McMaster DFM at AFHTO, ICRE and FMF 2025

This schedule is a summary of posters and oral presentations by DFM faculty, staff and learners (names bolded). Click here for more information on research at DFM.

Family Medicine Forum (FMF)

November 5–8, 2025
RBC Convention Centre | Winnipeg, Manitoba

November 5, 2025

10:15-12:30 p.m.
Session 183
Improving Pathways to CCFP Certification for International Medical Graduates

• Nancy Fowler

11:30-12:30 p.m.
Session 202
Top 10 Practice-Changing Tips From Practice-Based Learning Program Modules 2024-2025

• Peter Tzakas, Dana McKay, Haider Saeed, Heather Armson, Melissa Vyvey

November 6, 2025

10:15-11:15 a.m.
Session 86
Leadership in Medical Education: Embracing Risk

• Alison Baker, Deborah Kopansky-Giles, Molly Whalen-Browne

3:30-4:30 p.m.
Session 230
Elevating Family Medicine Education with Health Professional Educators

• Payal Patel, Jill Berridge, Louis-François D’Allaire, Todd Hill, Sheila Renton, Bethany Rolfe, Ivy F. Oandasan

November 7, 2025

10:15-11:15 a.m.
Session 93
Primary Care for Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quasi-Experimental Retrospective Cohort Study in Canada

• Michelle Howard, Karla Freeman, Shuaib Hafid, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Marie-Therese Lussier, Meredith Vanstone, John Queenan, Kathryn Nicholson, Neil Drummond, Derelie Mangin

10:15-11:15 a.m.
Session 191
Basics of Assessment: Key Principles for Assessing Learners

• Shelley Ross, Kathy Lawrence, Cheri Bethune, Theresa Van Der Goes, Alison Baker, Nathan Turner, Jason Sutherland, Karen Schultz

11:30-12:30 p.m.
Session 390
Preceptor Strategies for Managing Microaggressions in Clinical Contexts.

• X. Catherine Tong, Cindy Donaldson

2:00-3:00 p.m.
Session 126
From Black to Green: The New Colour of Death

• Myles Sergeant, Erin Gallagher 

Poster Presentation #717
Implementing Food Rx Into Primary Care Teams in Hamilton, Ontario

• Russel de Souza, Myles Sergeant, Brain Mckenna, Samuel Ramos Acevedo, Sujane Kandasamy, Elizaveta Zvereva

November 8, 2025

9:45-10:45 a.m.
Session 127
Primary Care Sustainability: Spotting the Low-Hanging Fruit

• Myles Sergeant, Elizaveta (Liza) Zvereva

11:00-12:00 p.m.
Session 75
Incorporating a Palliative Approach Into Your Day-to-Day Family Medicine Practice

• Erin Gallagher

11:00-12:00 p.m.
Session 193
Building Better Teaching: Practical Tips for Sharing Feedback

• Shelley Ross, Kathy Lawrence, Cheri Bethune, Theresa Van Der Goes, Alison Baker, Nathan Turner, Jason Sutherland, Karen Schultz

Past Conferences

Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO)

October 23–24, 2025
Westin Harbour Castle | Toronto, Ontario

October 23, 2025

10:30-11:15 a.m.
Session A.4
Nested team-based care: Lessons learned for effective team-based care in large primary care homes

• Jill Berridge, Doug Oliver, Neha Arora

4:00-4:45 p.m.
Session D.1
The evolving role of Primary Care Networks: How PCNs Are Leading Patient Attachment through Engagement, Collaboration, and System Change

• Marijke Ljogar, Barb Klassen, Jill Berridge

October 24, 2025

11:15-12:00 p.m.
Session G.2
Interprofessional Educators: The Missing Link in Primary Care Training

• Payal Patel, Jill Berridge

International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE)

October 30-November 1, 2025
Quebec City Convention Centre, Hilton Quebec, Delta Quebec | Quebec City, Quebec

October 30, 2025

8:00-11:30 a.m.
Pre-conference workshop: Creating Brave Spaces: A Simulation-Based Workshop on Disarming Microaggressions For Faculty and Staff

• X. Catherine Tong, Hannah Jordan, Sandra Monteiro, Matthew Sibbald

An Evaluation of the McMaster University Clinician Educator Program Through the Lens of Eco-Normalization

• Quan Ngo, X. Catherine Tong, Sonaina Chopra, Laura Purcell, Teresa Chan, Deena Hamza, Jonathan Sherbino