The EQUIP program uses a mix of didactic and interactive small group sessions to address the specific learning needs of faculty members working in academic settings (i.e., academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, ambulatory teaching clinics, and other related clinical learning environments) by training them to be academic QI faculty champions and help academic departments / universities address the pressing need to develop capacity in QI.
Credit Bodies: American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
Canadian Movement Disorders Society (CMDS) Congress
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Leadership Communication 2026
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Organ Imaging Review
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Structured Emergency Event Debriefing (SEED)
High-acuity events in emergency departments can overwhelm individual providers, eroding team performance and clinician well-being. Further, unaddressed stress leads to emotional exhaustion and burnout. Structured Emergency Event Debriefing (SEED) equips medical faculty as well as other ED team members with an evidence-based framework to debrief after critical incidents with the intention of supporting colleagues while simultaneously strengthening systems. Participants explore three linked, nested approaches—Post-Resuscitation Pause (PRP), Same-Shift Support (SSS), and Post-Event Evaluation and Reflection (PEER)— and will leave with experience guiding brief, psychologically safe conversations that connect emotion and resuscitation process, and transform potentially difficult experiences into ones the improve department performance and provider wellbeing.
This four-hour, highly interactive workshop blends short didactic segments with small-group role-play, guided reflection, and peer feedback. Participants sequentially practise each SEED method, mirroring the clinical progression from “hot” to “cold” debriefing. Faculty model trauma-informed communication and structured listening while participants build confidence facilitating concise, inclusive discussions. The session concludes with planning for local implementation and evaluation, ensuring sustained integration of SEED into departmental routines to enhance morale, retention, and quality of care.
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AIEC virtual colonography didactic and hands on training course
This didactic and hands on training program aims to educate both novice and minimally experienced radiologists in the field of virtual colonoscopy. There is a detailed insight into the pathophysiology of colon cancer, the rationale for screening and the role that imaging plays in the paradigm for colon cancer. In addition to didactic content attendees are given one on one instruction in navigating the colon on a virtual platform. This is interwoven through all 3 days of the workshop.
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The Long COVID Web ECHO
This is an application for a monthly virtual Community of Practice (COP) program which uses the ECHO model.
ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an established platform that has been used at UHN and in other centers in Ontario to train healthcare providers in remote and underserved areas (Zhou et al, 2016).
Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) – also referred to as Long COVID- is a relatively new disease and the science is ever evolving. Our Long COVID ECHO program will serve as a platform for our healthcare practitioners to share new findings, discuss the latest guidelines and learn best practices from each other to treat the 3.5 million (or 11.7% of adult) Canadians who have PCC (StatsCan, 2023).
We are building a collaborative and interconnected Community of Practice to respond to this urgent and unique health challenge, which will accelerate the knowledge to practice continuum, to respond to person-centered needs and improve the lives of Canadians living with PCC. In our application and program, we use the term “Long COVID” to mean this condition.
Canada’s Chief Science Adviser (2022) established a task force in July 2022 to advise on ways to address post-Covid-19 condition in Canada. Below are some of this task force’s recommendations:
1. Provide timely and equitable access to person-centered care pathways for individuals living with PCC across the health care continuum regardless of ability, age, gender, geographic location or socio-economic or cultural background.
2. Establish a Canada-wide research and clinical care network for PCC and other similar post-infection chronic conditions to harmonize and coordinate efforts nationally and internationally.
We are doing just that (the two priorities above) with our ECHO program on Long COVID.
References:
Canada. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; Office of the Chief Science Advisor. (2022, December). Post‑COVID‑19 condition in Canada: What we know, what we don’t know, and a framework for action [Monograph Iu37‑37/2023E‑PDF]. Public Health Agency of Canada.
Statistics Canada. (2023, December 8). Experiences of Canadians with long term symptoms following COVID 19. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231208/dq231208a-eng.htm
Zhou, C., Crawford, A., Serhal, E., Kurdyak, P., & Sockalingam, S. (2016). The Impact of Project ECHO on Participant and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 91(10), 1439–1461. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000001328
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ECHO Program for Clinical Trialists, Investigators and Biostatisticians
This is an application for a biweekly (once every two weeks) virtual community of practice program which uses the ECHO model.
ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an established platform that has been used at UHN and in other centers in Ontario to train healthcare providers in remote and underserved areas.
Building on our success of our first accredited cycle (10 Sept 2024 to 10 Sept 2025), we are now implementing the ECHO program for the second time to train clinical research professionals who administer clinical and other research studies.
Clinical research is complex and constantly evolving. Virtual communities of practice programs, like ECHO, allow professionals to share experiences, especially common problems, best practices and insights from diverse research environments, promoting learning and mutual mentoring across institutions and geographies.
Our ECHO for clinical research professionals is a flexible platform for ongoing education, ensuring professionals stay up-to-date with the latest advancements, methodologies, and regulatory changes.
As mentioned, collective problem-solving is a key feature distinguishing the ECHO community of practice from others. Clinical research professionals face unique challenges, and this ECHO provides a space to collectively problem-solve, seek advice, and brainstorm solutions with colleagues who may have faced similar issues.
The ECHO will be delivered according to the standardized educational rubric of the ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model where we would be conducting a 1-hour virtual learning session, once a month on a pre-specified key area relating to research coordination/management led by Canadian field experts and participants would be encouraged to bring their problems/areas of concern for discussion.
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Collaborating with Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders 2025-2026
Families are an immense resource in the care, treatment and recovery of individuals with co-occurring mental health and addiction problems. However, they often have limited resources that they need to be supportive to the ones they love. This six-week online course for health care and service providers explores the needs of families affected by concurrent disorders, as well as the strategies that health care providers can use to empower families and ensure that their experiences are positive ones.
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KT Canada Seminar Series – 2026
As part of KT Canada’s mandate, we have developed and hosted the first, expert-led seminar series dedicated to current and emerging topics in knowledge translation (KT). Reception to the series has been impressive, as we continue to establish links to researchers, health care professionals, policy makers and trainees.