The Coalition of Physician Learning and Practice Improvement (the Coalition) was established in 2019 by eight national medical organizations with the goal of carrying forward into action the recommendations contained in the Future of Medical Education in Canada (FMEC) CPD Report (2019). The Report was the result of four years of consultation and involved over 100 CPD leaders in Canada in a series of working groups and conferences. The Report describes a new CPD system that supports physician learning and practice improvement and sustains innovation and quality improvement for the health of Canadians. It is part of a long term initiative to ensure Canada’s medical education system continues to meet the changing needs of Canadians, both now and into the future.
The Coalition envisions a CPD system in Canada that is responsive to patient and community needs, that is based on evidence and practice data, and that is oriented towards meaningful improvements in physician practice and patient outcomes.
Coalition Leadership Team and Collaborating Organizations
The Coalition for Physician Learning and Practice Improvement is funded and spearheaded by eight partner/collaborating organizations. Each of these organizations has identified a representative for the Coalition Leadership Team, as noted below. The Team also includes patient representatives and a senior advisor. The CFPC serves as the Secretariat of the Coalition.
Leadership Team Members
Jeff Sisler MD MClSc CCFP FCFP CPC(HC)
Chair, Executive Director, Professional Development and Practice Support
Margie Sills-Maerov BScOT, MBA
Program Coordinator
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Ms. Anna Karwowska, MDCM, FRCPC
Vice President, Education
The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Jennifer Kitts, BA, LLB, LLM
Vice-President, Advocacy and Policy
Canadian Medical Association
Jennifer Gordon, MEd, CAE
Acting Executive Director, Learning
Liisa Honey, MD, FRCPC
Senior Physician Advisor, Safe Medical Care Learning
Canadian Medical Protective Association
Dr. Janice Harvey, BSc MD CCFP (SEM) FCFP
Physician Advisor, Continuing Professional Development
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Fleur-Ange Lefebvre
Executive Director & CEO
Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada
Dr. Samuel Daniel, MD, FRCSC
Directeur, Développement professionnel continu, FMSQ
Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec
Rhonda St. Croix, MBA PCC CMA
Director, Continuing Professional Development,
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Ms. Lynn Ashdown, BSc, MD, DipMedEd
Sandra Zelinsky, Lead Patient Research Partner, Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit
Patient Partners/Patient Experience Experts
Ivan Silver, MD, MEd, FRCPC
Senior Advisor, CPLPI
Staff Psychiatrist, Geriatric Division
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Professor, Department of Psychiatry,
University of Toronto