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Check Out Our Fall 2021 CPD Programs and Conferences!

The past year has changed the way we do many things, including how we undertake CPD programs. This fall and winter we are offering an expanded slate of the digital programs and conferences we have worked hard to develop since early 2020, but also the return to several in-person programs in a public health-compliant and safe manner.

The updates, programs and conferences offered this fall cover topics from designing and delivering effective CPD to addressing child health care inequities; and range from a narrative-based creative writing workshop to a conference exploring the future of retinal disease treatments.

Safer Opioid Prescribing
Multiple Start Dates (online)
This webinar series ensures that physicians and health care providers are up to date on their opioid prescribing and chronic pain management skills. Learn how to develop multi-modal approaches to complex chronic pain in this 3-part webinar series, followed by a full-day interactive workshop. Learn more

Medical Record-Keeping
Multiple Start Dates (online)
The newly redesigned Medical Record-Keeping online interactive program consists of case-based and peer assessment exercises, and training on practice tools. If you are looking to assess and improve your own Medical Records in practice, don’t miss this program! Learn more

The Mudroom: Guided Creative Workshops for Health Professionals
Starts September 23, 2021 (online) – limited spots still available!
This creative and reflective writing workshop for health professionals is consists of monthly online meetings that provide a space to write, read, try out exercises in prose and verse, share work and give feedback. In between meetings, online sharing will allow for continued collaboration and connection. All are welcome! Learn more

Palliative Care eLearning Program
Starts October 3, 2021 (online)
Supported by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, this program is designed to enhance family physicians’ knowledge and skills in palliative and end-of-life care, and to increase their involvement in local and regional palliative care initiatives. Learn more

CPD Foundations
Starts October 12, 2021 (online)
This unique program provides fundamental theory and skill training for those looking to develop effective and successful continuing professional development activities. Practical issues commonly experienced in the design, development and implementation of continuing health education are explored throughout the 10-module series. Learn more

Teaching with Technology
Starts October 26, 2021 (online) – new start date!
This 40-hour accredited certificate program will help boost your digital skill-set for teaching and learning. This program goes beyond the basics of education in an online environment, to effectively integrate online pedagogical design into successful teaching. Learn more

Leading and Influencing Change in CPD
Starts October 26, 2021 (online)
This certificate program specifically aims to build valuable leadership skills and teach the necessary tools to lead continuing education initiatives for health professionals in today’s complex health care environment. Updated content will focus on digital learning and online program delivery. Learn more

MyGOALS
October 28, 2021 (online)
The Multidisciplinary Gynecologic Oncology Annual Lecture Series returns with an update on various topics in the field of Gynecologic Oncology. This year’s themes include Precision therapy in Endometrial Cancer and Personalized Treatment in Ovarian Cancer. Learn more

Leukemia Update 2021
October 29, 2021 (online)
This digital symposium is designed to update practicing medical oncologists, hematologists, fellows, residents and nurses on current therapeutics related to the treatment and management of Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myeloproliferative neoplasms. Learn more

Pathology Update
November 4-5, 2021 (online)
This year’s digital conference on Head and Neck Pathology: Practical Approach and Emerging Issues, aims to provide practical reviews of recently described entities and contemporary approaches to commonly encountered diagnostically challenging areas of head & neck pathology. Learn more

Child Development Update
November 12-13, 2021 (online)
Over two half days, this digital conference will enhance the clinician’s understanding of the link between current developmental paediatric research and its translation into clinical practice; Learn new skills in clinical assessment and management of developmental disorders, and get up-to-date developments in the basic science and clinical research relevant to child development, diagnosis and treatments. Learn more

The Canadian Children, Youth and Communities (CCYC) Health In | Equity Conference
November 27, 2021 (online)
This inaugural, interdisciplinary conference is designed to bring together paediatric health and allied health care professionals to address health care inequities from birth to adolescence using a family-centred approach. Learn more

60th Annual Ophthalmology Update: Walter Wright Symposium
December 3-4, 2021, Toronto (in person)
This year’s program, Retina 20/20+1 will showcase developments in multimodal imaging, intravitreal medications, advanced surgical techniques, and new therapeutics in inherited retinal diseases. It will also provide a glimpse into the exciting future of retina, with a focus on novel pharmaceuticals and gene therapy. Learn more

7th Annual Canadian Burn Conference
December 4-5, 2021, Montreal (in person)
This two-day in-person program will provide an update on tools used to address acute psychosocial stressors for patients, their families and healthcare professionals. Look forward to complex clinical cases, first responder sessions, hands-on workshops and more. Learn more

For a complete list of upcoming programs and conferences, please search the CPD website.

