Central West Primary Care Network Annual General Meeting

The Central West Primary Care Network (CW PCN) and William Osler Health System's Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) are thrilled to share details on the upcoming Central West Primary Care Network Annual General Meeting.

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Don't miss this opportunity to become involved with the Primary Care Council, earn CME credits and learn from experts in the field! Join us for an insightful opportunity to participate in networking opportunities, and much more.

CME Presentation: Reimagining the Future of Family Medicine with Dr. Tara Kiran

Learning Objectives:

1. Summarize patient and public priorities for primary care in Canada

2. Compare the public’s vision for primary care with the reality today

3. Describe features of some high-performing primary care systems in Europe and contrast these with the Canadian primary care system

4. Discuss what steps we can take to move to a future state of primary care in Canada that works for patients and clinicians

About the Speaker

Dr. Tara Kiran is a family physician and a health systems researcher with nationally and internationally recognized expertise in primary care policy, quality improvement, and health system evaluation.

She holds the Fidani Chair in Improvement and Innovation at the University of Toronto where she also serves as Vice Chair, Quality and Innovation for the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Dr. Kiran’s research focuses on understanding and addressing gaps in access, equity, and quality in primary care, with recent work examining shifts in the physician workforce, the impact of team-based care, and public priorities for reform. Dr. Kiran is the founder and national lead of OurCare, Canada’s largest public engagement initiative on the future of primary care, which has shaped policy direction in multiple provinces and informed Ontario’s Primary Care Act.

She also hosts Primary Focus, a podcast that explores how Canada and other countries can build stronger primary care systems. She practices family medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto where she is also a Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions.

Throughout her work, she is motivated by a deep commitment to improving access to high-quality, equitable, and patient-centred care.

Host or Publisher William Osler and Central West Ontario Health Team