SRPC – Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)
• RPAP – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan
• University of Alberta Family Medicine 
• University of Calgary Family Medicine
• Canadian Institute for Health Information
• ACFP's Tools for Practice
• Therapeutics Education Collaboration (TEC)
• Toward Optimized Practice (TOP)
  
  

• Price Comparison of Commonly Prescribed Pharmaceuticals in Alberta 2013

  The ACFP is pleased to share with you the first annual Price Comparison of Commonly Prescribed Pharmaceuticals in Alberta document. Authored by Dr. Mike Kolber, Tony Nickonchuk, and Jayson Lee. The document identifies generic products (generally cheaper) from brand name products, a 90 day cost for standard doses (unless otherwise noted), and Alberta Blue Cross and Indian Affairs coverage.  The document is grouped by medication class and then  ordered by cost. Please read the introduction for further explanation and specifically how the costs were calculated.  While this document is not exhaustive, it contains many medications potentially used by office based primary care providers. 

• CFPC Committee on Ethics Issues Handbook 

  Teaching and Practisng Ethics in Family Medicine - What is the best approach for teaching ethics? Understanding that no single teaching methodology will fit well for all teachers in all settings, the Committee on Ethics developed Ethics in Family Medicine: Faculty Handbook to provide faculty with a hands-on “how-to” approach. Use this practical guide when developing or reviewing curricula for teaching ethics and professionalism, and for training new faculty members.

• The SIMARD MD - A New Screening for Identification of Cognitively Impaired Drivers

  The SIMARD MD (an acronym for Screen for the Identification of Cognitively Impaired Medically At-RiskDrivers, A Modification of the DemTect) is a valid and reliable screening tool for the identification of cognitively impaired medically at-risk drivers.   
  
  For more information on the SIMARD MD and to access the tool and short videos on scoring and administration, please visit http://www.mard.ualberta.ca/Home/SIMARD/index.cfm.
  
  

For Patients

• Looking for a family doctor: CPSA – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta or Edmonton-area Primary Care Networks' new Edmonton-area PCN Family Doctor database
• Alberta Health Link: www.healthlinkalberta.ca/default.htm
• My Health Alberta is your personal health portal: www.myhealth.alberta.ca
• Alberta Health and Wellness: www.health.alberta.ca/
• Family Health Magazine: www.familyhealthonline.ca
• Primary Care Initiative: www.albertapci.ca