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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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Enhance Your Online Teaching Skills With CPD Program This Fall

There is still time to sign up for CPD’s Teaching with Technology, returning online this fall, starting September 14. The 40-hour accredited program is designed to help enhance your digital skill set for teaching using education technology.

Going beyond the basics of educating in an online environment, this program will help you effectively integrate online pedagogical design into successful teaching.

Teaching with Technology will help you:

  • Distinguish yourself with expertise in educational technology –an essential skill today
  • Explore several online tools and techniques including Zoom, Twitter, Padlet and Flipgrid
  • Learn how to incorporate effective teaching strategies into your technology enhanced teaching and consider how issues such as privacy and copyright factor into your teaching online
  • Create your own content such as a website, infographic, video or zoom presentation on educational technology

This digital certificate program will run entirely online from September 14, 2021, through April 12, 2022, with sessions held from 5:30pm to 7:30pm (ET) on Tuesdays. It will include both synchronous virtual in-class sessions and office hours, as well as asynchronous (outside of class hours) homework between classes.

This program is open to domestic and international learners. Healthcare educators (physicians, clinicians, nurses), healthcare administrators and interprofessional educators are all encouraged to apply.

Those interested can register now, and visit the program website for dates and more details

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Two Fall Programs Offer a Path to the New CPD Credential

Starting this October, two of CPD’s certificate programs return in digital interactive form. Designed to help improve effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of CPD programs, CPD Foundations and Leading and Influencing Change, can help health care professionals engaged in continuing professional development activities.

The Certificate Program in CPD Foundations emphasizes fundamental theory and skill training needed to create effective and successful continuing professional development activities.

Through 10 interactive webinar modules that run from October 2021 to June 2022, participants will learn about program design, planning models and how to achieve results with their CPD programs. Review the full schedule of dates and topics.

The Leading and Influencing Change in CPD Certificate Program in Health Professions Education aims to build leadership capacity, providing participants with the knowledge and tools to lead continuing education initiatives for health professionals in our complex health care environment.

Back-to-back boot camps in October 2021, followed by 11 three-hour modules culminating in June 2022, cover a range of relevant topics including Best Practices in CPD Design and Delivery, Partnerships and Collaborations across Sectors and Patient Engagement. See the full schedule for more details.

Those who successfully complete both of these programs can apply through the certificate route for the CPC (HC) Credential, a new formal designation for those professionally engaged in CPD, offered by the Coalition for Physician Learning and Practice Improvement. Learn more about the Credential from the CPD Coalition.

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Happy Holidays!

As the year comes to an end, we are reminded to slow down and appreciate our family, friends, and all that we have accomplished over the last several months.

Here at CPD, 2020 started off with several successful programs and conferences such as the Cardiovascular-Diabetes Symposium and Update in Emergency Medicine, to name a few. Faculty and staff colleagues also attended the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) in Miami, Florida, holding a strong representation of CPD in both the peer-reviewed academic workshops as well as oral and poster presentations.

In March, the entire world was taken by surprise with the COVID-19 pandemic. The launch of the COVID-19 Resource Library—a hub for clinical resources—was swiftly created in the early weeks of the pandemic. This tool assisted health care professionals in acquiring various credible sources in learning new skills, adapting to the situation at hand, and with coping mechanisms during this difficult time.

To adapt to the physical distancing measures, CPD transitioned from in-person events to an online learning environment with all programs and conferences being offered on a digital platform. This allowed us to extend our reach to an international audience while safely connecting with learners. CPD continues to offer interactive and engaging online programming going into the new year helping our learners stay up to date and learn new skills in their areas of practice.

