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Applied AI in Medicine Starts October 25

October 25 – November 24, 2024

Explore the principles of artificial intelligence (AI) in health contexts. Learn how to implement AI applications in medicine.

The Applied AI in Medicine Certificate Program offers learners the opportunity to develop Python programming knowledge and skills to confidently apply AI in their own field of expertise, whether that’s in the hospital, clinic, or laboratory. This intensive online certificate requires no prior knowledge of coding, and is designed for health professionals.

Visit applied-ai-medicine.ca to learn more and register.

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Fall Program Highlights

Health by Design: An Introduction to Design Thinking
Starts October 5, 2023 | Digital Certificate Program

Dive into the theory and practice of human-centered design for healthcare contexts. Explore how design mindsets and methods can power the development of new health systems, services, and products rooted in people’s lived experiences.

CPD Foundations
Starts October 10, 2023 | Digital Certificate Program

Design, develop, and implement impactful CPD for health professionals. Learn how to identify learning needs, navigate accreditation, and more to create effective CPD that facilitates practice change.

Foundational Certificate in Narrative-Based Medicine
Starts October 18, 2023 | Digital Certificate Program

Experience the transformative effects of narrative-based clinical practice in this unique certificate program. Discover how working with stories can positively impact patient care and clinician fulfillment.

Applied AI in Medicine: From Coding to Implementation
Starts October 20, 2023 | Digital Certificate Program

Master the fundamentals of AI in this intensive certificate program designed for health professionals. Develop Python programming knowledge and skills to confidently apply AI in your own field of expertise — whether that’s in the hospital, clinic, or laboratory.

Leading & Influencing Change in CPD
Starts October 25, 2023 | Digital Certificate Program

Promote excellence, innovation, and change in CPD for health professionals. Learn how to lead CPD in today’s evolving health care landscape and foster collaboration to develop new CPD initiatives.

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Upcoming Fall Conferences

T-CAIREM AI in Medicine Conference
October 12 – 13, 2023 | Toronto

T-CAIREM’s inaugural conference will focus on Canada’s role in the rapidly evolving field of AI in medicine. Professionals from across the country will share how we can deploy AI in clinical practice in order to streamline practice and improve patient care.

Canadian Children, Youth, and Communities Health In | Equity
October 20 – 21, 2023 | Digital Conference

Hear from speakers who will illuminate how sustainable solutions and community partnerships can enhance child health equity across Canada. Take part in interactive workshops and learn how to implement tangible solutions.

Toronto Neurology Update
October 21, 2023 | Hybrid Conference

The Toronto Neurology Update returns both in-person and online Saturday, October 21 with the aim of demystifying neurology for non-neurologists. Learn how to evaluate common neurological presentations, as well as perform and interpret neurological examinations during plenary sessions and in-person, hands-on workshops.

CPD Opportunities

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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 programs and conferences.

We continued to build faculty capacity to advance the science of CPD through our scholarly and academic endeavours and helped support the launch of a new CPD credential. You can learn more about these initiatives in our annual report – CPD’s activities over the past year .

As we move into 2022, we look forward to offering you the learning opportunities that you have come to expect from our office. Several programs and conferences will return in person (as public health developments permit) and online. Please take a moment to review – Upcoming CPD programs and conferences – 2022. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming CPD offering.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership.
Wishing you a safe and healthy holiday season.

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Conference Brings a National Lens to Health and Wellbeing of Those with Developmental Disabilities

This coming February, a newly revised Canadian Health and Wellbeing in Developmental Disabilities Conference marks the launch of a new nationally focused conference, building on the work of two prior programs held separately in B.C. and Ontario.

Kicking off online on February 9-10, 2022, the digital conference is focused on improving health and wellbeing across the lifespan for persons with a developmental disability.

The Conference Program Committee is now accepting abstract submissions for 60-minute interactive workshops and for poster presentations. We encourage submissions from clinicians, direct support professionals, health care providers and organizations, and from students doing new and innovative work. The submission deadline is Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, by 11:59 p.m. EST.

The complex needs of people with developmental disabilities have been associated with increased health risks. For instance, a 2020 article published in the Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities found that adults with with intellectual and developmental disabilities often present to the specialized psychiatric settings in emergency departments. The authors found that, “many of these patients are inadequately supported and need stronger connections to community-based resources.”

The importance of improving outcomes for people with developmental disabilities is at the heart of February’s interprofessional conference, where health care providers and community partners can connect to share educational and informative updates and practical, innovative, promising and effective practices.

Participants will come away better able to discuss innovative and effective practices that contribute to positive physical and mental health outcomes, identify solutions for core issues and challenges faced by people being supported and their families and community partners. Other program goals include discussing the role of community healthcare in quality of life and how to develop, maintain and grow interprofessional partnerships to provide effective supports.

To learn more about abstract submission, registration and other details, please see the conference website: https://www.healthandwellbeingindd.ca/

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New Conference Exploring Pediatric Health Inequity in Canada Seeks Abstracts

The inaugural Canadian Children, Youth and Communities (CCYC) Health In | Equity Conference will be held online, November 27, 2021, with the aim of bringing together professionals in pediatrics and allied health care to address inequities from birth to adolescence.

