Empowering CPD/CE Professionals to Lead Change at the 2025 SACME Annual Meeting

The Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting is a forum for health care professionals, researchers, and CPD professionals to share developments in continuing professional development practice, interprofessional education, and innovations in program design.

This year’s event convened March 16 – 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C. under the theme “Advocacy in Action: Empowering CPD/CE Professionals to Lead Change” to share insights into the future directions of CPD for health professionals.

Members of own CPD team at the University of Toronto delivered presentations on varied topics, including:

The Evolution of Professional Services Staff: From Coffee Lady to Lead Planner in CPD

Authors: Nancy Carey, Natalie Halsband, Brien Wong, Marta Guzik Eldridge, Trevor Cuddy, Morag Paton

Delivered by Nancy Carey (Associate Director, Conference Management, CPD), this presentation chronicled a transformative staff-led initiative within the CPD office that repositioned professional services staff from behind-the-scenes support to strategic partners in building world-class educational experiences. Grounded in third-space and higher education theory, the new model clarified job roles, strengthened faculty-staff partnerships, and cultivated a workplace culture of recognition and inclusion. Early outcomes include minimal staff turnover, increased professional development, and expanded application of this model across the Medical Education continuum.

Rapid CPD Program Design: The Narrative-Based Medicine Lab

Authors: Trevor Cuddy, Christopher Chipman, Damian Tarnopolsky, Karen Gold, Allan Peterkin, Chelsea Matson, Monica Cribari, Nicole Nobrega

Trevor Cuddy (Director, CPD Portfolio) shared the story of the Narrative-Based Medicine Lab (NBM Lab) from its early days aiming to address the gap in narrative medicine training in Canada to a growing suite of accredited and digital workshops, multi-session series, and advanced certificate. To date, the NBM Lab has reached over 1,000 healthcare professionals with flexible, humanities-integrated education. Participants report increased empathy, better communication, and renewed professional fulfillment. The NBM Lab stands as a model for rapid, market-responsive CPD grounded in patient-centered care.

Developing a Scholarly Framework for the Value of CPD Accreditation

Authors: Morag Paton, Carrie Bernard, Trevor Cuddy, Ayelet Kuper, Graham McMahon, David Rojas, Suzan Schneeweiss, Martin Tremblay, Cynthia Whitehead, David Wiljer

With national regulatory bodies changing CPD requirements, this presentation introduced a proposed program of research to explore the fundamental value of CPD accreditation. Employing a framework and scoping review methodology, the research identified 10 preliminary domains, including quality improvement, equity and bias, and workload. These elements form the foundation of future accreditation scholarship. The project aims to support CPD units in articulating value, advocating for resources, and advancing the field.

Ayelet Kuper (Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto) delivered a plenary session on Positioning Your Organization for Success: The Strategic Role of CE/CPD. That explored how CPD can become a force for transformative change in healthcare.

David Wiljer (Academic Director, CPD) was co-author on several presentations, including:

  • Partnering with Experts: Understanding, Valuing and Mobilizing Lived Experience Knowledge for People Living with Obesity and Other Chronic Conditions
  • Leveraging Professional Competencies for Patient Resources: A Co-Designed Guide to Support and Empower Patients and Families for Digitally Compassionate Care
  • Co-Created Principles for Organizational Digital Compassion in Health Care

These presentations highlight how the University of Toronto CPD community is driving thoughtful, inclusive, and evidence-based innovation across the CPD landscape, from organizational change to humanities integration. There was also lots to celebrate at this year’s annual meeting.

Suzan Schneeweiss (Associate Dean, CPD), began her role as President-Elect of SACME for the 2025-26 term.

Branka Agic (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto) was one of several recipients of the President’s Meritorious Service Award, which celebrates long-standing contributions.

Victoria Bond (CAMH) received the Fox Award for Best Oral Presentation – Early Career Educator for Leading Wellness: How a Virtual Community of Practice Is Supporting Healthcare Professionals Who Are Developing and Leading Wellness Initiatives.

Delve into the SACME Annual Meeting Proceedings Report for a recap of all presentations and learn more about this year’s award winners.

CPD Scholarship Annual Report 2023-24

This report is a summary of CPD-related publications and presentations from members of the CPD Scholarship Team carried out during the academic year July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.

There is a wealth of CPD research taking place at the University of Toronto and, while this report summarizes substantial contributions, this does not reflect the many significant CPD-related scholarly contributions by other members of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

Awards and Honours

  • Vice President, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) (2024-25) Schneeweiss S
  • Past-President, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) (2024-25) Wiljer D
  • President, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) (2022-24) Wiljer D
  • Fox Award for Best Research Presentation, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting (2024) Paton M, Cook C, MacLeod T
  • Invitation to Academy of Fellows, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) (2024) Wiljer D
  • Meritorious Service Award, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) (2024) Paton M

Grants

  • Education Development Fund, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

    Development of a Planetary Health e-learning module for family physician residents and teachers