As we move into the holiday season and the new year, we look forward to the endless possibilities of digital learning that will be experienced in the years to come.

From everyone at CPD, we wish you and your loved ones a peaceful holiday season and health and happiness for the new year.

Happy Holidays!

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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 plenary keynote: Developing Educators for Healthcare Environments Affected by Disruption and an experiential activity focused on Evolving for Change.

SACME is the organization for continuing medical education professionals in North America. The organization offers a wealth of resources to a community of members dedicated to the advancement of continuing medical education for the ultimate improvement of patient care. Our team is looking forward to the next SACME Annual Meeting which will be held February 23 – 26, 2021 in Marina del Rey, California.

View the complete list of presentations, posters, and workshops here.

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Inaugural Joint Conference to explore relationship between Heart Disease and Diabetes

According to statistics from the American Heart Association, adults with diabetes are 2-4 times more likely to die from heart disease than adults without. Approximately 68% of diabetics above the age of 65 will die from some form of heart disease.

Poor diabetes management can lead to abnormal cholesterol levels and high blood glucose levels and is therefore a major risk factor for developing heart disease. Improving diabetes management can reduce these risks; thus, it is critical for healthcare workers to understand the relationship between diabetes and heart disease.

The Inaugural Joint Cardiovascular-Diabetes Symposium will further explore this complex relationship by discussing latest developments and best practices for managing at-risk patients. The symposium is a partnership between Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, two leaders in the research and care of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

A range of topics will be covered, including:

  • Cardiometabolic Crossroads
  • Cardiac and Diabetes Rehab
  • Diabetology for the Cardiologist
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Management of Cardiac Valve Disease
  • Aortic Disease

The symposium will consist of lectures, panel discussions, Q&A periods, and interactive breakout cases. Attendees with leave with a deeper knowledge of cardiovascular risk reduction in diabetes and the ability to integrate latest recommendations into clinical practice.

The Inaugural Joint Cardiovascular-Diabetes Symposium will take place from January 18-19, 2018 at the Hilton Hotel in Toronto. Family physicians, cardiologists, endocrinologists, radiologists, internists, and nurses and allied health professionals involved in cardiovascular patient care are encouraged to attend.

For more information and to register, please visit https://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/cardiovascularsymposium/.

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Toronto Neurology Update: Improving Patient Assessment

It is estimated that 1 billion people worldwide are affected by neurological disease and disorders, making it the leading cause of disability in the world. Since neurological diseases are so prevalent, it is important that neurologists discuss and construct a framework for identifying and describing individuals with neurological impairment.

The upcoming Toronto Neurology Update provides the opportunity to compare various cases of neurological deficiencies to better evaluate and diagnose patients in their earliest stages. Over the 2-day conference participants will acquire a range of new evaluation skills and strategies for assessing patients with common neurological presentations. Hot topics for 2018 include:

  • Evaluation of patients with TIA and stroke, and stroke prophylaxis
  • Approach to evaluation of patients with headaches, and management of chronic headaches
  • Parkinson’s disease – therapeutic options and managing complications
  • Evaluating and treating patients with dementia
  • Management of patients with seizures
  • Manage patients with Parkinson’s Disease
  • Manage patients with multiple sclerosis

After attending the update, participants will develop a better understanding of treatment options and how to manage complications.

The 2018 Toronto Neurology Update will be held on October 26-27, at the University of Toronto Conference Centre. Review the conference agenda for a complete list of speakers, workshops and presentations. The update has a special focus on expanding the knowledge of non-neurologists, as such, general practitioners, internists, psychiatrists, geriatricians and emergency physicians are encouraged to attend.

For more information and to register visit : www.cpd.utoronto.ca/torontoneurology/

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Thoracic Refresher, EBUS and Lung Transplantation Conferences set to return this June

The Annual Toronto Thoracic Refresher Conference is a highly established conference offered by the Department of Surgery; 2018 marks the 44th year of the meeting. This year’s conference will discuss present-day topics in general thoracic surgery. Participants will benefit from the format of the symposium, which includes lectures, speaker panels, audience questions and discussions, workshops, video presentations, and interactive touchpads.