The digital conference explores health equity topics particular to marginalized communities in Canada’s health care system, and takes a family-centred approach to addressing barriers to accessing health care for under-serviced high-risk and economically disadvantaged children and youth.

To learn more  and register, visit the program website: https://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/ccyc/

The CCYC conference organizers are now seeking abstract submissions in five categories:

  1. Race-Based Equity and Children’s Health
  2. The Role of Schools and the Community in Child and Youth Health
  3. Family Mental Health and Well-Being
  4. Optimizing Health from Pregnancy to Preschool
  5. Access and Inequity: Rethinking Health Systems for Women and Children

Learn more about requirements and submit your abstract here: https://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/ccyc/abstracts/

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DR. ANTONIO M. LACY: TEACHER OF GLOBAL PROPORTIONS

Antonio M. Lacy, MD, PhD, isn’t the kind to stick to a regular nine-to-five schedule and save teaching for the classroom. In fact, the chief of the Gastrointestinal Surgery Department at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona is anything but ordinary.

Dr. Lacy has more on his plate than most, as he is also Professor of the Surgery Department at the School of Medicine at the University of Barcelona, Director of the Surgical Institute of the Hospital Quiron, member of the executive board of the EAES, and President of the Barcelona International Medical Academy, but he still makes time for new projects and ground-breaking research.

His more than 180 manuscripts published in specialized journals, as well as over twenty book chapters, reflect the same passion for constant learning and sharing that his Advances in Surgery (AIS) channel sprang from.

Described as “a new approach to the communication of advances in cutting edge surgical expertise, imparted by prominent surgeons,” the website takes a step forward in ensuring medical professionals have direct and easy access to new information, allowing them to stay updated for the sake of improved care. To check out AIS, click here: www.aischannel.com.

In keeping with his demonstrated dedication to teaching in every form, Dr. Lacy is the keynote speaker for the CPD’s first ever Canadian Congress on Transanal TME, and will be one of four specialists who will lead presentations on anastomotic techniques. To find out more, visit www.cpd.utoronto.ca/tatme.

You can also follow Dr. Lacy @AntoniondeLacy.

Sources:

http://www.apan.net/meetings/Colombo2012/Session/MedicalWG/Bio_Lacy.pdf

http://aischannel.com/about-ais-channel-2/

http://www.eaes.eu/getmedia/1927c6e7-b045-4f31-a169-dfebb2c2bf43/lacya_cv.pdf

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Dr. Wayne A. Lee: Knocking out Orthopaedic Issues for 30 Years

When you’re locked into a tough match and throwing punches with abandon, you want Wayne A. Lee, MD, by your side in the ring.

An orthopaedic surgeon based in San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Lee has been ringside for decades as a member of several advisory boards and commissions, including the American Association of Ringside Professional Physicians (AAPRP), USA Boxing, and the Texas Boxing Commission.

Outside the world of professional sports, Dr. Lee has been a practicing doctor for thirty years, currently affiliated with the Baptist Medical Center and serving as a clinical instructor at the Methodist Hospital for UT Health Science Center.

As demonstrated by his significant publications in specialized publications, Dr. Lee has a deep interest in modern research as it relates to serious issues: he has conducted extensive research on gunshot wounds in children and adolescents, as well as the ways in which neurons can be protected in spinal cord injuries. There is no limit to the diversity of Dr. Lee’s interests within his field.

This range includes surgical advancements using negative pressure therapy, a topic Dr. Lee will be speaking on at the CPD’s 12th Biennial Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Symposium, taking place April 14-16, 2016. For more information, visit www.cpd.utoronto.ca/footankle.

 

Sources:

US News & World Report – Health

Combative Sports Advisory Board

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New Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Embolism Symposium

Pulmonary embolism (PE) can be a life-threatening condition. Far too many gaps exist in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism including: lack of awareness, incomplete diagnostic assessment, and inconsistent use of surgical and medical therapies, as noted by The Canadian Respiratory Guidelines.

Immediate adequate treatment and ongoing medical professional education can greatly reduce the risk of death. Awareness of the chronic PE is crucial in early identification of patients with chronic thromboembolic disease and timely referral to a specialized Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Center.

The inaugural Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Embolism Symposium aims to focus on this important area and to close the gap in knowledge. It will be held at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre on Saturday, April 2nd, 2016. The conference will provide a comprehensive overview of imaging, diagnosis and management of pulmonary emboli from theacute, acute on chronic and chronic disease (acute to chronic and chronic disease) continuum through practical, case-based sessions.

Invited speaker, Dr. Carole Dennie MD, FRCPC, will discuss the Radiology of Acute PE. Dr. Dennie is the Head of Cardiac and Thoracic Imaging at The Ottawa Hospital and the co-director of Cardiac Radiology and MRI at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Professor at the University of Ottawa in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology.

Experts in Acute PE, Massive, Submassive, Acute on Chronic PE, and Chronic PE will also present on topics including the Epidemiology of Acute and chronic PE, Treatment of Massive, Submassive PE and CTEPH and the patient journey in CTEPH. Register now!

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