Our Partners

Alberta College of Family Physicians
The ACFP is a professional voluntary organization, representing nearly 6,000 family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students in Alberta. As the provincial chapter of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, we support certification of our members by providing continuing professional development (CPD) and upholding the established standards for CPD delivery. We advocate on behalf of our members to advance excellence of family practice, define and celebrate the role of family medicine and family practice as the foundation of our health care system, and work to ensure Albertans can access high quality care from family physicians. The ACFP holds a co-secretariat role in support of the CPHC.

What do you value most about belonging to the CPHC?
The ACFP sees the Coalition as the most critical coalition at this time. We cannot hope to move the vision of team-based care forward without our ongoing trusted relationships and collective impact. The relationships built here at the Coalition table will mirror what is needed at the coalface in community, we are leading through change providing a solid collaborative table for others to come to rather than dividing professions and perpetuating competition in a scarcity environment. Primary care will require leadership and sustained and aligned efforts. The Coalition is the place that this can start and be sustained over the length of time it will take to build primary care into all that it can be.

Representative Member
Dr. Noel DaCunha, President
Terri Potter, BA, PMP, CAE, Executive Director, ACFP (CPHC Secretariat)
Susan Wong Armstrong, BCom, CPC (HC), Associate Director, ACFP (CPHC Secretariat)

Alberta Medical Association

Representative Member
Dr. Wayne Chang, AMA Board Director
Dr. Stephanie Dotchin, MD, FRCSC, AMA Board Director
Dr. Emmanuel Audu Gye, AMA Section of Family Medicine (CPHC Co-Chair)
Dr. Andrea Hargrove, AMA Section of Rural Medicine
Angela Johnson, AMA (CPHC Secretariat)
Briana Evans, BHADM AMA (CPHC Secretariat)
Elaine Knight, AMA (CPHC Secretariat)

Alberta Primary Care Nurses Association
The Alberta Primary Care Nurses Association is a provincial association of nurses who network and provide mentorship, tools, resources and educational opportunities to foster professional development, leadership and excellence in primary care.

What do you value most about belonging to the CPHC?
I value the opportunity to collaborate with all the represented members of the primary care team. I feel this is vital for all of us to see the issues or challenges through all of the different lenses represented at this organization. This mission and vision of CPHC align with the values of APCNA and give a stronger voice to all of the represented organizations. Together I feel we will help lead the transition to Team Based Care in Alberta.

Representative Member
Gisele Gagne, President

G4 Health
G4 Health is a department within the Stoney Nakoda Tsuut’ina Tribal Council. We are committed to advocacy, advisory, collaboration and capacity building for the Stoney Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations. G4 Health does not currently provide health care service delivery. Our efforts are targeted toward health and wellness enhancement for the G4 Nations (Bearspaw, Chiniki, Goodstoney & Tsuut’ina). G4 Health is committed to key engagement with Stakeholders through our Health Director Steering Committee comprised of the Health Directors from our respective Nations.

What do you value most about belonging to the CPHC?
The shared commitment to advocacy and advancement of patient centered primary care.

Representative Member
Margo Dodginghorse, CFNHM, Health Director

Imagine Citizens Network
Imagine Citizens Network is an Alberta-based, independent, citizen-led organization dedicated to amplifying the voices of citizens and community partners in the healthcare system. Since 2015, we have created pathways for important conversations and driven initiatives to transform healthcare toward a more person-centred approach that prioritizes the needs and experiences of citizens.

What do you value most about belonging to the CPHC?
One of Imagine Citizens Network’s core priorities is advancing community-based health and care as a foundation for supporting overall wellness. Through our Coalition, we bring together diverse perspectives to engage in meaningful conversations about the future of primary health care in Alberta, ensuring a strong citizen voice is part of shaping a responsive, people-centered health system.

Representative Member
Stephen Samis, Board Chair

Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta
The Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta endeavours to increase the public’s awareness of the NP role and practice.
Mission: Advocating and advancing NP practice to build a healthier Alberta.
Vision: Nurse Practitioners will be recognized as health care leaders striving to ensure every Albertan has access to expert NP care.

What do you value most about belonging to the CPHC?
We value being a part of a community that attempts to bring together stakeholders of the primary healthcare system. We are interested in the integration of all health professionals within this space in the hopes of improving streamlined care for patients.

Representative Member
Ashley Devenney, CD, MN, NP, Director-at-Large
Jennifer Mador, President

Primary Care Networks
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are created through an agreement between physicians and Alberta Health Services. PCNs follow a team-based health care model where physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers and other health professionals work collaboratively to provide integrated primary care to patients.

What do you value most about belonging to the CPHC?
Primary Care Networks are comprised health professionals who work in teams to deliver primary health care. The Coalition provides a space where the professional organizations can engage in dialogue and champion change that can help positively impact how we deliver care and support our teams to work more effectively together.

The Coalition provides a sense of shared purpose and a space where leaders can bring ideas that can have a meaningful impact and create system level change to improve care for our patients. This collaboration strengthens our capacity to address complex challenges in primary health care.

Our continued participation reflects the Primary Care Networks’ commitment to advancing patient-centered care through collective leadership and systemic improvement. The Coalition provides a unified voice to influence policy, secure resources, and champion initiatives that align with our mission. Additionally, the platform is unique in its ability to bring together multidisciplinary perspectives, creating a richer dialogue and a more holistic approach to addressing provincial health needs.

Representative Member
Diana Trivonova, BSN, MBA, Executive Director, Calgary Rural Primary Care Network (CPHC Co-Chair)

Social Workers Association of Alberta
The Social Workers Association of Alberta (SWAA) represents the social work profession in Alberta; there are over 8000 registered social workers in Alberta. SWAA is dedicated to promoting the profession, advocating for what matters, and supporting Social Work practice.

What do you value most about belonging to the CPHC?
A strong primary care system is essential to the physical, mental, and social well-being of all Albertans. Being able to represent Social Workers on CPHC allows me to advocate for the social determinants of health and for collaborative, team-based primary care. Primary Care Social Workers perform a variety of activities that improve health outcomes, enhance team-based care, and create system and cost efficiencies.

Representative Members
Keith Goertzen, BSW, RSW
Angela Fawcett, BSW, RSW, Executive Director, SWAA

Departments of Family Medicine for the University of Alberta and University of Calgary

University of Alberta
Family Medicine is the only specialty where all patients are within scope, and the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta is devoted to advancing this practice. Our educational programs are learner-focused, dynamic, and prepare our graduates to have clinical confidence in all aspects of care. We further the goal of health for all through our excellence in research and faculty development. Our family physicians will continue to serve our patients and communities, providing care for all, always.

University of Calgary
The Department of Family Medicine is a partnership between Alberta Health Services, and
the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine- A community of Family Physicians and
Primary Care Providers building collaborative, integrated, and innovative medical homes,
responsive to our population needs. Serving communities by: Promoting best practice primary health care and family medicine; enabling our members to build and support patient-centred medical homes; translating innovations in family medicine to our physicians and communities; and supporting: medical education, credentialing, recruitment, and retention.

What do you value most about belonging to the CPHC?
The CPHC aligns well with the vision for the departments of Family Medicine – that Alberta has a well-integrated, primary-care-based health care system in which all have access to a family physician who provides timely, proactive, individualized, comprehensive longitudinal care with an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals. The province’s universities have been leaders in the development of the patient-centered medical home, recognizes the critical importance of all members of the team, and are pleased to work with a group of committed providers to improve the health care of all Albertans.

Representative Member
Tina Korownyk, MD, CCFP
Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta