The Paediatric Project ECHO program is a regularly scheduled series that includes teleECHO sessions and Core Competency webinars. It includes 4 specialty series: Obesity Management, Complex Care, Palliative Care, and Pain Management. It will have monthly sessions (per specialty) that are 60-90 minutes in length via videoconferencing. TeleECHO sessions will consist of two components: a didactic presentation and case-based learning. The didactic presentation is given by specialists in paediatric obesity management, complex care, pain, and palliative care. This presentation will focus on a different topic each session and include as the presenter will ask participants questions throughout. There will be an opportunity for discussion and clarifying questions following the presentation. The second part of the session will be case-based learning, where health care providers will present a de-identified patient case study. During the case presentation, the presenter will have questions for the community to help work through medical management. All attendees are invited to participate by asking clarifying questions and making recommendations on case management. All ECHO sessions are free for participants, without a minimum or maximum requirement for attendance. Core Competency sessions will feature longer didactic presentations focusing on fundamentals, with no formal patient case presentation.
Credit Bodies: Certificate of Completion Hours
Fundamentals of Addiction online course
This course is intended for professionals working with individual who may be facing mental health and addiction issues. It aims to help further their understanding of addictive behaviour for both substance use issues and problem gambling and to develop approaches to support their clients/patients in clinical settings. The topics covered include: social determinants of health; harm reduction; screening and assessment; treatment and legal issues and ethical considerations. We present the bio-psycho-social-plus (BPS+) model of addiction, which provides a multidimensional way of understanding this complex field.
New and Evolving Academic Leaders (NEAL) Program 2025-2026
The NEAL Program is a one-year advanced leadership development program offered by the Centre for Faculty Development (CFD). In the NEAL program, the group builds a learning community through three intensive one-week modules over the year, themed as Foundations, Influence and Adaptation. In these modules, interdisciplinary faculty share resources and build capacity for reflective and relational practice, system thinking, influence and impact, and leading from adaptive purpose. Between modules, participants deepen their learning with coaching, peer connections, diverse assignments and leading a capstone project through engaging others. The program is intentionally shaped to bring together a diverse set of participant leaders to consider how we all need to work collaboratively in shaping and shifting our broader system for positive health outcomes. Learners may have a formal role as a leader, or may be an influencer or change agent with a meaningful purpose. NEAL is a Canadian Society of Physician Leaders-approved leadership CPD activity required as part of the Academic Route for the Canadian Certified Physician Executive (CCPE) designation.
Module 1:
Part A- Mon Sept 29, 2025 – Wed Oct 1, 2025
Part B- Thurs Oct 23, 2025 – Fri Oct 24, 2025
Module 2:
Mon Jan 26, 2026 – Thurs Jan 29, 2026
Module 3:
Part A- Mon April 27, – Wed April 29, 2026
Part B- Thurs May 14 – Fri May 15, 2026
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
Education Scholars Program (ESP) 2025-2027 (Year 2 of 2)
The overall goal of the Education Scholars Program (ESP) is to enhance participants’ capacity as education scholars. Working collaboratively to solve common challenges encountered in health professions education, participants will tackle the most pressing issues in: curriculum and program development, program evaluation, and education leadership and system change. This will be accomplished through collaborative and highly applied projects, small and large group exercises, guided observations and other practically-oriented tasks that promote application of theoretical concepts to participants’ own education contexts. Additionally, individual coaching sessions scheduled throughout the program will support participants in their growth as education scholars and leaders. The program is deliberately designed to build connection and community within and beyond the program.
The ESP consists of 5 units. Each unit contains the following:
– five 3-day module (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)
– two or three 3-hour sessions (1:00-4:00 pm) approximately one month apart
– one 1:1 coaching session (self-scheduled)
Motivational Interviewing (MI): Introduction and Application Course
This course prepares health care professionals to apply the evidenced based method of motivational interviewing (MI) for promoting growth and change in their practice. The course discusses the uses of MI, how it works and why health care professionals would want to use it.
Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) 2025-2026
The Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) Program is a unique post-licensure academic and clinical educational program. It prepares experienced physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and other qualified health professionals for extended practice roles using advanced training in the diagnosis and management of patients with arthritis.
The graduate extended role practitioners facilitate the development of innovative models of arthritis care across various clinical settings in Ontario and beyond.
ACPAC is in its 10th year of operation (2025-26). Please see our CPD website for extensive program detail: https://acpacprogram.ca
The Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course 2026
The Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course is an enhanced learning experience that is of greater depth than a Continuing Medical Education (CME) conference, but not as time consuming as a one-year clinical care of the elderly fellowship. It is aimed at primary care physicians (family physicians/trainees/nurse practitioners) who want to develop their own clinical skills or function as resources in their group practices. Geriatric “pearls” gained from experienced clinicians are provided.
Culinary Medicine 2026: The Mediterranean Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention
Culinary Medicine: The Mediterranean Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention is an interactive, hands-on learning experience designed to teach physicians the evidence behind therapeutic diets for the prevention and management of chronic disease, such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, along with effective strategies to facilitate a patient’s integration of therapeutic dietary patterns into their lifestyle. This includes knowledge translation strategies, food selection and preparation.
This workshop will take place in the culinary department at George Brown College and will be a collaborative learning experience lead by physician scientists, chefs, and registered dietitians. Participants will enjoy lectures, culinary demos, a grocery shopping workshop, and ample opportunity for open questions and discussions. Throughout the event, participants will touch, taste, and see recipes and food products to recommend to their patients
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.