Strategies to help family doctors transition from practice

Leaving or transitioning back into your practice, or decreasing your hours due to retirement, relocation, illness, or maternity leave can be challenging, especially amid the current family medicine crisis where patients struggle to find new family doctors and there is a shortage of locums. The difficulty in finding a locum, or the feeling of being unable to retire or take a leave of absence, can lead to increased physician burnout. Listen to this session as we explore resources that can help and hear from our panel as they share their experiences in finding locums or transitioning out of practice. The Practising Well Community of Practice has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 1 Mainpro+Ⓡcredits. This Community of Practice includes a series of planned webinars. Each session is worth 1 Mainpro+Ⓡcredits, for up to a total of 12 credits. Panelists: Dr. David White, Professor Emeritus, Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto Dr. Samantha Lavitt, Family Physician, Rideau Crossing Family Health Centre; Lecturer and Community Preceptor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine; Peer Guide, Ontario College of Family Physicians Dr. Eileen Nicolle, Family Physician- Midtown Health Home, Assistant Professor Queen's University Moderator: Dr. Nikki Bozinoff, Division Head, Mental Health and Addictions, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; Physician, Concurrent Outpatient Medical and Psychosocial Addiction Support Service, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Co-host: Dr. Stephanie Zhou, Addictions Medicine Physician and EDI & Social Accountability Lead, Sunnybrook Hospital; FHO Lead, Don Mills FHT; Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine; Board Director, Toronto Public Health, Toronto, ON This session originally took place on December 11, 2024. A recording can be viewed here.