One Month to Go! – Health and Wellbeing in Developmental Disabilities Conference – Feb 9 -10, 2022

The newly revised Canadian Health and Wellbeing in Developmental Disabilities Conference will be held online on February 9-10, 2022. The two day digital conference is focused on improving health and wellbeing across the lifespan for persons with a developmental disability. The importance of improving outcomes for people with developmental disabilities is at the heart of […]

Happy Holidays

In the past year, amid the continuing challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, CPD continued to promote lifelong learning and respond to the changing needs of practitioners and the health care system. Overwhelmingly, our learners responded positively to the online environment. 47,200 learners from across the globe took part in 247 U of T-accredited CPD […]

IDEAS Foundations of Quality Improvement is back in June

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The IDEAS Foundations of Quality Improvement program returns in June in a fully digital format. This program provides participants with the knowledge and tools to effectively participate in and contribute to quality improvement projects within or across health care organizations. This year’s digital program includes a three-hour asynchronous online component followed by two half-day live […]

Celebrating Excellence at CPD – 2019-2020 CPD Award Winners

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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 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 2019-2020 CPD award winners for their impactful contributions. Colin Woolf Longterm Contributions to CPD: Dr. Yvonne Buys […]

Congratulations to SACME 2021 presenters and award winners

The annual Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) meeting was held online from February 24-26, 2021. This year, the meeting focused on the Art and Science of CPD: New Technology, New Knowledge, New Learning and explored the state of change and challenges in the current CPD environment. The University of Toronto had a very […]

Centering EDI in Medical Research

New series starts March 18, 2021 - Register Today!

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CPD’s new 10-part digital series: Centering EDI in Medical Research, promotes the integration of EDI-related considerations in research design and practices to achieve a more equitable, diverse and inclusive health care system. Led by academics, clinician-scientists, EDI practitioners and social justice advocates, the series examines various aspects of current and emerging priorities in health care […]

BPAO Annual Health Symposium returns for 2020

Join us on February 29th, 2020 for the Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO) Annual Health Symposium. The day long symposium covers a wide range of health issues with a focus on diseases or determinants of health that disproportionately or differentially affect Ontario’s minority groups. It is also used as a forum to highlight successful […]

Overcoming Hesitation – Helping Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

It is an unfortunate reality that many physicians feel a combination of apprehension, worry, uncertainty and frustration when dealing with patients on opioids, especially those who appear to be struggling with their opioid use. Many of us received little formal training in dealing with chronic pain, let alone addictions. We may be afraid of the […]

Multiple Myeloma Conference returns May 24th

Since multiple myeloma is a manageable but not curable disease, there is always the possibility of relapse occurring. As a result, it is critical for healthcare providers to remain up-to-date on the best practices for multiple myeloma management. The main goals of the 2019 Multiple Myeloma Day conference are to: Enhance the management of relapsed […]

Celebrating Excellence at CPD – 2017-2018 Award Winners

Each year, CPD recognizes excellence in research, scholarship, innovation, teamwork and long term commitment to continuing education for faculty at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. This year seven awards were distributed. We are pleased to share the names and accomplishments of the 2017-2018 winners. Congratulations! Colin Woolf Awards Excellence in Program Development and […]