Details: Friday, November 11, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (ET)

Location: 500 University Avenue, 3rd floor, Toronto, Ontario, Room 303/365

Format: In person

Cost: Complimentary 

Please join the College of Family Physicians of Canada™ (CFPC)’s Health Professional Educators Group in Family Medicine (HPEG-FM) on November 11, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. (ET) for their annual community event Supporting Health Care Professionals in Medical Education, which will be presented by Serena Beber and Dr. Viola Antao. Ms. Beber and Dr. Antao will discuss their research findings, including experiences and challenges of health professional educators and opportunities for optimizing support. This is an informal and interactive session where attendees are welcome and encouraged to share their challenges, successes, and ideas. We will be hosting this in-person complimentary event in Room 303/365, 500 University Avenue, Toronto.

Join us for what we hope to be an insightful and thought-provoking in-person event. Please complete this online RSVP to indicate your in-person attendance by October 21st and assist us with planning in accordance with evolving COVID-19 regulations. We encourage you to forward this invitation broadly to colleagues who may be interested in attending.

Presenter biographies:

Serena Beber, RD, CDE, MScCH, is a registered dietitian at the Southeast Toronto Family Health Team. Ms. Beber has been working with medical and dietetic learners for over 20 years and is a lecturer and the Health Professional Educator Lead in the Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto. She co-led a study researching the supports and barriers of health care professionals in medical education, resulting being published in two peer reviewed publications.

Viola Antao, MD, CFPC, MSc, MHSc, FCFP, received her medical degree at the University of Toronto in 1999, completed her family medicine residency training at St. Michael's Hospital in 2001, and a women's health fellowship at Women's College Hospital in 2002. She is an associate professor and mentorship lead in the DCFM at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Antao practises family medicine in the Women's College Family Practice Health Centre. She participates in teaching clerks, residents, elective students, and fellows, and she is a member of the CFPC. Her research interests are in interprofessional education, leadership, mentorship, and wellness.

The presenters collaborated on the following articles dedicated to this event’s topic:

• Examining the teaching roles and experiences of non-physician health care providers in family medicine education: a qualitative study
• Are nonphysician health care providers prepared and supported to teach in family medicine?

Agenda: Supporting Health Care Professionals in Medical Education