    Principal Investigators: Lee K, Green S

    Collaborators: Martin D, Grundland B, MacNeill H, Got T, Wintemute K

    Year: 2023 – Present

    Amount: $20,000 CAD

  • Partnership Development Grant: Insight and Connection, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

    The promotion process as an act of power: An institutional ethnography of faculties of medicine in Canada

    Principal Investigator: Solkaridis S

    Co-Applicants: LeBlanc C, MacLeod A, Cummings B, Chan C, Ogunyemi B, Cameron E, Joneja M, Hubinette M, Schrewe B, Sonnenberg L, Keegan D, Chan M, Baetz M, Kuper A, Whitehead C, MacKinnon K. Collaborators: Haroon B, Kronick R, Razack S, Cervin C, Lougheed M, Philpott J, St-Onge C, Poitra J, Lewis M, Holroyd-Leduc J, Kassam A, Taylor V, Israels S, Maniate J, Whiting S, Bryden P, Hawker G, Houston P, Paton M, Schneeweiss S, Lum P

    Partners: Karwowska A, Moineau G

    Year: 2023-26

    Amount: $199,870 CAD

  • The British Academy Conference Scheme

    Post-crisis professionalism? Setting the agenda for a new politics of healthcare professionalism

    Principal Investigator: Waring, J

    Co-Investigators: Rowland P, Wallenberg I, Felder M

    Year: 2023-25

    Amount: £28,454 GBP

  • Exploration Grant, New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), Canada Research Coordinating Committee and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

    Principal Investigator: Rowland P

    Co-Investigators: Bell J, Woods N, Mylopoulos M

    Year: 2023-25

    Amount: $91,875 CAD

  • Connaught Global Challenge Award, Global Research Impact Program Funding

    Building a global research network to advance student and youth mental health

    Nominated Principal Investigator: Cleverley K

    Principal Investigators: Farb N, Ford B, Goldstein B, Hamza C, Kirsh B, Lee E, Malti T, Sabiston C, Szatmari P, Uliaszek A

    Co-investigators: Freeland A, Henderson J, Lai M-C, Wiljer D, and collaborators

    Year: 2022-25

    Amount: $148,800 CAD

  • Innovation Fund Grant, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Alternative Funding Plan

    The possibilities and limits of anti-racism education mandates and praxis in academic health sciences centers

    Co-Principal Investigators: Kuper A, Norris M

    Co-Investigators: Simmonds E, Kalocsai C, Townsend C, Legere L, Lynch M, Richardson L, Zaretsky A, Auguste B, Bennett F, Fernando O, Paton M, Squires A, Osei-Yeboah C, Najeeb U, Sirianni G, Lychek M, Teshima J

    Year: 2024

    Amount: $150,000 CAD

  • Small Grant in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence, Association of Medical Services (AMS)

    Health information systems and matters of care: A meta-ethnography on the effects of health information systems on carer’s Identities

    Principal Investigator: Rowland, P

    Co-Investigator, Freisen F, Bell J, Sheehan K, Steele-Gray C

    Year: 2023-24

    Amount: $29,687 CAD

  • Workplace Integrated Demonstration Project Grant, Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine

    Paramedicine as a component of interprofessional primary care: Developing comprehensive education and its national integration

    Principal Applicant: Tavares, W

    Co-Applicants: Rowland, P, Batt A, Drennan I, Landes M, Kaas-Mason S, Donnelly E, Moran P

    Year: 2023-24

    Amount: $130,000 CAD

  • Education Research and Scholarship Grant, Sunnybrook Education Research Unit

    Decolonizing the hospital: The possibilities and limits of anti-racism Education and praxis in academic health sciences centres

    Principal Investigator: Kalocsai C

    Co-Principal Investigators: Norris M, Kuper A

    Co-investigators: Andrade M, Fernando O, Fields J, Gallant F, Gilbert J, Lychek M, Paton M, Reel K, Sherwood Y, Srinani G, Stewart A, Townsend C, Weiss S, Whitehead CR, Zaretsky A, Aqeel H, Legere L

    Year: 2022-24

    Amount: $10,000 CAD

  • Spencer Foundation

    Decolonizing the hospital: The possibilities and limits of anti-racism Education and praxis in academic health sciences centres

    Principal Investigator: Kalocsai C

    Co-Principal Investigators: Norris M, Kuper A

    Co-Investigators: Stewart A, Legere L, Townsend C, Lychek M, Srinani G, Aqeel H, Wong M, Reel K, Zaretsky A, Whitehead CR, Richardson L, Fields J, Paton M, Andrade M, Gallant F, Gayle D, Simmons J, Fernando O

    Year: 2022-24

    Amount: $49,810 USD

  • Art of the Possible Grant, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto

    How well does a health practitioner graduate course on educational technology meet educational technology needs?

