The Pri-Med Updates Scientific Planning Committee (SPC) is a team of healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing medical education through evidence-based, relevant, and practice-enhancing content. The SPC is responsible for the development of this Continuing Medical Education program, carefully identifying current gaps in knowledge and clinical practice to design sessions that address the real-world needs of family physicians and allied health providers. Through collaboration, peer review, and adherence to accreditation standards, the committee ensures that each component of the program promotes lifelong learning and supports the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
Assess, diagnose and treat a variety of conditions commonly encountered in primary care practice
Incorporate new clinical guidelines to optimize patient treatment into their practice
Implement practice change based on knowledge acquired during the sessions
Committee Members
Scientific Planning Committee
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Art Kushner MD, MCFP
Committee Chair
Director, Community Primary Care CME, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Diversified Canada; Chair, Scientific Planning Committee, Pri-Med Canada Annual & Updates Conferences and A Day of Family Health Conference; Lead Physician, Humber River Family Health Organization; Lead Physician, Humber River Family Health Team; Lecturer, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University.
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Jeremy Rezmovitz MSc, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Committee Member
Family Physician, Lawrence Park Medical Group (LPMG); Assistant Professor, DFCM, University of Toronto.
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John Axler MD, CCFP, FCFP
Committee Member
Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto.
Mitigating Bias & Conflict of Interest Process
SPC governance and accreditation standards
All content is reviewed independently by the Scientific Planning Committee in accordance with CFPC Mainpro+® accreditation standards.
Any potential conflicts of interest among speakers will be disclosed during their individual presentations.
The Scientific Planning Committee has developed the conference program based on evaluation feedback received from previous conferences.
The Scientific Planning Committee has reviewed and approved session learning objectives and speaker disclosures to ensure the mitigation of any biases.
The Scientific Planning Committee will review program evaluations and address any bias with the presenter if indicated by participant feedback.
Financial Support
The Pri-Med Updates CME program is funded by educational grants from CPD Network and CCRN not-for-profit physician organizations.
