Conference Agenda

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Location:

Chestnut Conference Centre
89 Chestnut St
Toronto, ON
M5G 1R1

8:00 AM

8:30 AM

Registration

9:00 AM

Walter Rosser Lecture

Ballroom

Entrance / Hallway on 2nd floor

Welcome and Greetings

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Poster Presentations

12:15 PM

Ballroom

Morning Workshops

Various rooms on 2nd & 3rd floors

Ballroom

Lunch

1:15 PM

2:15 PM

2:45 PM

Research Presentations

Ballroom

Ballroom

3:00 PM

Posters

Break

Afternoon Workshops

Various rooms on 2nd & 3rd floors

Ballroom

Ballroom

Close

4:15PM

Overall Program Learning Objectives
By the end of this conference, participants will be able to: (1) identify and recommend effective leadership and innovation strategies to address challenges, strengthen communities, and improve health outcomes for patients and vulnerable populations; (2) apply insights from departmental academic and health system leaders to build community, strengthen capacity, and advance primary care; (3) examine how the three pillars of scholarship—Research, Quality & Innovation, and Education Scholarship—contribute to the academic mission of the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM); (4) analyze the role of team-based primary care in fostering healthier communities and advancing academic work in family medicine; and (5) acquire new knowledge and skills to enhance their clinical practice, educational roles, and academic activities.

Plenary Session Learning Objectives

Walter Rosser Lecture:

  • From Exam Rooms to iPhones: Lessons From the Front Lines of Health.
    Description: What does an inner-city family doctor learn when he launches a med school for the public, a media lab, and get's hired by Apple? He learns that evidence-based medicine is only half the battle. Dr. Evans reflects on his journey from the exam room to the front lines of global health innovation, exploring the messy, beautiful collision of AI, wearables, and real human connection. A glimpse into the next chapter of healthcare; one that reconnects data, devices, and relationships.

  • After attending the Walter Rosser Lecture, participants will be able to: 1. Analyze how evidenced-based medicine, digital technologies, and human relationship intersect in real world healthcare settings; 2. Explain key lessons from frontline clinical practice, public education, media innovation and industry collaboration that inform future healthcare delivery

Poster session:

  • After attending the poster session, participants will be able to: 1. Explore and compare current research findings across a diverse range of topics through direct engagement with presenters/researchers; 2. Identify and summarize key methodologies, results, and implications of research by asking questions and exchanging ideas with researchers

Research Plenary Paper Presentations:

  • Top influences and concerns of residents selecting a career in family medicine: Call to action for educators.
    After Attending this paper, participants will be able to describe the scope and trajectory of the declining interest in FM in Canada and analyze early family medicine resident’s motivation and concerns, using the T1 FM longitudinal Survey data to better understand factors influencing the decision to pursue a career in family medicine.

  • The Aya Circle of Care: Designing an Effective Primary Health Care HIV Program for Black Communities in Ontario,
    Presenter: Notisha Massaquoi
    After attending this paper, participants will be able to 1) Provide an overview of the Aya Circle of Care program and its relevance to comprehensive, continuous HIV care within community‑based primary care settings serving Black populations in Ontario; 2) Identify clinical and systemic factors that impact HIV risk assessment, testing, treatment adherence, and retention in care for Black community members; how to apply culturally responsive and trauma‑informed clinical approaches to HIV prevention and management in clinical practice.

  • Harnessing History: Historical Perspectives on Technology in Family Medicine:
    After attending this paper, participants will be able to 1) Articulate the value of historical inquiry for primary care education and practice; 2) Identify continuities and changes in how technologies are framed and implemented in family medicine; 3) Apply historical insight to more thoughtfully engage with digital innovations in their own clinical and educational contexts