Key topics for the 2018 Conference include:

  • New advances in interventional bronchoscopy
  • Surgical management of diseases of the thymus gland
  • Multi- disciplinary approach for lung cancer
  • Minimally invasive esophageal surgery
  • SBRT and sub-lobar resections for lung cancer
  • Implications of TNM 8th edition for lung cancer staging

The 44th Annual Toronto Thoracic Refresher Conference will take place from June 8-9, 2018. Surgeons, postgraduate trainees, and other interested health professionals are encouraged to attend.

To enhance their learning experience, participants may also attend Endobronchial Ultrasound or the 2nd Toronto Update on Lung Transplantation and Artificial Lung Support, which are both offered on June 7, 2018.

Endobronchial Ultrasound is a hands-on program that focuses on Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy (EBUS-TBNA), and the Update on Lung Transplantation and Artificial Lung Support will cover current topics in lung transplantation and artificial lung support. These two programs both tie into the topics covered in Thoracic Refresher and would be a good complement to the conference material.

Those who attend Thoracic Refresher will also receive $125 off Endobronchial Ultrasound and $100 off the Toronto Update on Lung Transplantation and Artificial Lung Support. For more information and to register, please visit https://www.torontothoracicrefresher.ca.

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Health Arts & Humanities Announces More Programming for Spring 2018

A growing amount of research is demonstrating that healthcare professionals who seek out exposure to the humanities and arts-based learning are able to improve their capacity to think critically and augment creativity into their work with patients. The community of researchers, educators, and others interested in exploring these perspectives in health professions education now have a national organization to call their own. Emerging from the highly successful Creating Space meetings, attended by over 1500 people since 2010, comes the newly-formed Canadian Association for Health Humanities (CAHH).

The CAHH aims to promote a symbiotic understanding of both the human condition and practices of patient care through critical dialogue between cross-disciplinary medicine and the arts & humanities. Through various collaborations, regional events, and curating the annual Creating Space conferences, CAHH will work to add significant value to the interdisciplinary cultures of the medical/health humanities locally, nationally and internationally.

In this spirit, the CAHH and Post MD have launched the Program in Health, Arts and Humanities to advance a deeper understanding of health, illness, suffering, disability and the provision of healthcare by creating a community of scholars in the arts, humanities and clinical sciences at the University of Toronto. Through monthly films, lectures and seminars at U of T, participants will learn to challenge personal assumptions and biases, to stretch their worldview and to become more reflective in their practice.

Upcoming events include:

  1. A Reading and Book Signing By Dr. James Maskalyk, The Art of Medicine Speakers’ Series
    “Life on the Ground Floor: Letters from the Edge of Emergency Medicine”
    March 22nd 2018, 6:30 pm
    About the book
  2. Poetry and Medicine Panel
    Thursday, April 5, 2018, 5:00 – 8:00pm
    Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Ave, 18th Floor Auditorium
  3. Synesthesia – U of T’s Annual Art show for faculty, alumni, and students
    April 9th, 2018
    More information
  4. Storytelling through Photography Workshop – Finding Connection Through Medicine with Dr. Dawn Lim
    April 9th, 2018, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
    More information
  5. Cinema Medica – Indigenous Health Film Screening + Discussion
    April 10th, 2018, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
    Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Ave, 18th Floor Auditorium
  6. Call for Submissions: Mary Seeman Humanities Award: 2018
    Deadline for submissions is April 14, 2018.
    More information
  7. The Art of Medicine Continues
    Brian Goldman, “On Empathy”
    April 18, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    Ron Epstein, author of “Attending”
    June 1st, 10:40 am – 12:00 pm
    More information
  8. Creating Space
    April 27-28, 2018
    Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
    More Information
  9. Narrative Healthcare Atelier Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute
    June 1-4, 2018
    Register at http://www.mountsinai.on.ca/care/psych/staff-education-programs/mspi/
  10. The Health Narratives Research Group (HeNReG)
    Wednesdays from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
    More information

Other Announcements:

Visit health-humanities.com for more details and sign up for the newsletter to learn more about other upcoming events.

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