Author: UBC Abbotsford-Mission Family Practice Residency Program

Below are a few free resources recently shared by the British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists (BCAK) for health care providers interested in learning more about chronic pain:

Based on the University of New Mexico model, the BC ECHO for Chronic Pain is a free, virtual community of practice for BC health care providers that leverages specialist knowledge to support community providers in delivering appropriate care to people living with chronic pain. Through our ECHO, health care providers can gain the knowledge, resources, and interprofessional support needed to provide immediate care to patients with chronic pain in their home communities. Learn more here: https://painbc.ca/health-professionals/education/echo

Pain Foundations is an online program designed to support health care providers to improve their assessment and treatment of people living with pain. This practical, compact course allows learners to develop clinically relevant approaches to chronic pain management and develop a strong grounding in pain science to support further exploration. Learn more here: https://www.paincanada.ca/course/pain-foundations

Moving Through Pain program is a free, self-paced online program for health care providers who want to support people living with pain to move with more ease. Learners who complete Moving Through Pain will be equipped with the practical knowledge and teaching resources to support people living with pain to engage in gentle movement and relaxation as part of a supported self-management plan. Learn more here: https://www.paincanada.ca/course/moving-through-pain

UBC’s Faculty Development Office (i.e., Heather Buckley’s team) has released their updated Teaching Skills for Community-based Preceptors booklet.

It is available in hard copy form or digital form, and has a companion webpage with lots of supplemental information to support the concise content found in the booklet.

It can be accessed here: https://facdev.med.ubc.ca/teaching-skills-booklet/

Please feel free to peruse and share with preceptors at your site.

If you would like printed copies, please contact Jana Ogdenova (jana.ogdenova@familymed.ubc.ca) who can mail some out to you.

Check out UBC’s CTLT’s Generative AI events for Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 4–8^th.

Panel | Making the Tech Happen for AI in Teaching

May 5 | 9:30 am-11:30 am | In-person: UBCV

Hear from faculty teams as they share the behind-the-scenes stories of developing AI tools for their courses, including the ideas, the challenges, and the moments it all came together. Register.

Panel | Promoting Responsible GenAI Practices in Students’ Writing

May 5 | 10:00 am-11:30 am | Online

While generative artificial intelligence offers new opportunities in education, unguided use can hinder students’ learning as it may lead to over-reliance. Discuss an integrated approach that promotes students’ writing autonomy and critical thinking. Register.

Everything’s Changed Again: So What About AI?

May 5 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm | In-person: UBCV

Join the UBC Studios team for a chat with faculty as they explore real examples, from lightboard teaching and AI-supported math instruction to research on AI and media ethics. Register.

Panel | AI in Assessment

May 6 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm | In-person: UBCO

This panel brings together expert panellists for a candid, practical conversation on exactly how AI is reshaping what we teach and how we teach it. Register.

For a full list of events, visit https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/2026-celebrate-learning-week/

Download a full PDF schedule.

Hi Team! This short faculty development discussion session will focus on two important practice supports: the Faculty Feedback and Support Form, and the transition to One45 for Coaching Notes.

The session will provide a practical overview of both tools, clarify their purpose, and create space for questions and discussion.

The goal is to support preceptors and residents in documenting feedback clearly, using program processes more confidently, and strengthening the quality of coaching information that supports resident learning.

Please join us on Friday, May 22, 2026, from 7:00 to 7:45 am PT.

Department of Family Practice 2026 Research Half Day

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:45 pm PT | Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre (DHCC) | Virtual and in-person

The DFP Research Office is pleased to invite you to the 2026 Research Half Day on June 3. This will be a pilot event to celebrate the innovative research produced by our academic faculty, clinical faculty, learners, and staff. The event will include two research capacity building sessions and a research poster showcase.

Please register to join us using the link below. If you would like to include your research poster in the lineup, please write to Hiresh Gindwani at dfp.research@ubc.ca.

See the 2026 DFP Research Day agenda* and to register

*Draft agenda, times subject to change. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Love this GROW model by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine, Rural Continuing Professional Development team.

Thank you Angela Wagner for sharing!

New AI-themed issue of The Lancet Primary Care 🤖

From generative AI chatbots to AI-based glaucoma screening, this issue explores the growing role of artificial intelligence in primary care. The possibilities are significant, but important questions remain around regulation, patient safety, and the meaningful empowerment of both patients and clinicians.

The UBC Faculty of Medicine is home not only to Canada’s largest family medicine residency program, but to more than 70 specialty and sub-speciality residency programs.

Together, these programs are equipping the next generation of doctors with specialized skills and knowledge to support patients and families facing medical challenges, ranging from cancer through to spinal cord injuries and dementia.

“When residents train here, they’re not just gaining critical skills, they’re joining a community of care professionals.”

– Dr. Matthew Turnock

Thanks to the Faculty’s province-wide approach to medical education that began more than two decades ago, UBC resident doctors can be found at more than 135 training sites across B.C., ranging from the community of Castlegar, nestled in the Selkirk Mountains of the Interior, all the way to the island archipelago of Haida Gwaii off the north coast.

Read more on Resident Doctors on the Front Lines via UBC.

Try the tool out here!

Applauding New York City hospitals recent move to design a system tailored to its own healthcare context while ensuring that their patient data remains in-house. The NHS and Canada should consider a similar approach. More on the topic below:

Ensuring the sovereignty and security of Canadian health data via CMAJ.

New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK via The Guardian.

Have a great Monday,
Jacqueline