    Principal Investigators: MacNeill H, Telner D

    Collaborators: Nemethy K

    Year: 2021-24

    Amount: $5,000 CAD

  • Medical Education Research Grant, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)

    Beyond ‘mini-me’ and #MeToo: Building physicians’ leadership capacity to support the success of people with diverse needs and experiences

    Principal Investigator: Soklaridis S

    Co-Investigators: Kuper A, Paton M, MacLeod A, Le Blanc C, Silver I, Lin E, Agic B, Busari J, Sockalingam S, Whitehead C

    Year: 2020-24

    Amount: $49,786 CAD

  • IDEAS Grant, Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

    A mixed methods study to evaluate creative self-efficacy after creativity training in a CPD program

    Recipients: Litwin S, Park S, Fayaaz J, Schneeweiss S

    Year: 2023

    Amount: $5,000 CAD

  • Association of Medical Services (AMS)

    Creating a digital compassion movement: Supporting a compassionate care experience in the digital and virtual care ecosystem

    Principal Investigators: Wiljer D, Strudwick G

    Co Investigators: Crawford A, Sockalingam S, Rossos P, Shen N

    Year: 2022-23

    Amount: $167,827 CAD

  • Future Skills Centre

    Accelerating the appropriate adoption of artificial intelligence in health care through building new knowledge, skills, and capabilities in the Canadian health care professions

    Principal Investigator: Wiljer D

    Program Lead: Salhia M

    Co-Investigators: Beaudoin E, Gillan C, Kulasegaram M, Mylopoulos M, Pham Q, Rowland P, Russell A, Shen N, Tavares W, Woods N, Hodges B

    Year: 2020-23

    Amount: $1,519,702 CAD

  • Phil R. Manning Research Award in Continuing Professional Development, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME)

    Building resilience and well-being in primary care during and after the Covid-19 pandemic: A multiple case-study in continuing professional development

    Recipients: Luconi F, Rodriguez C, Lavoie-Tremblay M, Gutberg J, Baker GR, Montreuil T, Harley JM, Nugus P, Briand C, Lalla L, Desseilles M, Curran V, Barin O, Zahedi S, Schneeweiss S, Lauzon B

    Year: 2022

    Amount: $50,000 USD

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Masters K, Benjamin J, Agrawal A, MacNeill H, Pillow T, Mehta N (2024). 12 tips on creating and using custom GPTs to enhance health professions education. Medical Teacher, 1-5, https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2024.2305365

Bernson-Leung M, MacNeill H (2023). Big assumptions in online and blended continuing professional development: Finding our way forward together. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (JCEHP), https://doi.org/10.1097/ceh.0000000000000528

Masters K, Nemethy K, Corriera R, Carver T, Benjamin J, MacNeill H (2023). Online learning in health professions education. Part 2: Tools and practical application. AMEE Guide Number 163. Medical Teacher, https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2023.2259069

MacNeill H, Masters K, Nemethy K, Corriera R (2023). Online learning in health professions education. Part 1: Teaching and learning in online environments. AMEE Guide Number 161. Medical Teacher, https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2023.2197135

Paton M, Zakeri B, Rowland P, Tavares W, Williams BW, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D (2023). Decision-making in continuing professional development organizations during a crisis. Medical Education, 1-8, https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15265

Rowland, P (2023). Opening up the continuing professional development imagination: Bringing the workplace into view. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, S30-34, https://doi.org/10.1097/ceh.0000000000000531

Non-Peer Reviewed Papers

Presentations

Invited Lectures and Presentations

  • Words matter: The evolution to professional services staff in CPD (April 2024). CPD Leaders Retreat. Vancouver, Canada. Cuddy T, Paton M.
  • Unlocking the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for enriching continuing professional development (CPD) (March 2024). Pre-Conference Workshop, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting. San Diego, California, USA. Valanci S, MacNeill H, Master K.
  • Good, in theory: Connecting theory to workplace education, practice, and research (February 2024). University Health Network Teaching and Learning Week. Toronto, Canada. Rowland P.
  • Learning from serious safety events (February 2024). Science of Continuing Professional
  • Development, University of Toronto. Rowland P, Pozzobon L.
  • Navigating diverse professional opportunities panel (February 2024). Essential skills in HPER. Wilson Centre. Toronto, Canada. Paton M.
  • Best practices in online facilitation and teaching (November 2023). Centre for Faculty Development, University of Toronto. MacNeill H, Nemethy K, Hayos, L.
  • Harnessing the power of technology to stay current as health professional educators (October 2023). Best Practice in Education Rounds, Centre for Faculty Development, University of Toronto. Benjamin J, Mehta N, Pillow T, MacNeill H, Masters K, Argrawal A. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NBx7bnlzTs

Workshops

  • Guiding the needs assessment process from application to review: A hands-on workshop with a pilot Needs Assessment Guide (October 2023). National Accreditation Conference. Toronto, Canada. Paton M, Cuddy T, Hodgson K, Schneeweiss S.
  • Harnessing the power of technology and online networks to stay current as health profession educators (August 2023). AMEE Preconference Workshop. Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Benjamin J, Agrawal A, Pillow MT, MacNeill H, Masters K, Mehta N.

Presented Abstracts

  • From small seeds to big trees: Evaluating the outcomes of an education scholarship grant (April 2024). International Congress on Academic Medicine. Vancouver, Canada. Kulasegaram K, Karim A, Fechtig L, Paton M, Ferrugia M, Freeman R.
  • Guiding the needs assessment process from application to review: Research and perspectives from a Canadian Continuing Professional Development Office (April 2024). International Congress on Academic Medicine. Vancouver, Canada. Paton M, Cuddy T, Hodgson K, Wong B, Chipman C, Schneeweiss S.
  • What do medical education staff need for talent development: Results of a staff-led quality improvement inquiry of medical education staff (April 2024). International Congress on Academic Medicine. Vancouver, Canada. Paton M, Forward A, Chipman C, Kurabi B, Lee H, Leslie W, MacDonald B, Sturge C, Murgaski L, Cuddy T.
  • Expanding our evaluations of bias: A pilot study of four Canadian university CPD providers (March 2024). Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting. San Diego, California, USA. Paton M, Cook C, Hill T.
  • A framework for integrating structural competency into physician leadership curricula (March 2024). Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting. San Diego, California, USA. Agic B, Khenti A, MacLeod A, Sarang A, Kuper A, LeBlanc C, Whitehead C, Lin E, Fruitman H, Busari J, Paton M, Vaz Q, Zaheer R, Shier R, Buchman S, Sockalingam S, Knyahnytska Y, Soklaridis S.
  • Guiding the needs assessment process from application to review: Research and perspectives from a Canadian Continuing Professional Development Office (March 2024). Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting. San Diego, California, USA. Paton M, Cuddy T, Hodgson K, Wong B, Chipman C, Schneeweiss S.
  • Blended and HyFlex CPD (October 2023). National Accreditation Conference. Toronto, Canada. MacNeill H, Dow H, Kim J.
  • Is a leader a leader? Validating a potential CPD leadership competency framework (October 2023). Richard K. Reznick Wilson Centre Research Week. Toronto, Canada. Wiljer D, Paton M, Do V, Maniate J, Tavares W, Schneeweiss S.
  • Professional work in the shadows: A Foucauldian-inspired discourse analysis of administrative staff and faculty relations in health professions education (September 2023). Equity in Health Systems Lab Symposium. Toronto, Canada. Paton M, Waterman S, Whitehead CR, Kuper A.
  • Educational technology faculty development needs of healthcare educators (August 2023). AMEE Conference. Glasgow, Scotland, UK. MacNeill H, Telner D, Petten N, Fawns T.
  • From accidental to intentional leaders: Understanding leadership and the role of the leader in the context of CPD (August 2023). AMEE Conference. Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Paton M, Jeyakumar T, Do V, Maniate J, Tavares W, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D.

CPD Scholarship Annual Report 2023

July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023

This report is a summary of CPD-related scholarly contributions from members of the CPD Scholarship Team. It is not intended to reflect the many significant CPD-related scholarly contributions by other members of the Faculty.

Awards & Honours

Canadian Association of Medical Educators (CAME) Certificate of Merit (2023) Rowland P.

President, Society for Academic Medical Education. (2022 Mar – 2024 Mar) Wiljer D.

Wilson Centre, Mentorship Award (2022) Rowland P.

Fox Award for Best Research Presentation. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education for Transformation in Time: a Case Study of Decision-Making in Continuing Professional Development Organizations during a Nonnormative Event. Paton M. Zakeri B, Rowland P, Tavares W, Williams B, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D. (2023)

Grants

Art of the Possible Grant, Dept of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM). Title: How well does a health practitioner graduate course on educational technology meet educational technology needs? PI: MacNeill, H; Telner, D. Collaborators: Nemethy, K. (2021-2024) $5000 CAD.

Association of Medical Services (AMS). Creating a digital compassion movement: Supporting a compassionate care experience in the digital and virtual care ecosystem. Principal Investigators: Wiljer D and Strudwick G: Co Investigators: Crawford A, Sockalingam S. Rossos P, Shen N. (2022-2023) $167,827 CAD

Best Practices in CPD Educational Design and Implementation for Health Care Professionals. Funded by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Principal Investigator: Wiljer D. Co-Investigators: Williams B, Fried J, Kane G, (Aug. 2021 – March 2023) $41,700 USD. Accepted. [Grant].

Building a Global Research Network to Advance Student & Youth Mental Health. Connaught Global Challenge Award-Global Research Impact Program Funding. Nominated Principal Investigator(s): Cleverley K. Principal Investigator: Farb N, Ford B, Goldstein B, Hamza C, Kirsh B, Lee E, Malti T, Sabiston C, Szatmari P, Uliaszek A. Co-investigators: Freeland A, Henderson J, Lai M-C, Wiljer D, and collaborators. (2022-2025) $ 148,800, CAD [Grants]

Co-producing interventions to improve the adoption of OpenNotes in Ontario mental health contexts. Discovery Fund Seed Grant. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Discovery Fund. Principal Investigator: Strudwick G. Co-Investigators: Mehta R, Crawford A, Sockalingam S, Tajirian T, Gratzer D, Wiljer D, Lucas A, Holescheck B, Carter S. Collaborators: O’Neill S, Torous J. (Oct 2020 – Oct 2022) $199,120, CAD [Grants]

