2022 CMPA Annual Meeting and Conference
August 15, 2022
Vancouver, BC
In-person and virtual
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Agenda
*All times listed are in Pacific Time.
Education Session (Note: This session is NOT available as a recording.)
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PT*
Topic: Better Together! Collaborative conversations with colleagues and patients
Description & accreditation
Healthy team relationships play a central role in the delivery of safe patient care. Teams that embrace effective communications strategies have the skills needed to diffuse conflicts while allowing physician-patient relationships to flourish. Through audience interaction, participants will learn practical approaches to reduce the risk of patient harm and medico-legal risk associated with patient and team communications.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify practical communication tools to use in encounters with patients and families to facilitate engagement
- Describe the impact of effective communication strategies on patient safety and mitigating medico-legal risk
- Recognize the implications of a deeply interconnected healthcare system
- Describe how physicians adapt and thrive through psychologically safe relationships
- Commit to one simple strategy leading to positive change
CME/CPD credits*
*Applicable to members who attended the event on August 16, in person or virtually.
This 1-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 2.75 Mainpro+ credits. This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by The CMPA. You may claim a maximum of 2.75 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Supporting materials
Meet the facilitators >>
Break 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. PT*
Annual Meeting
Note times:
- Pacific: 12:20 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.
- Mountain: 1:20 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
- Central: 2:20 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.
- Eastern: 3:20 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.
- Atlantic: 4:20 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.
- Newfoundland: 4:50 p.m. - 7:05 p.m.
An update on the Association’s strategic initiatives, finances, and how we’ve delivered on our commitments to supporting you and modernizing the CMPA while working collaboratively.
Agenda
Agenda
- Opening remarks and call to order
- A year in review
- 2021 Report of the Audit Committee
- 2021 Financial report
- 2023 Aggregate fees by region
- 2022 Council election results
- Member motion
- Q&A for members
- Looking to the future
- Remarks from incoming President
- Closing remarks
Member motion
Be it resolved that:
- The CMPA commits to undertaking a comprehensive review of its governance model with a view to potential by-law amendments including but not limited to: Council composition (including size), representation (including geography, specialty and diversity) and skills.
- The CMPA will bring forward an update to the 2023 Annual General Meeting and the final report on the governance review (including any proposed by-law changes) to the 2024 Annual General Meeting for consideration and approval.
Supporting Materials
Meet the presenters >>
Break 2:35 - 2:45 p.m. PT*
Information Session
Note times:
- Pacific: 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
- Mountain: 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
- Central: 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
- Eastern: 5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
- Atlantic: 6:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
- Newfoundland: 7:15 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Topic: Medico-legal realities emerging from the pandemic–Opportunities and challenges of virtual care
Description and accreditation
Virtual care continues to evolve rapidly as an expanded modality of healthcare delivery in Canada. A moderated panel of experts will explore the opportunities and medico-legal challenges emerging from the use of virtual care throughout the pandemic.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the opportunities and medico-legal challenges that have emerged from the widespread adoption of virtual care
- Discuss the barriers and enablers to supporting virtual care during the pandemic
- Reflect on factors that contribute to using virtual care safely
CME/CPD credits*
*Applicable to members who attended the event on August 16, in person or virtually.
This 1-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ credits. This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by The CMPA. You may claim a maximum of 1.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Supporting materials
The following have been provided by the Information Session panelists and stakeholder organizations as additional resources on virtual care:
Meet the moderator and panellists >>
Reception for in-person attendees 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. PT*
2023 CMPA Annual Meeting and Conference
Montréal, QC
Monday, August 14
How to initiate a motion for consideration at a CMPA Annual Meeting
Members who wish to initiate a motion at an upcoming annual meeting are governed by rules and procedures, ensuring a consistent and fair process.
If you would like to bring forward a motion for consideration, complete and sign the Notice of Motion form and Member Support for Notice of Motion form and submit to the CMPA via fax, mail, or personal delivery, or send a scanned PDF file via email to [email protected] at least 60 days prior to the annual meeting (as per the CMPA’s By-law (Article 3, Section 3.09). Motions received after the deadline will not be considered. Members are encouraged to contact us for further information or to discuss a draft motion prior to submitting it.
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