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Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.

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Topics Covered

• The fur trade and other exchange relationships

• Land claims and environmental impacts

• Legal systems and rights

• Political conflicts and alliances

• Indigenous political activism

• Contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.

Course Format

• Delivery: Online
• Level: Beginner
• Commitment: 12 weeks of study, 2—3 hours/week

This course consists of twelve modules, each with a series of:

• video lectures
• a set of course notes and course glossary
• and required and recommended readings.

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UBC Department of Family Practice and UBC CPD are excited to introduce our next CME on the Run! 2023–2024 award-winning program with incredible speakers and popular topics.

The virtual CME on the Run! 2023–2024 is for health-care professionals who want short and focused sessions to keep updated on the latest evidence and best practices in patient care. Sessions run virtually over six Friday afternoons (Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Dec. 1, Jan. 26, April 26 and June 7) from 1 to 5 p.m. and cover eight talks in 3.5 hours with plenty of time for questions and answers.

Register for the full series (21.0 Mainpro+ credits) or per day (3.5 Mainpro+ credits per day).

Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Dec. 1, Jan. 26, Apr. 26, June 7 | 1–5 p.m. PT | Virtual Series

Audience: family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, residents and students.

Overview: Our first session of the 2023–2024 series is on Sept. 15, with a focus on Internal Medicine topics.

Sessions:
Sept. 15 | Internal Medicine
Oct. 20 | MSK, Sports Medicine and Rheumatology
Dec. 1 | Prenatal, Pediatrics and Adolescent
Jan. 26 | Psychiatry and Mental Health
April 26 | Dermatology and Allergy
June 7 | Infectious Diseases and Travel

Up to 21.0 Mainpro+ credits for full series or 3.5 credits per session

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CEMO is a CPD Outreach program for rural physicians and Emergency Department teams. We've been operating continuously since 2008. The program is fully accredited. We  have developed needs-based education for rural teams in the area surrounding Ottawa as well as Iqaluit. CEMO can offer valuable CPD programs to your members across Canada. 

Visit the CEMO website:  CEMOttawa.ca

We offer CEMO Virtual, as well as Onsite (case-based group learning), Simulation, and POCUS program formats to suit all needs. Dates are ongoing.

CEMO’s Overall Program Goal is to update knowledge and skills in Emergency Medicine. We offer tailored, practical, and team-based continuing professional development. We want to empower you to manage cases in your community emergency department with confidence and to safely transfer patients when needed.

CEMO Brings evidence-based and best-practice education. Most importantly, our needs assessment process means that we tailor sessions to your needs. Not a one-size-fits-all program!

Learn together with your ED team. CEMO brings your team of doctors, nurses and pharmacists together to learn and problem-solve. You’ll gain practical solutions to clinical care challenges to apply in your department.

CEMO Speakers are University of Ottawa emergency physicians with academic expertise and a community-friendly outlook.

Rural Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Rounds

Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14  (Fridays) | 12–1 p.m. PT | Rounds
Audience: rural health professionals and urban physicians supporting rural communities.
Overview: The latest series of POCUS rounds will focus on musculoskeletal care.
Dates & Topics
Jan. 26 | Shoulder MSK by Dr. Oron Frenkel
Feb. 23 | Appendicitis by Dr. Virginia Robinson
March 8 | POCUS Potpourri by Dr. Tracy Morton
April 12 | Hand and Wrist by Dr. Francois Louw
May 10 | Deep Vein Thrombosis by Dr. Tracy Morton
June 14 | Adult Abdomen by Dr. Kevin Fairbairn
Up to 1.0 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits per session
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5 module online course – Learn at your own pace

https://caep.ca/cpd-courses/disaster-preparedness-in-healthcare/

SRPC members are eligible for $1,000 bursaries for the online Feb 2024 Schulich Physician Mini-MBA Program.  For any questions about the Schulich Physician Mini-MBA or the $1k bursary for SRPC members, please feel free to contact Schulich ExecEd’s Joanne DiCiaula at gdiciaula@schulich.yorku.ca

The Schulich Physician Mini-MBA is the only program of its kind in Canada designed for physicians who want to enhance their leadership and management skills to grow their practice and enhance their clinic’s business operations.

Topics include Human Resources Management, Finance, Strategic Management, Managing Difficult Conversations, Building and Running a Successful Practice, Leading Healthcare Transformation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Healthcare, Integrated Strategy Case Project

Schulich Physician Mini-MBA program

Format  Virtual Classroom

Fee $10,995

Next Session from Feb 23 – June 22, 2024

Length: 18 days over 4 months  (Fri from 5pm – 8pm; Sat from 9am – 12 Noon EST)

Program website

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• Relationship Tune-Up (3hrs/9cr) April 3, 2024
• SpicyPsychUpdate: Habanero Collection (3hrs/9cr) - April 10, 2024 
• Happiness Science (3hr/9cr) April 17, 2024
• Panic & Phobias (3hr/9cr) May 1, 2024
• SpicyPsychUpdate : Cayenne Collection:  (3hrs/9cr) - May 8, 2024
• PTSD (3hrs/9cr) May 15, 2024
• GriefWork (3hr/9cr) June 5, 2024
• Depression (3hrs/9cr) June 19, 2024
• Dysthymia (3hr/9cr) July 3, 2024
• Tools Practice (3hr/9cr) July 17, 2024
• SuperDoc (3hrs/9cr) Sep 18, 2024
• SpicyPsychUpdate: Jalapeno Collection:  (3hrs/9cr) - September 25, 2024
• CBT Tools (6hr/18cr) October 2, 2024
• CBT French Polynesia (6hrs/18cr) - December 21, 2024 - January 4, 2025