CPD IDEAS Grant, Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Title: A Mixed Methods Study to Evaluate Creative Self-Efficacy after Creativity Training in a CPD Program. Litwin S, Park S, Fayaaz J. Schneeweiss S. (2023) $5000 CAD

Exploration Grant. New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF). Canada Research Coordinating Committee and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Principal Investigator: Rowland, P. Co-Investigators: Bell, J., Woods, N., Mylopoulos, M. (2023 Mar -2025 Apr.) $91 875 CAN

Future Skills Centre. Accelerating the appropriate adoption of Artificial Intelligence in health care through building new knowledge, skills, and capabilities in the Canadian health care professions. Principal Investigator: Wiljer D. Program Lead: Salhia M. Co-Investigators: Beaudoin E, Gillan C, Kulasegaram M, Mylopoulos M, Pham Q, Rowland P, Russell A, Shen N, Tavares W, Woods N, Hodges B. (March 2020 – Sept 2023) 1,519,702 CAD. [Grants]

Phil R. Manning Research Award in Continuing Professional Development. Title: Building resilience and well-being in primary care during and after the Covid-19 pandemic: A multiple case-study in continuing professional development. Luconi F, Rodriguez C, Lavoie-Tremblay M, Gutberg J, Baker GR, Montreuil T, Harley J.M., Nugus P, Briand C, Lalla L, Desseilles M, Curran V, Barin O, Zahedi S, Schneeweiss S, Lauzon B. (2022) $50,000 USD

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) Medical Education Research Grant. Title: Beyond “mini-me” and #MeToo: building physicians’ leadership capacity to support the success of people with diverse needs and experiences. PI: Soklaridis S. Co-Investigators: Kuper A, Paton M, MacLeod A, Le Blanc C, Silver I, Lin E, Agic B, Busari J, Sockalingam S, Whitehead C. (2020-2024) $49,786 CAD

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Supporting a Compassionate Experience for Transition-Aged Youth Seeking through Digital Technologies. Principal Investigators: Wiljer D: Co-Investigators: Cleverley K, Shen N, Strudwick G. Collaborators: Charow R, Steele Gray C, Johnson A, Lo B, McDiarmid E, Robb J, Sur D. (2022-2026). $295,572 CAD

Spencer Foundation. Title: Decolonizing the Hospital: The Possibilities and Limits of Anti-Racism Education and Praxis in Academic Health Sciences Centres. PI: Kalocsai C, Co-PIs: Norris M, Kuper A; Co-investigators: Stewart A, Legere L, Townsend C, Lychek M, Srinani G, Aqeel H, Wong M, Reel K, Zaretsky A, Whitehead CR, Richardson L, Fields J, Paton M, Andrade M, Gallant F, Gayle D, Simmons J, Fernando O. (July 2022-June 2024) $49,810.36 (USD)

Sunnybrook SEAC ERU Education Research and Scholarship Grant. Title: Decolonizing the Hospital: The Possibilities and Limits of Anti-Racism Education and Praxis in Academic Health Sciences Centres. PI: Kalocsai C, Co-PIs: Norris M, Kuper A; Co-investigators: Andrade M, Fernando O, Fields J, Gallant F, Gilbert J, Lychek M, Paton M, Reel K, Sherwood Y, Srinani G, Stewart A, Townsend C, Weiss S, Whitehead CR, Zaretsky A, Aqeel H, Legere L. (March 2022-Feb 2024). $10,000 CAD

Workplace Integrated Demonstration Project Grant. Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine. Title: Paramedicine as a component of interprofessional primary care: Developing comprehensive education and its national integration. Principal Applicant: Tavares, W. Co-Applicants: Rowland, P., Batt, A., Drennan, I., Landes, M., Kaas-Mason, S., Donnelly, E., Moran, P. (2023 Apr – 2024 Feb). $130 000 CAD

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Abelson, J., Canfield, C., Leslie, M., Levasseur, M. A., Rowland, P., Tripp, L., Vanstone, M., Cameron, D., Forest, P. G., Sussman, D., Wilson, G. (2022) Understanding patient partnership in health systems: Lessons from the Canadian Patient Partner Survey. British Medical Journal Open. 12(9), e061465. doi:/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061465

Henry-Noel N, Paton M, Wong R, Dawdy K, Karim A, Soliman H, Di Prospero L, Harnett N, DeAngelie C, Desai C, Wiljer D, Harth T, Schumacher E. (2022). Patient Engagement in the Continuing Professional Development Programs within the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto (UTDRO): A Qualitative Study. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. 53(2), 256-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2022.03.003

Jeyakumar T, Younus S, Zhang M, Clare M, Charow R, Karsan I, Dhalla A, Al-Mouaswas D, Scandiffio J, Aling J, Salhia M, Lalani N, Overholt S, Wiljer D. Preparing for an Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Future: Patient Perspectives on Engagement and Health Care Professional Training for Adopting Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Health Care Settings JMIR AI 2023;2:e40973. doi:10.2196/40973

Jeyakumar, T., Karsan, I., Williams, B., Fried, J., Kane, G., Ambata-Villanueva, S., Bennett A, McMahon G, Paton M, Williams N, Younus S, Wiljer, D. (2022). Paving the Way Forward for Evidence-Based Continuing Professional Development. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 10-1097. doi:10.1097/CEH.0000000000000500

MacNeill H, Paton M, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D. Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) During COVID-19- CPD Providers’ Perspectives. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions 2023. Publish Ahead of Print , doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000512.

