Our students do make our best teachers.  As we look to the future of family medicine, we can gain valuable insights from those currently in their journey of family medicine training. In the first part of his conversation with family medicine trainees, host Dr. Clayton Dyck examines the effects of COVID-19 on training, the role of technology in FM education, and the new competencies required to prepare family physicians for practice. His guests, Dr. Bigyan Lamichhane from Kathmandu, Nepal, and Dr. Rohini Pasricha from Toronto, Canada, provide insight into these topics from their unique perspectives.

Further resources and food recommendations in Part Two, available November 29!

Are you prepared for the artificial intelligence revolution? In this episode of “The Class of 2024” host Dr. Clayton Dyck explores the emerging use of technology and AI in family medicine training with South African family docs and educators Dr. Klaus Von Pressentin and Dr. Ramprakash Kaswa.  Also, stick around for some tasty recommendations on South African cuisine!

Read more about the use of AI and technology in FM education in South Africa at:

https://www.wsu.ac.za/index.php/media-center/latest-news/286-wsu-newsletter/221-wiseup-to-improving-your-teaching and

https://cilt.uct.ac.za/teaching-resources/artificial-intelligence-teaching-learning

An interesting exploration of digital neocolonialism in this article by Prof. Michalinos Zembylas:

A decolonial approach to AI in higher education teaching and learning: strategies for undoing the ethics of digital neocolonialism, Learning, Media and Technology, 48:1, 25-37, DOI: 10.1080/17439884.2021.2010094

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2021.2010094.  

The College of Family Physicians of Canada has an excellent overview course on the use of AI in family medicine on its CFPC Learn platform (Free registration required): 

https://cfpclearn.ca/ecourse/artificial-intelligence-in-family-medicine/

In the second part of this interview, host Dr. Clayton Dyck continues his conversation with family physicians Dr. Samantha Green from Toronto, Canada and Dr. Mayara Floss from Brazil.  They discuss innovative ways of teaching planetary health, including the value of tree planting. They will also share available resources that lifelong learners can access to develop their planetary health expertise. Lastly, don't miss out on their food choices for the Planet Family Doc potluck dinner!

If you’d like to learn more: 

The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and Case Studies discussed by Dr. Floss:

https://www.ufrgs.br/telessauders/saude-planetaria/ 

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00307-2/fulltext 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.663783/full

Planetary health resources discussed by Dr. Green:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00110-8/fulltext

https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Education/GIFT-Planetary-Health-one-pager-ENG.pdf

https://www.afmc.ca/initiatives/planetaryhealthdeclaration/

https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/75438/56619

A free course on air pollution for health workers developed by the World Health Organization: 

https://openwho.org/courses/air-pollution-health-workers

A "bonus feature" not mentioned in the podcast! Here is a guide on planetary health in FM education from the CFPC's Section of Residents:

https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Education/GIFT-Planetary-Health-one-pager-ENG.pdf

It's literally our biggest “patient” and becoming our sickest, so how can we adequately prepare new family docs to care for (and about) our planet?  In the first two episodes of our "Class of 2024" series, host Dr. Clayton Dyck is joined by family doctors, educators and activists Mayara Floss and Samantha Green to discuss innovative approaches to integrating planetary health in family medicine education in Brazil and Canada. 

In the first part of their conversation, they discuss the competencies that FM trainees should be learning when it comes to planetary health and explore strategies for engaging with those faculty and students who may not see it to be “core” learning.

 Resource list to follow in Part Two!

What in the world is happening with family docs? Produced by the College of Family Physicians of Canada’s Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine, Planet Family Doc features interviews with globally-minded primary care leaders and innovators, as they share what they are excited about in the world of family medicine.