CONTACT  CBT Canada
PO Box 852, Station A
Toronto, ON  M5W 1G3
(877) 466-8228
info@cbt.ca

Spring Dermatology Review Virtual Series 2024

Registration now open
April 3, 10, 17, 24 (Wednesdays) | 5:30–7 p.m. PST | Virtual Conference Series
Audience: dermatologists, family physicians, nurse practitioners, residents and students.
Overview: This popular lecture series offers practical pearls in managing common dermatology concerns in your practice. Sessions are designed to be short, engaging and applicable to primary care practitioners across BC. We will continue to update you on high yield topics in convenient 90-minute Wednesday evening sessions.
Up to 6.0 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits full series or 1.5 credits per session
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April 17 – 19, 2024

Partial Hybrid – Ottawa Conference and Event Centre

18.00 RCPSC Section 1 Hours | 18.00 Mainpro+ Credits

Register or learn more now!

 

This year’s topics include:

·       Working with Concussion Patients

·       Osteoporosis Guidelines Updates

·       Women’s Health Short Snapper

·       COVID Update 2024

·       Substance Use Disorder Short Snapper

·       Common Fracture Management

·       Better Sleep for Patients and Providers Alike

·       …and much more!

All sessions that are streamed virtually, will be recorded and available for viewing for one year from course dates. The information will be available to all that attend!

 

Medical Disorders and Pregnancy

Save-the-date
April 20 (Sat) | 8 a.m.–3:10 p.m. PDT | Virtual Conference
Audience:  family physicians, obstetricians, midwives, perinatologists, internists and subspecialists, nurse practitioners, maternity nurses, residents and students.
Overview: This popular virtual conference is designed for all practitioners who care for pregnant patients and provides a focused, expert review of common medical conditions in pregnancy and practical strategies for their management.
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4 hour Virtual Course

https://caep.ca/cpd-courses/geri_em/

April 25  1100-1500 ET

Date:   May 13-17, 2024

Time:    8:00 am – 4:00 pm Pacific Time

 (N.B. May 13 Mon 7:45 am start, May 17 Fri 4:15 adjournment)

 

Location (hybrid options):

On-site: Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC (map); or Virtual: Zoom + Canvas (learning management system)

Course website:  https://spph.ubc.ca/programs/continuing-education/tgm2024/

 

Course registration is now open for the University of British Columbia’s annual week-long course for physicians, medical trainees, public health practitioners, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who intend to practice in the tropics, resource-limited settings, or who require an update on infectious, parasitic and other major tropical diseases.

Through on-site or virtual interactive lectures, small-group case-based discussions and practical laboratory teaching, attendees will learn:

• A clinical approach to the evaluation and management of tropical diseases;
• Practical laboratory skills, with a focus on the identification of parasites important for the diagnosis of tropical diseases;
• Public health principles and applications including outbreak management.

 

Both formats of participation will have a companion online course that is hosted on the UBC Learning Management System called Canvas. Resources such as lecture recordings, slide decks, references and handouts, as well as a discussion forum (for course participants and faculty only) will be accessible to 2024 registrants until July 31, 2024.

Please visit the course website for details and to register.

 

Accreditation/Certification

 

The Division of Continuing Professional Development, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Committee (CACME) to provide CPD credits for physicians. This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by UBC CPD. You may claim a maximum of 33.75 hours (credits are automatically calculated). This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 33.75 Mainpro+® credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.

CFPC Session ID: 202133-001

 

This program was co-developed between the UBC Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health and UBC Division of Infectious Diseases and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.

 

Information for International CPD/MOC recognition agreements available here.

 

Medical residents may begin participating in the MOC and Mainpro+ credit programs during residency.

 

Specialist residents may transfer up to 75 credits reported during residency into their first 5-year MOC cycle.
Family physician residents may transfer up to 40 Certified Mainpro+ credits reported during residency into their first active Mainpro+ cycle.

 

 

 

 

Early registration rate effective until April 26, 2024. Register early as on-site space is limited.


Course inquiries: spph.ce@ubc.ca 
UBC School of Population and Public Health
Faculty of Medicine
Continuing Education
2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6T 1Z3

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With unprecedented potential to transform child and youth mental health, PCYMH is rapidly moving us towards precision care guided by data about each patient’s unique genetic, biomarker, environmental, and lifestyle characteristics. Join us for a stimulating two days of discovery and discussion with like-minded colleagues in beautiful Ottawa, Canada’s capital! Our virtual option allows you to attend from anywhere in the world (Virtual option available on June 10 only!)

June 10-11, 2024
Hybrid Conference (Day 1 only, June 10!)
In person location: Shaw Centre (55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario)

Conference Website
Registration coming soon!
Call for Abstracts Now Closed
Sponsorship Opportunities

Accommodations
The 2024 Precision Child and Youth Mental Health Conference has setup a block of rooms at the Lord Elgin Hotel with rates starting at $259/night (plus applicable taxes). Rooms must be booked prior to May 6, 2024 to ensure that you receive the preferred rate. CLICK HERE to book your room today!

Conference Goals
Learn about current PCYMH research in Genetics, AI, Biomarkers, and Prevention and Treatment Advances (virtual option on day 1 of the conference).
Showcase your own PCYMH research.
Network with PCYMH researchers and clinicians.

Questions?
Please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator, 2024 Precision Child and Youth Mental Health Conference