MacNeill, H., Masters, K., Nemethy, K., & Correia, R. (2023). Online learning in health professions education. Part 1: Teaching and learning in online environments: AMEE Guide No. 161. Medical Teacher, 1-14. doi:10.1080/0142159X.2023.2197135

Paton M, Do V, Jeyakumar T, Maniate J, Tavares W, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D. Elements and Definitions of Continuing Professional Development Leadership: a scoping review. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. (Accepted for publication)

Paton M, Rowland P, Tavares W, Schneeweiss S, Ginsburg S. The ontological choreography of continuing professional development: A mixed methods study of continuing professional development leaders and program directors. (2022) Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions; 42(1):e12-e18. doi:10.1097/CEH.0000000000000360

Rotteau, L., Goldman, J., Shojania, K. G., Vogus, T. J., Christianson, M., Baker, G. R., Rowland, P., Coffey, M. (2022). Striving for high reliability in healthcare: a qualitative study of the implementation of a hospital safety programme. BMJ Quality & Safety, 31(12), 867-877. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013938

Rowland, P., Cupido, N., Albert, M., Kitto, S. (2022). Morbidity and mortality rounds in the medical literature: A text based analysis of shifting knowledge regimes. Social Science and Medicine – Qualitative Research in Health, 1(2), 1-11. doi:10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100169

Rowland, P., Tavares, W., Lowe, M., Tripp, T., Richardson, J., Anderson, M., Oja, L., Paton, M., Wiljer, D., Woods, N., Ng, S. (2022). Rapid knowledge mobilization and continuing professional development: Educational responses to COVID-19, Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 42(1), 66-69. doi:10.1097/CEH.0000000000000348

Sequeira L, McNair D, Wiljer D, Strudwick G, Deluca V, Kailasam K, Thompson M, Chou B, Strauss J. (2022) Implementing Predictive Models Within an Electronic Health Record System: Lessons from an External Validation of a Suicide Risk Model. Stud Health Technol Inform.;290:562-566. doi:10.3233/SHTI220140. PMID: 35673079.

Tavares W, Piquette D, Luong D, Chiu M, Dyte C, Fraser K, Clark M. Exploring the study of simulation as a continuing professional development strategy for physicians. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. [Accepted for publication]

Soklaridis S, Lin E, Black G, Paton M, LeBlanc C, MacLeod A, Besa R, Silver I, Whitehead C, Kuper A. Moving beyond ‘think leadership, think white male’: the contents and contexts of equity, diversity, and inclusion in physician leadership programs. BMJ Leader 2022;6:146-157. doi:10.1136/leader-2021-000542

Tripp, L., Abelson, J., Vanstone, M., Canfield, C., Leslie, M., Levasseur, M.A., Panday, J., Rowland, P., You, J., Wilson, G., Forest, P.G. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on patient engagement: Results from a pan-Canadian survey of patient, family, and caregiver partners. Health Expectations, 25(2), 744-753. doi:10.1111/hex.13421

Vanstone, M., Canfield, C., Evans, C., Leslie, M., Levasseur, M. A., MacNeil, M., Pahwa, M., Panday, J. Rowland, P., Taneja, S., Tripp, L., You, J., Abelson, J. (2023). Towards conceptualizing patients as partners in health systems: a systematic review and descriptive synthesis. Health Research Policy and Systems, 21(1), 1-14. Doi:10.1186/s12961-022-00954-8

Wiljer D, Tavares W, Charow R, Williams S, Campbell C, Davis D, Jeyakumar T, Mylopoulos M, Okrainec A, Silver I, Sockalingam S. (2022) A Qualitative Study to Understand the Cultural Factors That Influence Clinical Data Use for Continuing Professional Development. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2022 Jul 1;42(3):219-223. doi:10.1097/CEH.0000000000000423.

Wiljer D, Williams S, Charow R, Campbell C, Davis D, Younus S, Mylopoulos M, Okrainec A, Silver I, Tavares W, Sockalingam S. (2022). Exploring Systemic Influences on Data-Informed Learning: Document Review of Policies, Procedures, and Legislation from Canada and the United States. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 42(3), 219-223. doi:10.1097/CEH.0000000000000424

Conference Papers

Rowland, P., Diaz, B., Brydges (2022). Professions, Continuing Education, and COVID-19: A Sociological Exploration to Inform Future Possibilities. In P.H. Sawchuk & K. Mirchandani (Eds.) Working, Learning and Social Change: Collected Papers of the RWL12 Toronto Conference Volume 1 (pp. 106-118). Toronto, ON: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.

