Congratulations to the Continuing Professional Development COVID-19 Response Fund Recipients

We would like to thank all of the applicants to the CPD COVID-19 Response Fund for their thoughtfulness and effort in quickly assembling teams and ideas to support their projects related to COVID-19 and Continuing Professional Development. The response from our community was impressive, we received 26 applications for funding, and we are happy to […]

Launch of CPD’s COVID-19 Resource Library

The current unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the medical community closer together—virtually. Various credible sources are frequently producing new resources and information to support healthcare professionals learn new skills, adapt to the current situation, and understand coping mechanisms, just to name a few. CPD has curated these trusted resources into the recently […]

Highlights from SACME’s 2020 Annual Meeting

Continuing Professional Development would like to congratulate our faculty and staff colleagues for a strong presence at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME), held in Miami, Florida. CPD was well represented in both the peer-reviewed academic workshops and oral and poster presentations. Our faculty colleagues also presented the […]

Create an Optimal Digital Learning Environment with Zoom

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The COVID-19 pandemic has recently presented several challenges to both educators and learners in delivering and acquiring knowledge and information digitally. Many organizations have adapted to using videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom to stay connected. However, Zoom is going beyond a traditional online meeting tool, and being adapted by educators to facilitate learning online. While […]

Online Guide for Quick ICU Training – COVID-19

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In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, many physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals may need to upskill, renew, or review their knowledge and skills for redeployment to critical care. In collaboration with clinicians, educators, and scientists from the University of Toronto and the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN), the Critical Care Education Pandemic […]

Celebrating Excellence at CPD – 2018-2019 CPD Award Winners

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The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) team annually recognizes and celebrates faculty members who demonstrate excellence in research, teaching, scholarship, innovation, teamwork, and long term commitment to CPD. We would like to thank all nominators, and offer our congratulations to the 2018-2019 CPD award winners for their impactful contributions to CPD! Winners will receive a cash […]

Transitioning to an Online-Learning Format

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Recently, organizations have been exploring new ways to engage with their audiences. With the increased interest in providing learning options through an online format, CPD has produced a new Quick Tip to guide you in developing and transitioning programs and conferences to be web-based. Three accredited online learning formats to consider include: Synchronous Online Group […]