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ISN - KDIGO - WONCA JOINT WEBINAR
With the global burden of kidney disease increasing, early identification and treatment is a worldwide imperative. To this end, the ISN-KDIGO CKD Early Identification and Intervention toolkit was developed to support kidney health professionals, primary care physicians (PCPs) and nursesworkinginprimarycaresettings.
This webinar will explore the toolkit through the perspective of the PCP, discussing CKD identification and risk stratification in the primary care environment. Panelists will also discuss how to increase collaboration between PCPs and nephrologists.
DOWNLOAD THE CKD EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION TOOLKIT.
VIRTUAL TORONTO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE
The University of Toronto invites you to join this 12-week course, taught by faculty leaders from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) and international guest faculty. The program provides an overview of how to leverage excellence in education, research, clinical services and leadership to deliver high quality family medicine globally, by sharing experience and building on lessons learned at the DFCM,inCanadaandaroundtheworld.
MARCH 23 – JUNE 29, 2022. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
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DUBAI - HYBRID EVENT
5TH EMIRATES FAMILY MEDICINE SOCIETY CONGRESS 2022
EFMS Congress 2022 takes place March 10th to 12th in person only attendance in Dubai, followed bylivevirtualdaysMarch14thto17th. The congress is in a scientific partnership between EFMS society and its international scientific partners, the Royal Australian College of GPs, the American Board of Family Medicine, the Canadian CollegeofFamilyMedicine,theAmericanAcademy of Family Physicians and the UK Royal College of GPs. The submission form and guidelines are to be foundonlineHERE.
The link to registration and abstract is available HERE.
ONLINE - MARCH 14 - 17 2022 REGISTER NOW
ISTAMBUL - TURKEY
94TH EGPRN MEETING
We cordially invite you to attend the 94th EGPRN meeting that will be held in İstanbul, Turkey between12-15May2022. The theme of this meeting is "Optimizing the organizationoffamilymedicinepractice" .Lastday tosubmityourabstractisJanuary30th. FindmoreinformationandregisterHERE.
12 - 15 MAY 2022 REGISTER NOW
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THE POWER OF TELEHEALTH: HOW CAN IT IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE?
Interested to learn more about how the coronavirus crisis has provided a new context for the use of digital health solutions in the delivery of hospital-basedcare? One of the biggest ‘service shifts’ in the healthcare sector since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the widespread adoption of telehealth. As well as being a viable option to provide continuityofcareandtreatmenttopatientsduring the coronavirus pandemic, telehealth has transformed how health systems can respond to chronic workforce shortages and optimise their clinicalcapacities. Together, the International Hospital Federation (IHF) and the Africa Healthcare Federation (AHF) are hosting a special webinar on 16th March at 14:30 CET (13:30 GTM/UTC) to share learnings and knowledge about how telehealth can be harnessed to address disparities of access to care andmedicalexpertise. Chaired by Sharon Allen, Executive Director of the World Telehealth Initiative (WTI), this webinar will feature a mix of live presentations and panel discussions. Over 90 minutes, event participants will hear from clinicians and WTI coordinators about their work to provide sustainable medical expertise and capacity building amongst communitiestodelivercorehealthservices.
