UCalgary Faculty of Medicine presents: The Alberta General Practitioner in Oncology Training Program
Family physicians play an important role in the care of cancer patients in Alberta. In addition to seeing cancer patients in their primary care clinics, some family physicians act as clinical associates in urban cancer centre clinics, supervise chemotherapy in community cancer centres, run supportive care survivorship clinics and help care for cancer inpatients admitted to hospital. In the past, few general practitioners in oncology (GPO) have had formal training. Recently, a number of third year enhanced skills programs and continuing medical education programs in cancer care for family physicians have been developed at several other Canadian universities.
Program Objectives
The overall goal of this program is to improve the cancer-related education of family physicians and provide them with the necessary skills to proficiently function as members of the cancer care team. Such physicians may go on to work in an urban hospital setting or oncology clinic, or may provide cancer services to patients in rural communities which are areas that generally lack oncologists.
For more information on the program, visit https://departmentofoncology.com/education-training/