Non-Peer Reviewed Papers

Sehlbach, C., Rowland, P. (accepted for publication July 19 2022). Opening up learning conversations: Including patients. Medical Education

Book Chapters

Crawford A, Richardson L, Simmonds E, Wiljer D, Strudwick G. Digital Compassion, Health Equity, and Cultural Safety: From the Therapeutic Relationship to the Organization of Virtual Care. In: Virtual Mental Health Care for Rural and Underserved Settings 2022 Oct 27 (pp. 55-67). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Lefkowitz A, Mokhachane M, Paton M, Bryden P, Whitehead CR, Wyatt T, Maniate J, Kuper A. Future Directions and Disruptive Innovations. In G. Merlo and T. Harter (Eds.), Medical Professionalism. Oxford University Press. (In Press)

Paton, M. Naidu T., Wong, R, Whitehead CR, Kuper A. (2022). Critical discourse analysis: questioning what we believe to be ‘true’. In J. Cleland & S. Durning (Eds.), Researching Medical Education, 2nd Edition. (pp. 153-162). Wiley.

Schneeweiss S. Teaching Continuing Professional Development. In: Awarding Winning Medical Teaching (Ing E, Tyndel F eds.). EBI Publishing, Toronto, ON 2022.

Presentations

Invited Lectures and Presentations

2022 – 2023

University of Toronto, Certificate Program in CPD Foundations, Toronto, ON (10 X 1.5-hour sessions) Schneeweiss, S. (Program Co-Director)

2022 – 2023

University of Toronto, Leading and Influencing Change in CPD Certificate Program Toronto, ON (13 X 3-hour sessions) Schneeweiss, S. (Program Co-Director)

2022 – 2023

The Art and Science of Having Learning Conversations. Centre for Faculty Development, Stepping Stones Program, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON, Canada (Virtual). Presenter(s): Tavares W, Silver I.

2022 – 2023

Assessment Fundamentals for Clinical Contexts. Centre for Faculty Development, Stepping Stones Program, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON, Canada (Virtual). Presenter(s): Tavares W, Walsh C.

2023 May

Simulation for Continuing Professional Development. Leading and Influencing Change in Continuing Professional Development – University of Toronto, ON, Canada. Presenters: Tavares W., Tremblay M, Peta N.

2023 May

Preparing tomorrow’s experts: Integrating capability and context in changing worlds. Collaborating Across Borders VIII. Virtual Conference. Plenary members: Mylopoulos, M., Woods, N., Rowland, P. (Invited plenary)

2023 May

What works in CPD? Series of Vodcasts and Online Asynchronous Discussions with the CPD community. Learning Xchange. Coalition of Physician for Practice Improvement. Presenter(s): MacNeill H, Bernson Leung, M.

2022 Nov.

Navigating accreditation. University of Toronto, Continuing Education in the Health Professions Graduate Course (CHL5609). Schneeweiss, S.

2022 Oct.

Digital and technology applications for a more sustainable, integrated and patient-centric healthcare system. Health Infrastructure Conference. Hybrid Meeting. Presenter(s): Wiljer D. 

2022 Oct.

Finding our way together: Towards best practices in online and blended CPD. 13th National Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Accreditation Conference (13NAC). Virtual Conference. MacNeill H. (Plenary Speaker)

2022 Aug-Oct

Essential Skills in Continuing Professional Development. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) 2022. Digital Program. Co-Chair and Lecturer. Schneeweiss, S.

2022 Sept.

Patient engagement. Essential Skills in Continuing Professional Development (ESCPD Course) – Webinar 3. International Association for Medical Education (AMEE). Virtual Meeting. Presenter(s): Wiljer D, Williams L. (Invited Speaker)

2022 Sept.

Blending Best Practices into Online Medical Education. Texas Children’s Hospitals- Annual Educator Orientation Day, Texas, United States. MacNeill H. (Keynote Speaker)

Workshops

2023 June

Hybrid Flexible (HyFlex) Learning in CPD. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting. Presenter(s): Kim J, MacNeill H.

2023 April

Big Assumptions in Social Media. Membership Mondays, Centre for Faculty Development.  Toronto, ON. Presenter(s): MacNeill H, Bernson-Leung M, Rendely A, Fulan A.

2023 April

Blended and Hyflex Learning: Moving Towards A “Better” Normal. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM). Quebec City. Presenters: MacNeill H, Dow H, Kim J.

2022 Nov.

Essential Skills In Cancer Education: Leadership – Leading and Influencing Change in Cancer Education. Virtual Workshop. Presenter(s): Amiel, G, Bishop M, Dawdy K, Heneghan K, Khader J, Santos-Silva F, Szumacher E, Tarkowski R, Wiljer D.

2022 Oct.

Towards Greater Inclusion in CPD: An opportunity for exploration and personal reflection. National Accreditation Conference. (Virtual) Schneeweiss, S.

2022 Oct.

Virtual Clinical Medical Education: Learner Supervision & Assessment in Virtual Care. ICRE (International Conference on Residency Education), Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Presenter(s): Stovel R, Branfield Day L, Dhamko H, MacNeill H.

