Quality & Professional Development

Our program exists to make primary care in Canada — and the world — even better than it is.

Changing the Way We Work Community of Practice

We have all had to change the way we work in response to COVID-19. Keeping up with new guidance, responding to the changing environment, and navigating uncertainty has become the new normal. The Changing the Way We Work Community of Practice is a space for family physicians across Ontario to connect and learn from each other.

About the Changing the Way We Work Community of Practice Sessions

Past Changing the Way We Work Community of Practice Sessions

About the QI Program

The QI Program was created with a focus on improving the health outcomes and patient experience for those we serve while maintaining costs and ensuring provider wellness.

Overview

Annual Reports

Meet the QI Team

QI Courses

The DFCM Quality and Innovation Program has led the way nationally in developing quality improvement curriculum for family medicine residents. We also have a QI curriculum for faculty members and teachers, as well as for primary care clinicians. A series of self-learning e-modules form the foundation of our QI curriculum, and we are pleased to offer free access for anyone interested in improving quality in primary care.

Overview

Postgraduate Educational Series

Faculty Educational Series

Primary Care Clinician Educational Series

Practical Tools for Practices to Improve Quality

Our Quality & Innovation Program has compiled a number of resources to support residents, faculty and primary care professionals to improve quality in practice, including guidance for publishing projects and findings, as well as opportunities to gain knowledge and skill through professional development.

Overview

QI Methods Toolbox

Patient Engagement Toolbox

Patient Safety Education Toolbox

Environmental Sustainability and QI Toolbox

Scholarship and Professional Development Opportunities

Learning Health Systems

In a learning health system, patients get higher quality, safer, more efficient care, and health care delivery organizations become better places to work. Learn about how we are supporting DFCM family practices to measure and improve care.

Overview

CareCanvas

Patient Experience Survey

Share & Learn Sessions

Peers for Joy In Work

Patient Engagement at DFCM

The University of Toronto Family Medicine Patient Advisory Committee was established in 2022 and is the first of its kind. DFCM is leading the way in patient engagement within family medicine postgraduate education.

Overview

Meet Our Patient Partners

Resources for Patients

Resources for Faculty & Staff

Continuing Professional Development

Our educational offerings are designed to build learning communities and support primary care clinicians to find fulfilment in their work, integrate evidence into practice, and implement data-driven changes that benefit the patients and communities they care for. Learn more about our CPD offerings.

Overview

CPD Offerings

CPD Developers

Choosing your CPD Journey