ACTT offers two options for this training:
- Comprehensive
- For those working directly with clinic teams to facilitate quality improvement.
- Self-Directed
- For those who do not directly facilitate quality improvement with clinic teams or those that have taken this training before.
Why is Practice Facilitation training important?
- Those leading quality improvement work in primary care play an essential role in supporting clinic teams in their Patient's Medical Home transformation journeys.
- This training introduces the core competencies needed to support clinic teams including:
- Context of primary care
- Patient’s Medical Home and Health Neighbourhood
- Knowledge and practical skills in quality improvement and modes of influence.
Designed for
- Those leading quality improvement work in primary care teams
Learning objectives
By the end of this curriculum, learners will be able to:
- Explain the context of primary care in Alberta, including clinics, Primary Care Networks and provincial structures.
- Describe essential concepts and evidence for health system transformation including Patient’s Medical Home, Health Neighbourhood, Change Agents, Panel, Continuity and ACTT Change Packages.
- Implement the ACTT Sequence to Achieve Change with clinic teams to support their Patient’s Medical Home process improvements and to build their internal capacity for continuous quality improvement.
- Utilize data, measurement and quality improvement tools to help clinic teams to sustain, spread and scale successful process improvements.
- Apply change management principles and approaches to develop strategies for engagement that meet clinic teams where they are at.
- Apply coaching and facilitation tools and techniques to contribute structure and process to team interactions, allowing them to function effectively and meet their goals.
Time to complete
45 hours
Prerequisites
- None
Cost
There is no cost to take the Practice Facilitator Core Training, but learners will be responsible for any travel costs incurred.
How to register
Upcoming training options
| Calgary | Edmonton | |
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Virtual Welcome Session |
February 12, 2026 | February 11, 2026 |
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In-Person Sessions |
March 12, 2026 April 15, 2026 April 16, 2026 |
March 18, 2026 April 22, 2026 April 23, 2026 |
| Virtual Celebration 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
June 11, 2026 | June 17, 2026 |
Designed for
- Individuals who do not directly facilitate quality improvement with clinic teams.
- Individuals who’ve taken this training before and want a refresher.
Learning objectives
By the end of this curriculum, learners will be able to:
- Explain the context of primary care in Alberta, including clinics, Primary Care Networks and provincial structures.
- Describe essential concepts and evidence for health system transformation including Patient’s Medical Home, Health Neighbourhood, Change Agents, Panel, Continuity and ACTT Change Packages.
- Discuss the ACTT Sequence to Achieve Change with clinic teams to support their Patient’s Medical Home process improvements and to build their internal capacity for continuous quality improvement.
- Describe how data, measurement and quality improvement tools can be used to help clinic teams to sustain, spread and scale successful process improvements.
- Recognize change management principles and approaches to develop strategies for engagement that meet clinic teams where they are at.
- Identify facilitation tools and techniques to contribute structure and process to team interactions, allowing them to function effectively and meet their goals.
Time to complete
14 hours
Prerequisites
- None
Cost
There is no cost to take the Practice Facilitator Core Training.
How to register
Sign-up through Learn@AMA.
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