2022 Oct.

Applying an evidence-informed new toolkit to CPD Design, Delivery, and Evaluation. National Accreditation Conference (Virtual). Wiljer D, Williams B, Kane G, Fried J, Northrip K, Schneeweiss S, Karsan I, Jeyakumar T, Ambata-Villanueva S, Bennet A, Paton M, Williams N, Younus S. Peer Reviewed Workshop.

Presented Abstracts

2023 June

Educational Technology Faculty Development Needs of Healthcare Educators. Short Presentation. Canadian Evaluation Society’s 2023 Conference. Quebec City. Petten N, MacNeill H, Telner D.

2023 June

Discourses of technology in strategic planning documents: An analysis of shifting knowledge regimes in Canadian academic medicine. Disrupting technology: Contextualising continuity and change in technology, work and employment. Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC) and Monash Business School. Prato, Italy. Presenter: Rowland, P., Co-Authors: Brydges, M.

2023 May

Exploring meanings of expert and expertise in patient engagement activities: A qualitative analysis of a pan-Canadian survey. Canadian Association of Health Services Policy and Policy (CAHSPR). Montreal, QC. Presenter: Rowland, P. Co-Authors: Forest, P.G., Vanstone, M., Leslie, M., Abelson, J. (Oral presentation)

2023 May

Evaluation of Reporting Bias in CME/CPD Programs – A Work in Progress. AFMC CPD Symposium. Virtual. Paton M, Cook C, Hill T, Mawdsley H. Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentation.

2023 May

Validating a potential CPD Leadership competency framework. AFMC CPD Symposium. Virtual. Wiljer D, Paton M, Do V, Maniate J, Tavares W, Schneeweiss S.  Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentation.

2023 April

Accelerating the Appropriate Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Clinical Champions Program. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Wiljer D.

2023 April

Building an Equity Lens in AI Education: Reporting on the Grey Literature of a Scoping Review. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM). Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Wiljer D.

2023 April

Creating Safe Virtual Learning Spaces for Effective Health Information Systems Education. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM). Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Wiljer D.

2023 April

Educational Technology Faculty Development Needs of Medical Educators. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), Quebec City. MacNeill H, Telner D, Petten N, Fawns T.

2023 April

Transformation in Time: A Case Study of Decision-Making in Continuing Professional Development Organizations During A. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), Quebec City, Canada. Paton M. Zakeri B, Rowland P, Tavares W, Williams B, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D. Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentation.

2023 April

Understanding Leadership and the Role of the Leader in the Context of CPD – From Accidental to Intentional Leaders. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), Quebec City, Canada. Paton M, Jeyakumar T, Do V, Maniate J, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D. Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentation.

2023 April

Elements and Definitions of Continuing Professional Development Leadership: A Scoping Review. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), Quebec City, Canada., Paton M. Do V, Jeyakumar T, Maniate J, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D. Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentation.

2023 March

Understanding Leadership and the Role of the Leader in the Context of CPD – From Accidental to Intentional Leaders. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN. Wiljer D, Paton M, Jeyakumar T, Do V, Maniate J, Tavares W, Schneeweiss S. Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentation.

2023 March

Transformation in Time: A Case Study of Decision-Making in Continuing Professional Development Organizations During A Nonnormative Event. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN. Virtual Presentation. Paton M. Zakeri B, Rowland P, Tavares W, Williams B, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D. Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentation.

2023 March

Elements and Definitions of Continuing Professional Development Leadership: A Scoping Review. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN. Paton M, Do V, Jeyakumar T, Maniate J, Tavares W, Schneeweiss S, Wiljer D. Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentation.

2023 March

Accelerating the Appropriate Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Clinician Champions Program Evaluation. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting. Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Wiljer D.

2023 March

The Adoption of AI in Mental Health Care: Perspectives from Mental Health Professionals. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting. Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Wiljer D.

2023 Feb.

Maximizing learning from serious safety events. Convergence Conference, The Michener Institute. Toronto, Ontario. Virtual Event. Co-Presenters: Rowland, P., Chartier, L., Pozzoban, L., Tosoni, S., (Oral panel presentation)

2022 Nov.

An innovative Virtual Focus Group Approach to Enhance Engagement within Health Informatics Research: Building Consensus among Health Professionals in Digital Compassion. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2022 – Annual Symposium Decision. Washington, DC. Presenter(s): Wiljer D.

2022 Sept.

Professions, continuing education, and COVID-19: An analysis of professional learning systems during healthcare reorganization. Organizational Behaviour and Healthcare Conference (OBHC). Birmingham, United Kingdom. Presenter: Rowland, P. Co-Authors: Diaz, B.*, Byrdges, M.* (Conference paper and Oral presentation).

2022 Aug.

Preparing for a lifetime of learning in data and AI. International Association for Medical Education (AMEE). Presenter(s): Wiljer D. [Online Short Communication Session].

2022 July

Professions, continuing education, and COVID-19. Researching Work and Learning (RWL), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Virtual Event. Presenter: Rowland, P., Co-Authors: Diaz, B.*, Brydges, M.* (Conference paper and Oral presentation).