PFSP Events
Register for upcoming PFSP events and view recordings and resources from past events.
Register for upcoming physician wellness events
Past PFSP Events
View recordings and/or resources from past PFSP events.
A Tale of Two Transitions: How to achieve the next shift in your medical career
May 16, 2023 webinar: Please note that the session was not recorded. A 90-minute session that looked at what executive coaching is and how, using career transitions as an example application, it can be a valuable support option for physicians. This session was co-facilitated by ICF Certified Executive Coaches, Dr. Michelle Jackman MSc, MD, FRCPC and Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld MD, FRCSC, MSc, MBA.
Vulnerability, an inside job
March 14, 2023 webinar: A 90-minute session that looked at how your quality of your life improves when you connect with your emotions and vulnerability. This session was led by Dr. Ieleen Taylor MD CCFP and Dr. Ghazala Radwi MBBS FRCPC - Internal Medicine RCPSC – Hematology.
Hope and Healing after Trauma - Reflections for Physicians by General Roméo Dallaire
June 7, 2022 webinar: Please note that the session was not recorded. Alberta’s physicians at every career stage are suffering with occupational stress injury that has physical, ethical and moral dimensions, in an environment of extenuating and difficult circumstances. This live virtual 90-minute keynote session with General Roméo Dallaire offered physicians in any career stage, hope, connection and inspiration for healing.
Honouring and Healing our Burden of Grief and Loss
May 25, 2022 webinar: A 90-minute session looking at grief and loss (the relevance, obstacles, sources and consequences) with discussion and guidance through one way to reduce suffering and enhance well-being. This session will be led by Dr. Ieleen Taylor, MD CCFM.
RWC 2021 Program and Resources
On November 4, 2021, In collaboration with the University of Alberta’s Office of Advocacy and Wellbeing and Professional Association of Resident Physicians of Alberta, the AMA's Physician and Family Support Program held the Resident Wellness Conference (RWC) 2021. View the schedule for RWC 2021's morning and afternoon sessions as well as descriptions of each offering.
Moral Dilemmas: Reflecting on Physicians' Experiences and Approaches
June 23, 2021 webinar: Physicians may experience moral distress as a consequence of moral dilemmas commonly faced in health care, and more so during the pandemic. This session provides an opportunity to consider the moral dilemmas faced by physicians, discuss the construct of moral distress with a panel of experts and learn approaches for dealing with moral dilemmas and their consequences at the organizational and personal level.
