ABOUT CEP

Welcome to the CEP

The Centre for Effective Practice is one of the largest independent knowledge translation organizations for primary care in Canada.

16 years of change in health care

  • 2004

    The Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) was established as part of the University of Toronto’s Department of Family and Community Medicine.

  • 2007

    The CEP lead the first provincial pilot program on academic detailing, the Best Practice Support Program, where 180 providers received academic detailing visits on Type II diabetes.

  • 2008

    The CEP became an independent not-for-profit organization. The Guidelines Advisory Committee (GAC) joined the CEP.

  • 2010

    The CEP, with the support of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, developed and implemented an educational strategy, responding to pH1N1 in a primary care setting.

  • 2012

    The CEP partnered with the Ontario Renal Network to develop and implement a strategic framework for primary care provider engagement, which included designing a mentoring network and EMR forms.

  • 2014

    The Knowledge Translation in Primary Care Initiative and the first academic detailing project for 41 Ontario long-term care homes began.

  • 2016

    TheWell was launched as a valuable resource that housed resources, programs and services to healthcare providers.

  • 2017

    The CEP continued the Knowledge Translation in Primary Care Initiative and initiated an academic detailing program for Ontario family physicians.

  • 2020

    The CEP quickly shifted focus and developed an actively-updated COVID-19 Resource Centre based on the latest, most reliable information and pressing provider concerns during the pandemic. CEP also provided an academic detailing service on that topic.

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Our team

Board of experts

This strong group of experts is integral to our success. It includes clinicians, researchers, health administrators, knowledge translation experts and system leaders who are committed to implementing best practices in health care.

  • Bevin Shagoury

    ACADEMIC DETAILING EXPERT, NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR ACADEMIC DETAILING (NARCAD)

  • Laura Desveaux

    MSC, PHD -  IMPLEMENTATION SCIENTIST AND PROGRAM EVALUATOR, WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL

  • Loren Regier

    BSP - ACADEMIC DETAILING EXPERT

  • Michael Fischer

    MD, MS - GENERAL INTERNIST, PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGIST, AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCHER, NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR ACADEMIC DETAILING (NARCAD)

  • Mina Tadrous

    PHARMD, MS, PHD - PHARMACIST AND EVALUATION SCIENTIST, WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL

  • Noah Ivers

    MD, CCFP, PHD - SCIENTIST AND EVALUATOR, WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL

  • Payal Agarwal

    MD, CCFP,  BASC

  • Symon Oliver

    BDES - DESIGN DIRECTOR, TENNIS

Advisors

We ensure our programs are aligned with best practices by consulting experts in various fields, locally and globally.

Clinical leads

Our clinical leads bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise from various areas in healthcare. They are recognized leaders in their respective fields.

Staff and academic detailers

Our corporate staff and academic detailers encompass a broad range of experience including clinical, knowledge translation and exchange, implementation science, program evaluation, and qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Current Opportunities

Information Services Coordinator

We're seeking someone to join our information services team and support a wide variety of projects.

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Academic Detailer (East)

We're seeking an outgoing, knowledgeable pharmacist in Eastern Ontario (i.e. East Ontario Health Region) to help us facilitate behaviour change in various clinical areas through one-on-one discussions with family physicians. Remote position but must live in Eastern Ontario.

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Academic Detailer (North East)

We're seeking an outgoing, knowledgeable pharmacist in Northeastern Ontario (e.g. Sudbury, North Bay, Timmins, etc.) to help us facilitate behaviour change in various clinical areas through one-on-one discussions with family physicians. Remote position but must live in Northeastern Ontario.

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Project Coordinator

We’re seeking a new team member to support our academic detailing service and various other projects.

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Project Coordinator 

We are seeking a new team member to support our knowledge translation in primary care projects. 

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Project Manager, Digital

We are seeking a new team member to manage provincial and national level projects. 

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Project Manager, Information Services

We're looking for a new team member with strong management skills and with the experience working in health care necessary to understand the needs of our clients and design solutions that build from best practice.


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The Centre for Effective Practice is committed to equity and encourages qualified individuals of all genders and sexual orientations, Indigenous communities, racialized groups, and persons with disabilities to apply. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Due to COVID-19 and in order to maintain the safety of those we work with, all positions and interviews will be held remotely until further notice.

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